Re In response to Rich Kulawiec's point about Alexander Hamilton

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Fred Campbell <fbcjr () me com>
> Date: March 16, 2017 at 2:25:27 PM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: In response to Rich Kulawiec's point about Alexander Hamilton
>
> For IP if you wish.
>
> The fact that the Founders nailed so much is why today’s all-too-frequent disregard for fundamental principles of the 
> Constitution is so disheartening. In some respects, the Constitutional form of government they envisioned crossed the 
> Rubicon long ago — e.g., the conduct of quasi-judicial proceedings by political appointees in the “fourth branch of 
> government” (i.e., federal agencies) rather than by a (far more) neutral judiciary. Others, like the Founders concept 
> of the First Amendment, aren’t yet past saving, but are perilously close to extinction.
>
> I suspect many who advocate for these Constitutional digressions believe rejecting its “old” ideas is a form of 
> “progress," and others believes sacrificing principle for pragmatism will better serve the public. Irrespective of 
> such good-intentions, however, the fact remains that many (if not most) digressions from Constitutional principles 
> have served to shift the Founders' envisioned system of checks and balances toward greater power in the executive 
> branch. The more power the executive branch has, the more inviting the office becomes and the more mischief the type 
> of individual Hamilton described can cause.
>
> Fred B. Campbell, Jr.
>
> President
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