Antonin Scalia - On American Exceptionalism
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Justice Antonin Scalia's opening statement at a 2011 Senate Judiciary hearing on the role of judges. He argues that the Constitution's separation of powers is what protects liberty, and that gridlock is by design.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended often as a clear explanation of why the US system is built to be slow and why gridlock protects minorities.
“one of the best explanations for why founding fathers built the system the way they did is this[1], by late Justice Scalia.” Read on HN ↗