James Madison: The Preamble Grants no Power
Some began abusing the words of the preamble to expand government power barely after the ink was dry. In fact, defenders of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 argued that the preamble authorized their actions. James Madison addressed their arguments in his famous “Report of 1800.”
Some began abusing the words of the preamble to expand government power barely after the ink was dry. In fact, defenders of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 argued that the preamble authorized their actions. James Madison addressed their arguments in his famous “Report of 1800.”