Commentary
Mainstream media and commentators often claim we have a “6—3 majority conservative Supreme Court.”
No, we don’t.
And to make the point, I thought I might explain what a truly conservative Supreme Court would be like: I mean a conservative court in the sense that we used to have a liberal one.
Early in the 1787 Constitutional Convention, advocates of states’ rights were complaining about the “nationalism” of delegates such as James Madison and James Wilson. So arch-nationalist Alexander Hamilton stood up to tell them the kind of Constitution he wanted. In an oration lasting all day, Hamilton outlined his proposals for a president for life with an absolute veto, a senate for life, states subordinated to an all-powerful central government, etc., etc….