Read this on the Web at http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2011/10/06/the-supreme-court-and-the-future-of-liberty/ Subscribe to Alexander's Essays in The Patriot Post : click here . Alexander's Essay – October 6, 2011 The Supreme Court and the Future of Liberty The most critical case since FDR "There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." --James Madison Marbury v. Madison: Chief Justice John Marshall established Court as supreme expositor of the Constitution The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has convened for its 2011/12 term , and one case before the

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