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...genius of Ely's scheme is that it seems to avoid the age-old tension between democratic theory and judicial activism. And in Democracy and Distrust, Ely buttressed his process-oriented view with a historical analysis of the Constitution so persuasive that Ely could contend that his "representation-reinforcing" theory of judicial review was just what the Founding Fathers had intended...
Pressed, however, he retreats a bit. All judges should respect precedent as well as their own theories: age-old precedents "shouldn't just be precipitously ripped out. I don't think it's bad when someone joins the Court and it shifts." As a result, Ely says, he would have to respect the already-derived right like that of privacy and the right to print obscenity--despite his philosophic objections Pausing, he adds. "Any single member of the Court should have some respect for the other eight people who've been on the Court before him even...
...would probably call a "real classy joint." But Suzy's a hooker, albeit a fledgling one, and she's not quite sure how to behave. The maitre d' is wearing black tie, and Doc orders crab, a difficult food under any circumstances. Fighting panic. Suzy falls back on an age-old rule: when in doubt, move slowly. Striking a pose of quiet mystery, she eyes her partner and carefully mimics his crab-eating etiquette, staying at least two bites behind him. When dinner is over, she hasn't engaged him in brilliant conversation, but at least her poise is intact...
...basic public philosophy. One is that the Constitution's pledge to "promote the general welfare" gives the Federal Government not merely a right but a duty to intervene in all substantive aspects of economic life. The second is that this Government intervention should provide security against the age-old risks of bankruptcy, hunger, destitution. As Roosevelt once said, "The time has come in our civilization when a great many of these chances should be eliminated." The third is that the Government has a duty to promote a reasonably fair distribution not only of wealth but of power and status...
...fringe benefit of his study, Kissebah may have solved the age-old riddle of why it is so much easier for some women to lose weight above the waist (where fat cells may be enlarged) than to slim down their hips. Says he: "It is much easier to shrink fat cells than to do away with them...