John Marshall: Did he change the constitution forever?
The Holy Bible, to the religion of Christianity is an accurate comparison of what the constitution is for the citizens of the United States of America. It is their code of conduct, the very basis of society and the proverbial glue which fuses all the states together and truly makes the giant body one whole country acting together under the same laws. However, it has not always been that way, in the beginning the fight for ratification of the constitution was an uphill battle. Each state viewed itself as separate and unique, agreeing to unite together did not seem plausible. But relentlessly the best visionary minds in the country (all hailing from different states) worked tirelessly until that faithful day of June 21st 1787 when the constitution was ratified by nine states. Once the constitution was established the fight was not over and many still viewed the constitution as an "American experiment"1.
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Inscription on the wall of the Supreme Court Build...What was needed to ensure the longevity of what is possibly the most prolific and intelligent political document around today was proof of its ability's. Such an opportunity of validation appeared with the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court was the only way to physically prove what the constitution was about to the separate states. For the first time questions that arose concerning things like the Bank, Commerce, Contracts and Civil rights could be brought up to the Supreme Court and given resolve by the Chief Justice and his associates. In fact after the constitution the man who was in charge of the Supreme Court was the most important man in politics because every time he had a new hearing he would set another milestone as to how a case would be tried and how the constitution would be translated in...