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- proper noun US Framers of the United States Constitution.
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Generally speaking, the Framers were against the executive using the promise of federal jobs to influence Members of Congress, although at the end of the day they prohibited only a small subset of such activity (a prohibition that this administration and most of its recent predecessors have ignored).
The Volokh Conspiracy » It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Cover-Up — Sestak Edition 2010
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Generally speaking, the Framers were against the executive using the promise of federal jobs to influence Members of Congress, although at the end of the day they prohibited only a small subset of such activity (a prohibition that this administration and most of its recent predecessors have ignored).
The Volokh Conspiracy » It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Cover-Up — Sestak Edition 2010
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The Framers were a scientific minded bunch, so yes, when determining what certain things like “cruel” means, they would logically seek out various sources to help.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Justice Sotomayor, Graham, and International Law 2010
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The Framers were the drafters of the Constitution.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Originalism and Linguistic Questions 2010
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Originalists feel that the original intent of the Framers is the only criterion that should be used in deciding constitutional issues.
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The Framers were a bunch of productive businessmen who got together for unproductive hobbies like founding a country?
What single piece of legislation would you most like to see enacted? 2006
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The Framers were the drafters of the Constitution.
The Volokh Conspiracy Eugene Volokh 2010
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The Framers were the drafters of the Constitution.
The Volokh Conspiracy Eugene Volokh 2010
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While the other Constitutional Conventioneers were more focused on hashing out the nature of Congress, which they saw as the REAL source of power in the new government, Epps says the Framers were a little bit afraid of Washington's power base due to his national popularity, and so they deliberately avoided specifying powers that the first President could use against Congress.
BrianKaneOnline 2009
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Hell, their calling the Framers of the Constitution Militants and terrorists.
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