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_A man will be honored_ is the +Independent Clause; + _who is wise_ is the +Dependent Clause+.
Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Brainerd Kellogg
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_A man will be honored_ is the +Independent Clause; + _who is wise_ is the +Dependent Clause+.
Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Brainerd Kellogg
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_A man will be honored_ is the +Independent Clause; + _who is wise_ is the +Dependent Clause+.
Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Brainerd Kellogg
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The Commerce Clause is generally stronger when the regulated activity is economic, as such laws are less “attenuated” instances of the power, but even assuming fatness can be reached by the clause, there is a serious independent Due Process problem with criminalizing it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010
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The Necessary and Proper Clause is not a power to repeal the laws of economics.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010
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How much power Congress has under the Commerce Clause is one of the areas in which a Justice Sonia Sotomayor — by her vote or, more importantly, through her leadership — could alter the workings of the Supreme Court.
Wonk Room 2009
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How much power Congress has under the Commerce Clause is one of the areas in which a Justice Sonia Sotomayor — by her vote or, more importantly, through her leadership — could alter the workings of the Supreme Court.
Wonk Room » Where Does Sotomayor Stand On The Commerce Clause? 2009
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The Necessary and Proper Clause is not a power to repeal the laws of economics.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010
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If state courts are too liberal in terms of ordering a second trial, at some point their judgment can be so bad that the Double Jeopardy Clause is implicated whether the state supreme court agrees ornot.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sixth Circuit Now 0–4 in Habeas Cases This Term 2010
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You could make a case that the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause is a lot more malleable and susceptible to evolution over time than most of the other provisions of the Constitution.
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