And Also: It is notable that many state constitutions tend to have long preambles describing the purpose behind various provisions. These preambles are useful when one is trying to determine what the provisions were meant to cover. Putting aside the Copyright/Patent Clause and Second Amendment, this is not the case for the federal Constitution, perhaps because even more so than in state conventions, so many points of view were in play. One more reason to look askance at strict application of "original understanding."
So it looks like the November 14th deadline Bill Frist set for a plan to pursue "phase two" of the senate Iraq intel investigation has come and gone. There's been progress apparently. But no resolution. No plan on looking into what happened in Doug Feith's office. And apparently no agreement from the majority as to whether the committee will actually be able to interview any of the key people in the administration. Roberts, Frist and Co. are still stonewalling for the White House.
-- Talking Points Memo
