Constitutional scholar and law professor Jonathan Turley warned that the country’s core structural guardrails are increasingly up for grabs during a recent appearance on Fox News Channel’s Life, Liberty & Levin.
Turley’s Warning
Turley’s comments came in response to host Mark Levin’s discussion of several major structural shifts currently being proposed by some political figures, including the expansion and packing of the Supreme Court, altering the makeup of the Senate, changing immigration policies, and abolishing the Electoral College.
Turley highlighted the turbulent history of Thomas Paine, the author of Common Sense, to illustrate how the American republic was built to handle such friction. Paine’s story serves as a reminder that the country’s founding era was marked by chaos and instability, but ultimately gave rise to a robust and resilient system of government.
Turley concluded by suggesting that contemporary instability is a familiar part of the American story and that the country remains truly a revolutionary people. He emphasized the need to answer the question of what America is today and to recognize the importance of its founding institutions in shaping the nation’s future.
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