![]() ![]() Today I would like to discuss further the meaning of constitutional fidelity. Still, whatever the differences, most participants are agreed about the same high objective: fidelity to our fundamental law. Caricatures and straw men, as one customarily finds even in the greatest debates, have made appearances. There has been some misunderstanding, some perhaps on purpose. But occasionally there has been confusion. Representatives of the three branches of the federal government have entered the debate, journalistic commentators too.Ī great deal has already been said, much of it of merit and on point. In recent weeks there have been important new contributions to this debate from some of the most distinguished scholars and jurists in the land. It invites the participation of the best minds the bar, the academy, and the bench have to offer. This debate on the Constitution involves great and fundamental issues. Unlike people of many other countries, we are free both to discover the defects of our laws, and our government through open discussion and to correct them through our political system. The current debate is sign of a healthy nation. ![]() It is not simply a ceremonial debate, but one that promises to have a profound impact on the future of our Republic. Now, as we approach the bicentennial of the framing of the Constitution, we are witnessing another debate concerning our fundamental law. From the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, to Webster and Calhoun, to Lincoln and Douglas, we find many examples. Professor of law, University of California, San DiegoĬhief of staff and senior issues advisor, Ronald Reagan Presidential CampaignĬounselor to President Reagan, Washington, D.C.Attorney General Edwin Meese III Before the DC Chapter of the Federalist Society Lawyers DivisionĪ large part of American history has been the history of Constitutional debate. Vice president, administration, Rohr Industries, Chula Vista, Californiaĭirector, Center for Criminal Justice Policy and Management, University of California, San Diego Legal affairs secretary (previously called secretary on clemency and extradition) to Governor ReaganĮxecutive assistant, chief of staff to Governor Reagan, Sacramento, California ![]() in public administration, Yale Universityĭeputy district attorney, Alameda County, California Reagan's presidency, including Meese's service as attorney general from 1985 to 1988. Contains correspondence, clippings, memoranda, reports, schedules, and court documents related to Meese's role during Ronald Boxes 128-554, 772-773, film shelf.Īgriculture and Services Agency Boxes 349-353, 364-367 Appointments to government positions Boxes 481-487 Budget Boxes 312-335 Business and Transportation Agency Boxes 370-378 California Council on Criminal Justice (CCCJ) Boxes 160-170 Clippings Boxes 456-480 Community and minority relations Boxes 191-193 Conference file Boxes 288-300 Correspondence and memoranda Boxes 144-149, 154-155, 501-505, 529 Department of Corrections Boxes 390-395 Education Boxes 193-201, 487-494 Emergencies and disaster planning Boxes 176-190 Energy Boxes 440-446 Environment Boxes 424-439 Health and Welfare Agency Boxes 378-387, 552 Intelligence Boxes 494-497 Intergovernmental management Boxes 206-217, 247-251, 300-311 Legal affairs, legislation, and crime Boxes 217-240, 264-271 Military Boxes 240-247, 259 Office of Economic Opportunity Boxes 395-408 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act Boxes 170-174 Photographs Box 771 Schedules of Reagan and Meese Boxes 255-261, 509-511 Sound recordings Box 773 Speeches and speaking engagements of Meese Boxes 511-515 Speeches of Ronald Reagan Boxes 280-286 State employees Boxes 357-364 Student radicalism, activism, and unrest Boxes 230-236, 488-490 Tax reform Boxes 338-348 Water Boxes 447-449 Welfare Boxes 409-418 Presidential Administration of Ronald Reagan File, 1975-1991. Reagan's terms as governor of California. Gubernatorial Administration of Ronald Reagan File, 1941-1976. Digital copies of select records also available at
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