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SUMMARY: HLS Beyond Presents: The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumerati
 on & Federal Power
DESCRIPTION: Every law student learns that the federal government is constr
 ained to act only according to its enumerated powers\, meaning that Congres
 s can do what the Constitution expressly authorizes it to and nothing more.
  Law Professor and author\, Richard Primus\, contends in his important new 
 book\, The Oldest Constitutional Question\, that this longstanding orthodox
 y—allegedly required by the text of the Constitution\, the Framers’ vision\
 , and the logic of federalism—is fundamentally flawed.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>Every law student learns that the federal 
 government is constrained to act only according to its enumerated powers\, 
 meaning that Congress can do what the Constitution expressly authorizes it 
 to and nothing more. Law Professor and author\, <a href="https://michigan.l
 aw.umich.edu/faculty-and-scholarship/our-faculty/richard-primus">Richard Pr
 imus</a>\, contends in his important new book\, <a href="https://www.hup.ha
 rvard.edu/books/9780674293595"><em>The Oldest Constitutional Question</em><
 /a>\, that this longstanding orthodoxy—allegedly required by the text of th
 e Constitution\, the Framers’ vision\, and the logic of federalism—is funda
 mentally flawed. Come join a discussion between <a href="https://hls.harvar
 d.edu/faculty/noah-r-feldman/">Professor Noah Feldman</a> and the author on
  whether the enumeration of powers is not\, and never has been\, a sensible
  means for creating and enforcing limits on Congress. Lunch will be provide
 d. Please <a href="https://forms.gle/cc5pzDS51zmKfqws7">REGISTER</a> in adv
 ance.</p>
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Discussion
LOCATION:Austin Hall\; 111 Classroom - West
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emily Rider Neill":MAILTO:eneill@law.harvard.edu
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 -constitutional-question-enumeration-federal-power/
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