Presentation Notes:
I'd like
to begin with a very famous quote. It that appears nowhere within the
Federalist, but is nevertheless present throughout.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
This statement
encapsulates the entire basis of our Union. We have rights. The government
exists to secure them. That's the point. Out of these branches, the Judiciary
does the most to secure and promote those rights, because they provide 'equal
justice under the law' to every citizen. (Except maybe Dred Scott.)
