"At the constitutional level where we work, 90% of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections." —William O. Douglas, former justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Some weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court confronted an issue that the authors of the Constitution never envisioned. Summarized in its opening remarks, the majority opinion observed that: [Trump v. United States, 144 S. Ct. 2312, HN1(2024)]