Jan. 21 is an auspicious day, for two reasons. It is the date of the South Carolina primary, and it is the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.

Rather than await the decision on the Affordable Care Act, President Obama decided to attack preemptively with error-filled claims about the place of judicial review in our constitutional system. Judicial review springs from the duty of a court, when deciding a case before it, to enforce the Constitution over a conflicting act of Congress.

This issue covers recent Supreme Court decisions, Congressional appropriations, and more.

Given the lack of consensus on the court regarding private property rights and the continued efforts of government to encroach on these rights as evidenced by the Stop the Beach Renourishment case, proponents of these constitutional guarantees should remain vigilant.

The idea that corporations are the equivalent of people leads directly to the next step: direct contributions to candidates from corporate coffers, not just unlimited expenditures to influence campaigns.

Diplomats argue over the shape of the table, politicians over the shape of the district.