This was a debate full of surprises, at least for me. The first: CNN’s John King showed some forebearance in not leading off with a question to Rick Santorum on his statements on contraception and other cultural issues.

There remains a long line of unfortunate and flawed Supreme Court precedents regarding the broad scope of the powers granted to Congress under both the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause.

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.

The Supreme Court is highly regarded by the American people in part because it sticks to its business and keeps its profile low.

To filibuster or not to filibuster? That is the question that Senate Democrats may have to ask themselves about the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito.

Justice Samuel Alito, the Senate and the nation owe a great debt to the Gang of 14.

The Citizens United decision equates corporations with individual citizens, overturning the ban on corporate spending in federal campaigns, and will have huge effects on the policymaking process.

Knee-jerk partisan opposition to executive nominees tears at the fabric of governance by keeping key positions unfilled, but the Senate confirmation process is not entirely at fault.