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Note that the reason that I reference Thomas Jefferson’s writings about the federal government’s constitutionally limited powers a lot more than I reference similar writings by James Madison is this. Jefferson tended to better quote the wording used in the Constitution imo, while Madison got a little bit too flowery at times.

How are you on Joseph Story?

[Amendment10]

"How are you on Joseph Story?"

I regard Story’s writings about the Constitution and its amendments in his time as an excellent time capsule as to how the Constitution was interpreted in those days. I’ve quoted Story, but not as much as I quote Jefferson.