Despotism in New London

The Washington Post | September 19, 2004| | Copyright

The U.S. Constitution, properly construed by a vigilant Supreme Court, prevents untrammeled power, which is the definition of despotism. But the human propensity for abusing power -- a propensity the Constitution's unsentimental framers understood and tried to shackle with prudent language -- is perennial. There always are people trying to carve crevices in constitutional terminology to allow scope for despotism. Such carving is occurring in Connecticut.

Soon -- perhaps on the first Monday in October -- the court will announce whether it will hear an appeal against a 4 to 3 ruling last March ...

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