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"Rossum deftly navigates Thomas's background and writings in way that--even if not enough to change the minds of Thomas's critics--at least should improve public appreciation for Thomas's work."--Political Science Quarterly "Justice Thomas's approach differs from that of Justice Scalia and the other forms of originalism being employed. This analysis may be the most important part of Rossum's book, because with it he explains both Justice Thomas's interpretive method and instances in which that method differs from that of Justice Scalia."--The Review of Politics "[Rossum] does a marvelous job of capturing Thomas's position and letting Thomas make his case for himself.--Claremont Review of Books "Rossum performs an act of restoration, stripping away the layers of Justice Thomas's public personal to show how the Justice's own writings provide a complete, nuanced picture of the man."--Harvard Law Review.

Abraham Lincoln worried that the 'walls' of the constitution would ultimately be leveled by the 'silent artillery of time.' His fears materialized with the 1913 ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, which, by eliminating federalism's structural protection, altered the very nature and meaning of federalism. Ralph A. Rossum's provocative new book considers the forces unleashed by an amendment to install the direct election of U.S. Senators. Far from expecting federalism to be protected by an activist court, the Framers, Rossum argues, expected the constitutional structure, particularly the