... newonearthlUntil1776menhadbeencontestingwitheachother-killing eachotherby the millions-over the age-old ques-tionof which of the numerousforms ofauthoritarianism-thatis, man-madeauthorities-shouldpresideassov-ereign overman. The argumentwasnotwhich ... observe the tricksofinflation-polit-ical sleight-of-hand, coin clipping, for instance. The sov-ereignofold-bypolice force,thatis,unpeacefully-"calledin" the coinof the realm,clipped the edges,retained the clippings,andreturned the balanceto the owners.Thisskulduggerycontinueduntil the coins ... imple-mentit-toputitintopractice. The implementationcamein the formoftwo politicalinstruments -the Constitutionand the Bill of Rights.Thesewere essentially a seriesofpro-hibitions-prohibitionsnotagainst the peoplebutagainst the politicalarrangement the people,...