[hershey]

Great post, thank you.

[inquest]

Marshall's capacious construction of the "necessary and proper" clause shaped the law, and the nation's consciousness of itself.

Yup, and we're still living with that lovely little "legacy" today.

Marshall was one seriously overrated justice. He was an early judicial activist who turned much of the Constitution on its head.

[ncountylee]

Marshall is the most important American never to have been president.

Ben don't worry, you are the man.