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# “The Constitution and the Rule of Law” with Roger Pilon 

Following the New Deal, the Roosevelt administration sought to increase federal regulation of private industries through manipulation of the Supreme Court. Speaking to Cato University, Roger Pilon described how this became a pattern that eviscerated the enumerated powers and lead to the modern Executive State.

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##### [Roger Pilon](/people/roger-pilon)

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