Next week is Constitution Week — 226 years ago, we ratified the nation's governing document in Philadelphia
With the constitution the three branches of government were established.
But you may not know that we almost created a fourth.
The main question before the Founders was the proper balance of powers.
Virginia delegate James Madison was obsessively fearful that the will of a majority-directed legislature would swamp the decision-making and oversight powers of the executive and judiciary.
