Major league baseball has returned to Washington, D.C., with a team nicknamed the “Nationals.” From 1901 to 1960, the Washington team was called the “Senators,” perhaps in recognition of Congress’ supposed preeminent position in the constitutional scheme of things. The powers of the legislative branch were spelled out in Article I, indicating – as my former professor on constitutional history, William Crosskey, emphasized – the intentions of the framers for Congress to be the dominant branch of government. But all of that has changed. Congress has retired to the bleachers, and Washington baseball fans could not be expected to show … Continue reading Baseball in Washington