The argument for the equality view is partly historical and partly textual and makes the following contentions. First, the Citizenship Clause of Section 1, which immediately precedes the Privileges or Immunities Clause, defines both national and state citizenship.
2015-03-07T16:39:19-05:00. The primary source of uncertainty over the limits on presidential power is that the constitutional definition of executive powers is broad and unspecific. The founders meant for this to be the case because they knew that in certain times of need, the president will need to take drastic measures to remedy certain issues, like Lincoln during the Civil War.
âHis air-nessâ. Jordan is also notoriously quiet about his political views. When he was at the height of his basketball fame, he was asked if he would endorse an African American gubernatorial candidate in his home state of North Carolina over the confirmed racist Republican incumbent Jesse Helms. Jordan simply said: