ABSTRACT

A judgment imposed by a constitutional superior can have a great many consequences. The word of a first-order guardian can help support the worthiness of administrative conduct. Questionable administrative acts should be processed through the lenses of appropriate constitutional superiors, helping ensure that the values of a constitutional order are respected. Administration is tethered to an executive office that is designed to be powerful, even threatening to constitutional order. Administrative power that was unrestrained by external oversight could trample upon the rights of citizens. To be equipped to serve in such a robust role, administrators need to internalize what the regime stands for, allowing them to confront decisions in a prudential manner. Confidence in and attachment to the regime is assured by administrators acting in a way that is close to their original constitutional form, especially with a focus on its executive shape.