efore, Marshall and the framers of the Constitution were Federalists and called for the preservation of private property and personal gain, and the contract clause was used as often as possible to benefit those notions.Especially in the case of Marbury v. Madison, one can see how cunning the Federalists were in trying to promote their ideas, taking into consideration that Marshall elected to not having Marbury receive his commission so that eventually it would be to Marshalls benefit and the disadvantage of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans. Most of his decisions circulated around being advantageous to the Federalists and shifting power more toward the national government, another Federalist goal....
