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This theory, codified in Cold War deterrence doctrine, held that matching force with roughly equal force would control the so-called escalation ladder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The justices could choose to focus on a 1952 law passed by Congress that codified birthright citizenship and not wade into the larger constitutional debate, said Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration law expert.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“There is a method to how these decisions historically have been made — a method scientific in nature and codified into law through procedural requirements,” Murphy wrote.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

"There is a method to how these decisions historically have been made -- a method scientific in nature and codified into law through procedural requirements," the judge wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Moreover, there was an even more elemental understanding implicitly codified in Philadelphia but actually predating the Constitutional Convention by many years.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis