[bgill]

A hard and fast definition covering all the angles of the issue has yet to be offered by any "authority", or found in the writings of any Founder, or in the legislation of any Congress or the decisions of any court.

The definition covering all the angles of the issue carved in stone by George Washington himself and placed in the cornerstone of the White House for safe keeping would not enough for some.

[wideawake]

The definition covering all the angles of the issue carved in stone by George Washington himself and placed in the cornerstone of the White House for safe keeping would not enough for some.

An explicit and specific definition given by the Founder's Founder would, of course, carry a ton of weight when establishing original intent.

But he did not leave us one.

Hence the debate.