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To: NoLibZone

‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean–neither more nor less.’

‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean different things–that’s all.’

‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master–that’s all’

https://www.thoughtco.com/humpty-dumpty-philosopher-of-language-2670315

That explains why originalism is important - it means our freedoms and rights have an unshakeable foundation.


25 posted on 07/03/2022 12:19:36 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin

Wasn’t that the caterpillar?

I thought of the same passage.


58 posted on 07/03/2022 4:18:08 AM PDT by MortMan (You better bring yours, when you come to take mine. - Creed Fisher)
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To: Brian Griffin

That explains why originalism is important - it means our freedoms and rights have an unshakeable foundation.
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Which is precisely why our enemies foreign and domestic are working tirelessly to nullify it.


78 posted on 07/03/2022 5:23:30 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Democrat politicians and voters are dangerous psychopaths. They confirm it everyday.)
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