[AmericanVictory]

So, in your opinion, legal authority and precedent are not material and neither is the intent of the Framers in choosing the phrase? Do we understand that correctly? In your opinion then, how is the meaning of a phrase in the Constitution determined? By blogging and twittering on the Internet? Or perhaps by polling? Just how?

[Abd al-Rahiim]

I'm not AmericanVictory, but intent certainly does not have to play a role. In fact, the dominant strand of originalism, original meaning, does not care about intent whatsoever.