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To: McGavin999

Mark Levin opposes her nomination and he is as conservative as they come in his judicial philosophy. It should be added that Scalia and Thomas are not constructionists, they are originalists.


42 posted on 10/03/2005 5:00:26 PM PDT by Don'tMessWithTexas
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To: Don'tMessWithTexas
It should be added that Scalia and Thomas are not constructionists, they are originalists.

You are right about Thomas. But Scalia would describe himself as a textualist and I think he is more of a strict constructionalist. He absolutely ignores original meaning where he thinks the text is clear. Thomas is quicker to delve into historical meaning to support his opinions, even where he believes the text is clear.

56 posted on 10/03/2005 5:04:57 PM PDT by Texas Federalist (Republican senators please Bork Harriet Myers!!!!)
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It should be added that Scalia and Thomas are not constructionists, they are originalists.

Funny you should say that, if you go to the website of the church Ms. Miers has attended for the past 25 years they say that is their spiritual philosophy as well. Hmmmmm, interesting?

82 posted on 10/03/2005 5:24:05 PM PDT by McGavin999 (We're a First World Country with a Third World Press (Except for Hume & Garrett ))
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To: Don'tMessWithTexas
It should be added that Scalia and Thomas are not constructionists, they are originalists.

I agree regarding Thomas. I disagree regarding Scalia. He succumbs to temptation from time to time in making the Constitution mean what he wants it to mean.

284 posted on 10/04/2005 7:25:12 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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