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To: Reagan Man
What legal or ethical cloud was hanging over John Rutledge? What about Wheeler Peckham?
207 posted on 10/15/2005 2:14:14 PM PDT by curiosity (Cronyism is not conservative)
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To: curiosity; Reagan Man

Reagan Man

The Constitution does not define "advice and consent", so an Originalist would use sources like the Federalist Papers to discern the original intent of the Framers. You engage in an activist interpretation by interpreting "advice and consent" to be limited to situations where there is a legal or ethical cloud hanging over a nominee's head to achieve the result you want. The way in which you interpret the Constitution is perfectly consistant with your support of this nominee.


214 posted on 10/15/2005 2:20:26 PM PDT by Texas Federalist (qualified to serve on the United States Supreme Court)
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