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To: MarvinStinson
originalism means that you would interpret Constitution at the time of its enactment,

If a constitution can be interpreted with one's own personal subjectivity rather than using the meaning at the time of enactment as a standard of meaning, and if it can truly be changed at the decree of a judge, then the Constitution is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please, Hence, the purpose of the constitution would be defeated, and there would be no reason to have one.

37 posted on 10/31/2019 7:07:41 AM PDT by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: mjp

Exactly what Hirono was trying to push VanDyke to say, that he would rule according to his beliefs not the Constitution, and that she needed to be sure he had the “right” beliefs. The Left are beneath contempt.


45 posted on 10/31/2019 10:09:38 AM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance. Nemo me impune lacessit!)
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