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To: Jim Robinson
Originalist:

In the context of U.S. Constitutional interpretation, originalism is a family of theories which share the starting point that a Constitution (or statute) does not evolve in meaning, but rather, has a fixed and knowable meaning, which should be adhered to by Judges. A neologism, "originalism" is similar to legalist traditionalism, and is popular among U.S. political conservatives;

24 posted on 07/13/2005 3:54:40 PM PDT by JustAnAmerican (Americans hire Americans. Traitors hire illegals.)
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To: JustAnAmerican
"In the context of U.S. Constitutional interpretation, originalism is a family of theories which share the starting point that a Constitution (or statute) does not evolve in meaning, but rather, has a fixed and knowable meaning, which should be adhered to by Judges."

"Theory"? What would be a counter-"theory" that someone would actually stand up and go on record as advocating? I know there are plenty of non-originalist judges out there, but are there any who actually stand up and say, "I'm not an originalist"?

It'd be like saying you don't believe in the "theory" that 2+2=4.

104 posted on 07/13/2005 5:25:38 PM PDT by inquest (FTAA delenda est)
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