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Yo, SCOTUS “originalists!” I’ve got a FF* message for you
In pursuing this inquiry [urging ratification of the new Constitution], we must bear in mind that we are not to confine our view to the present period, but to look forward to remote futurity. Constitutions of civil government are not … Continue reading
Posted in "Woke" Chronicles, Government, Judiciary, Politics, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged "originalism", Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, MSNBC, SCOTUS, Ten Commandments, The Federalist Papers, US borders, US Constitution
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Ellen Weintraub is so smart. Brett Kavanaugh is so…not
I’ve been sort of following Ellen Weintraub for a while. Whenever she appears on TV, I stop what I’m doing and listen. Today, in a Times op — with what I see is her characteristic good cheer with a dash … Continue reading
Posted in Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged "originalism", Brett Kavanaugh, Ellen Weintraub, Federal Election Commission, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
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Gorsuch’s attitude toward the Constitution. (Hint: not good)
From the fine SCOTUSblog, this (although I WISH everyone would stop using the macro “brilliant Scalia”. I didn’t think he was brilliant, for a heap of reasons, but especially for inventing “originalism.” You know, that concept of interpreting the Constitution … Continue reading
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Tagged "originalism", Antonin Scalia, Neil Gorsuch, Supreme Court of the United States
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