Originalism Goes Out the Window
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| Author(s) | E. J. Dionne |
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| Source | The Washington Post |
| Date | June 27, 2008 |
| URL | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062603655.html |
| Quote | "Here is what the Second Amendment says: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Yesterday's narrow majority spent the first 54 pages of its decision, written by Scalia, trying to show that even though the Framers inserted 13 important words in front of the assertion of a right to bear arms, those words were essentially meaningless. Does that reflect an honest attempt to determine the "original" intention of the Constitution's authors?"
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This item argues against the position Supreme Court was correct in its ruling on the topic District of Columbia v. Heller.
