In my previous post, I dived into a discussion of Originalism assuming that I know what it is, and that it is even a single cohesive ‘thing’ that can be identified. But are those assumptions warranted? In fact, there are different schools of Originalism, primarily divided between “original intent” and “original meaning.” In addition, while Originalism is primarily a product of the political right, proponents range across the political spectrum, with correspondingly different partisan valences flavoring their particular formulations of the doctrine.
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What is Originalism?
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In my previous post, I dived into a discussion of Originalism assuming that I know what it is, and that it is even a single cohesive ‘thing’ that can be identified. But are those assumptions warranted? In fact, there are different schools of Originalism, primarily divided between “original intent” and “original meaning.” In addition, while Originalism is primarily a product of the political right, proponents range across the political spectrum, with correspondingly different partisan valences flavoring their particular formulations of the doctrine.