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In reply to the discussion: Some questions for 2A gunnutters and Originalists [View all]JHB
(37,128 posts)36. Never forget that "originalism" isn't real, not on the courts. They always find an excuse...
...when some pet conservative agenda item is on the line. When that happens, any "originalist" argument against goes out the window.
"Originalism" is a lofty-sounding bit of performance art, an intellectual fig leaf for overturning precedent they ideologically oppose.
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May 2022
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May 2022
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