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stuffmatters

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7. Originalism is the judicial equivalent of RW Religious Fundamentalism.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2018, 06:00 PM

Oct 2018

Both are rooted in Slaveholder ideology; originalist pedantics scour the Constitution just as RW Fundie sects dredge the Bible for loopholes only to justify their hateful,totalitarian perversions of both democracy and christianity.

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A Clash of Judicial Visions [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 OP

Anything by John "Torture Memo" Yoo is worthy to be used only The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #1

Why are the writings of a war criminal posted at DU? onecaliberal Oct 2018 #2

Sorry; the regulation that prevented you from being required to read this has been gutted by Trump. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 #3

Enjoy the dust bin. Your insult is pathetic. onecaliberal Oct 2018 #5

How about the Emoluments Clause? SHRED Oct 2018 #4

The only reason to read this piece of filth is to "Know Thine Enemy." Nitram Oct 2018 #6

Originalism is the judicial equivalent of RW Religious Fundamentalism. stuffmatters Oct 2018 #7