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By Carl Nyborg
Constitutional "originalism" is one of those con games that's so
absurd, it's offensive to have to explain why it's stupid.
Let me get this idea straight, when the Supreme Court is going to decide how
the law is going to work going forward, they are going to disregard
developments in academia, ethics, philosophy made between 1789 to present (231+
years, years where some kinda big stuff has happened) and Right Wing kooks are
going to rule bases on what they believe a small group of 18th Century
slaveowners would have wanted?
Kenneth's grandmother is a reasonably high level intellectual property lawyer
with a name law firm. She notes that federal courts have not been clear on
intellectual property law.
So, the Supreme Court, facing a complex intellectual property law case, is the
judge going to say, "Don't bring me anything written in the last thirty
years! I'm re-reading the Federalist Papers and having a seance with Thomas
Jefferson!"
"Originalism" is a scam to invalidate court
rulings the Right doesn't like.
This is what "Conservatism" is about: "Conservatism consists of
exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects
but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not
protect."--Frank Wilhoit
The law works as a somewhat reasonable system of consistency b/c of stare
decisis. That is, stuff that's been ruled upon is a done deal. We're not
constantly relitigating it.
"Originalism" is a BS ideology that exists to relitigate
*selectively*.
Every treaty the United States entered with Native Americans
was violated by the US Gov't. Does "originalism" open the door for
Native plaintiffs to say that originally those treaties were meant to be
honored?
Of course it won't.
Because "originalism" is a lie. It's a power grab.
"Originalism" is a roundabout way to relitigate the U.S. Civil War.
"Originalism" is motivated by a mindset that significantly overlaps with Pol Pot's desire to reset Cambodia to "Year Zero".
What the Brett Kavanaugh hearings showed is the the GOP nominee can a) lie, b)
demonstrate injudicial temperament, and c) have shady personal finances... and
the Republicans are going to vote to confirm.
The Democrats are playing the Washington Generals, putting up half-hearted
opposition that's good enough for affluent Baby Boomers.
Amy Coney Barrett is a corrupt twit who shouldn't be on the Supreme Court. And
yet, she'll probably be confirmed b/c the GOP needs racist judges to go along
with their schemes to remove people from the voting process.
3 comments:
Did any Senator ask how originalism would have informed Judge Amy Conet Barrett's thinking on Korematsu,the case that made it OK for the FDR administration to hold Japanese Americans in concentration camps?
Korematsu is widely (universally?) considered a bad ruling. But what in originalism would have given ACB pause in voting with the majority in Korematsu?
Can I republish this, with Carl's permission, on the Left Horizons website?
I'm pretty sure it will be fine he gave FFWP permission. Admin
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