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Yeah, judges that are constitutionalists are literally going to ruin the country! /s

• krapp 8y ago
  There's no such thing as a "constitutionalist." The premise that there is a single, correct and uncontroversial interpretation of the Constitution that is both aligned with the original intent of the Founding Fathers (who were hardly united in their politics) and always relevant to case law in the 21st century is absurd. What people tend to mean when they say they want "strict constitutionalists" and not "activist judges" is that they want judges who interpret the Constitution according to modern conservative and likely Christian ideology. It's not that they don't want judges to interpret the law - because that's what judges are supposed to do, they just don't want liberal judges to interpret it. Whether or not this will "ruin the country" is, of course, a matter of debate. But people who want "constitutionalists" on the Supreme Court also tend to want the country ruined for certain segments of the population who believe in and depend on progressive ideals.
  • TrevorJ 8y ago
    Then why have a constitution at all? Your argument is basically "words don't matter because reasons".
• meko 8y ago
  A country built on the backs of slaves.