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> The author of the clause… That'd be a deeply ironic thing to cite as evidence for this court. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textualism https://en.wikipedia.
by ceejayoz 1y ago
> The author of the clause…
That'd be a deeply ironic thing to cite as evidence for this court.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textualism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textualism
"Textualism is a formalist theory in which the interpretation of the law is based exclusively on the ordinary meaning of the legal text, where no consideration is given to non-textual sources, such as intention of the law when passed, the problem it was intended to remedy, or significant questions regarding the justice or rectitude of the law."
Legislative intent didn't save the Voting Rights Act, or the EPA.