"Wes" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote:

That isn't quite what the rabid "originalists" would have you believe.
Furthermore, one of the fiercest conservatives and originalists, and once
considered to be one of the top two or three Constitutional theorists in
the
US (Robert Bork), said, for example, that the idea that the 2nd Amendment
described an individual right was "absurd." He also said, in effect, that
the 10th Amendment is a meaningless redundancy...but that the redundancy
had
little to do with limitations upon the federal government. Surprise,
surprise.

Well thank you for pointing out that flaw in his thinking. 2nd Amendment,
I didn't bother
to look up the 10th.

It isn't a flaw in his thinking. It's strict-constructionist originalism.
It's an example of the flaw in strict constructionism, and, by association,
in originalism. It's based on the originalist myth; the more you dig into
it, the more you realize that "originalism" is a bunch of bunk.

As for the 10th, have fun. That one will make you crazy.


Btw, welcome back from your trip.

Wes

Thanks. It was nice, but the traffic around the Solheim Cup golf tourney was
a bit of a hassle.

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Ed Huntress