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Law professor amazed that originalism so aligns with the policies of the Republican Party

A lot of liberals have been getting an education over the past couple of weeks. First was the concealed carry decision in New York State, and then the overturning of Roe v. Wade — the difference being that the right to bear a firearm is enumerated in the Constitution, while the right to an abortion is not. The problem is that originalists have taken over the Supreme Court, and Yale law professor Scott Shapiro notes how amazing it is that originalism tracks so closely with the policies of the Republican Party.

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It’s not really amazing … Republicans tend to take the Constitution seriously and don’t see it as a “living document.”

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That study that everyone keeps citing about “white supremacy culture” posits that “worship of the written word” is a characteristic of white supremacy culture, so interpreting the Constitution as it was written is “whiteness.”


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