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Notes and Thoughts on A Response to Scalia by DworkinOverviewNote, some of the content in the article–as you might expect–refers back to the Scalia posts.Dworkin agrees with Scalia that the Constitution should be interpreted according to original textual meaning but distinguishes two approaches. The first is semantic originalism: the idea that clauses ought to be […]
Read More Constitutional Interpretation: Dworkin’s Response to ScaliaPart 2 of Notes and Thoughts on Interpreting the Constitutions by Antonin Scalia Key Quote:“To be a textualist in good standing, one need not be too dull to perceive the broader social purposes that a statute is designated, or could be designated, to serve; or too hide-bound to realize that new times require new laws. One […]
Read More Constitutional Interpretation: Originalism & Textualism (Scalia) Part 2Notes and Thoughts on Interpreting the Constitution by Antonin Scalia I apologize for typos and such, I haven’t had time to thoroughly proof read this post yet.PreambleSo, I’m writing my philosophy of law paper on constitutional interpretation; “originalism” in particular. At first, I thought the whole idea of originalism kind of silly, but after doing some […]
Read More Constitutional Interpretation: Originalism and Textualism (Scalia) Part 1Pre-ambleAs I mentioned in my previous entry, most of my posts from now until the end of the semester will be me (who else?) contemplating and trying out ideas for essays. Basically, I’m apologizing in advance for what might end up as “rambling”. For my philosophy of law paper I’m thinking of doing something about […]
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