In Barbara Lee's case, it's not surprising she does not know the Constitution can be, & has been, amended by the people rather than the courtshttps://twitter.com/RepBarbaraLee/status/1316506258783043586 …
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The originalist argument in 1865 was, literally, that states could ban slavery, Congress could ban it in the territories, but permanently, federally banning slavery in the states required an amendment - that's why Lincoln, who was an originalist, pushed one through Congress.https://twitter.com/BloodyMathias88/status/1317103063690334208 …
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Yes, the Founders expected amendments, made two of them themselves even after adding the Bill of Rights. Originalism is the idea that changing it is the job of the people, not the judgeshttps://twitter.com/RoyalMadjesty/status/1317103454914007042 …
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Originalists don't. That's the point.
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She knows better. She also knows that her supporters don’t, and that she, and everyone that repeats this bs, will be believed.
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It's not just the amendment process. Far more important is the broad play that the Constitution gives to the democratic processes to revise policies to adapt to changing circumstances.
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Of course Packing the Court would be a democratic process.
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I'm a liberal and not an originalist and I agree these takes are really dumb.
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I don't think you understand what an originalist is.
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