Originalist

First, the so-called Originalist, strict-construction Repubublicans were arguing for a loose interpretation of the law to give their candidate a victory.

The Strange Death of Liberal America 2009

"Originalist" justices (all of whom are ideologically conservative) believe that the constitution needs to be understood according to its original intent.

Earl Pomerantz: Musings on The Supreme Court at The End of The Session 2008

The presidential oath of office does not contain the phrase "so help me God" but all "Originalist" Presidents did not eliminate that phrase.

Protecting Our Constitution From Those Who Would 'Save' It 2007

The Supreme Court's "Originalist" RATS faction of Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalia won't clue those morons in on that either, and neither did the chief justices who administered the oath for those four bumpkins.

Protecting Our Constitution From Those Who Would 'Save' It 2007

If you don't know what a Constitutional 'Originalist' is, it's supposedly someone who thinks the Constitution says what it means and means what it says - no more, no less.

Constitutional 'Originalists' Mum On Presidential Signing Statements 2006

Let's be "Originalist" and say that the Founders were correct and no state should be larger than 12x the smallest.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Mitch Rofsky 2010

Most of the time I see the words "Living Constitution" they are in contradistinction to the term "Originalist", and the person using the terms is inviting others to falsely bifurcate the landscape of Constitutional interpretation into two categories bearing these names, in which the first are woolly headed parlor pinks who, as you put it, fail to strictly enforce the Constitution, as opposed to the stalwart flag-waving Originalists who believe in absolute values and Real Truthtm.

Balkinization 2007

Most of the time I see the words "Living Constitution" they are in contradistinction to the term "Originalist", and the person using the terms is inviting others to falsely bifurcate the landscape of Constitutional interpretation into two categories bearing these names, in which the first are woolly headed parlor pinks who, as you put it, fail to strictly enforce the Constitution, as opposed to the stalwart flag-waving Originalists who believe in absolute values and Real Truthtm.

Balkinization 2007

John McGinnis, a former Bush 41 administration Justice Department official and apast winner of an award from the Federalist Society, told TPMmuckraker that the court could rule in favor of the AGs only by taking a radical Originalist view of jurisprudence — one that all but ignores precedent.

Fear the Court? « Gerry Canavan 2010

This Sotomayor is nothing to do with race (unless you ask Obama, because that's why he nominated her) ... it's about the view of a living Constitution versus the Originalist/Constructionist view point.

Two more Republicans pledge support for Sotomayor 2009