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Originally Posted by Shadow
On the flip side, since none of us were there, we can only assume (based of course on other writings and supporting documentation) the forefathers intent when they drafted the Constitution, and that's what's taught in school. At least it's supported!  |
Actually, the US Constitution did not just pop out of a vacuum, and there are many MANY writings of the time available to fully explain and detail what was on the framers' minds when the Constitution was drafted and then accepted. These writings include the contemporary writings of the framers, newspaper articles, the Federalist Papers, and the notes from the Constitutional Convention itself. There really isn't much assumption necessary to see what they had in mind at the time. It's been pretty well spelled out.
As for the SCOTUS, hell, WHO hires them and WHO writes out their paychecks? The Supreme Court justices are not picked by the
people, they are picked by the very agency they were designed to protect US from. To start off with, do you think that the government is seriously going to "hire" someone who shows a propensity to seriously try to throw a monkey wrench into their goals?