Uh, slavery was allowed. Slaves were considered 3/5 of a human being. And women could not vote. Yes, the Constitution DOES change over time!
Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur
13 Oct 2020
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Amy Coney Barrett on originalism: "That means that I interpret the Constitution as a law... I understand it to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it. That meaning doesn't change over time and it's not up to me to update it or infuse my policy views into it."

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please god don't let her get nominated to a life time seat in the supreme court of our land -
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Sorry, Ms Williamson. The document never changes. It can be amended, but the meaning of the written word does not change. Slavery was abolished by amendment. Women got the right to vote by amendment. Those were not evolved opinions on the original writing.
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That's not what originalism means. You're making yourself look ignorant. Or worse.
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They’re called amendments, genius.
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Surely you are aware that the Amendment process is part of the Constitution. Stop trying to make them love you, you just aren’t this dumb.
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The constitution changes by amendment ... NOT by fiat by an unelected judge
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Correct. Perhaps you should google “constitutional amendments”
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Immutable laws exist only when the state is a cadaver.
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I suspect that she holds the Dred Scott decision as a "Super-precedent" [sic] but not Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka. Yeah, sounds legit
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