GUARDING LIBERTY V
"On every question of construction of the Constitution, let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed." Thomas Jefferson
posted by Blessed @ 6:23 AM
1 Comments:
I have enjoyed all of the quotes but this one has a little extra. Just conform to what we "know" as being the original intention.
Of course there is ALWAYS 2 sides to everything, opening everything to debate.
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