The Constitution is the supreme Law of the Land—exactly as stated in Article VI. Its meaning is fixed by the original public meaning of the text at ratification and the intent of the Framers as expressed in the Federalist Papers and ratification debates. Article V sets the only lawful process for changing that document. Anything…
Debating Contemporary Challenges in Rights Protections: How Judges’ “Public Interest” and “Public Safety” Balancing Tests Have Destroyed the Fixed Original Meaning of the Bill of Rights The Constitution is the supreme Law of the Land—exactly as stated in Article VI. Its meaning is fixed by the original public meaning of the text at ratification and…
A Historical Perspective on U.S. Constitutional Freedoms: How 250 Years of Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Departures from the Fixed Original Public Meaning Turned Free Citizens into Serfs The Constitution is the supreme Law of the Land—exactly as stated in Article VI. Its meaning is fixed by the original public meaning of the text at ratification…