LEADER 04291nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910781327903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8014-6111-1 010 $a0-8014-6063-8 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801460630 035 $a(CKB)2550000000037227 035 $a(EBL)3138222 035 $a(OCoLC)742515530 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000535361 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11333831 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535361 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10523318 035 $a(PQKB)10102921 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001495610 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138222 035 $a(OCoLC)966859734 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51835 035 $a(DE-B1597)478275 035 $a(OCoLC)979968110 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801460630 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138222 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10478342 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL767788 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000037227 100 $a20110113d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConstitutional originalism$b[electronic resource] $ea debate /$fRobert W. Bennett and Lawrence B. Solum 210 $aIthaca, N.Y. $cCornell University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-5017-0560-1 311 $a0-8014-4793-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tWe Are All Originalists Now /$rSolum, Lawrence B. --$tOriginalism and the Living American Constitution /$rBennett, Robert W. --$tLiving with Originalism --$tAre We All Living Constitutionalists Now? --$tNotes --$tSuggested Readings --$tIndex 330 $aProblems of constitutional interpretation have many faces, but much of the contemporary discussion has focused on what has come to be called "originalism." The core of originalism is the belief that fidelity to the original understanding of the Constitution should constrain contemporary judges. As originalist thinking has evolved, it has become clear that there is a family of originalist theories, some emphasizing the intent of the framers, while others focus on the original public meaning of the constitutional text. This idea has enjoyed a modern resurgence, in good part in reaction to the assumption of more sweeping power by the judiciary, operating in the name of constitutional interpretation. Those arguing for a "living Constitution" that keeps up with a changing world and changing values have resisted originalism. This difference in legal philosophy and jurisprudence has, since the 1970's, spilled over into party politics and the partisan wrangling over court appointments from appellate courts to the Supreme Court. In Constitutional Originalism, Robert W. Bennett and Lawrence B. Solum elucidate the two sides of this debate and mediate between them in order to separate differences that are real from those that are only apparent. In a thorough exploration of the range of contemporary views on originalism, the authors articulate and defend sharply contrasting positions. Solum brings learning from the philosophy of language to his argument in favor of originalism, and Bennett highlights interpretational problems in the dispute-resolution context, describing instances in which a living Constitution is a more feasible and productive position. The book explores those contrasting positions, to be sure, but also uncovers important points of agreement for the interpretational enterprise. This provocative and absorbing book ends with a bibliographic essay that points to landmark works in the field and helps lay readers and students orient themselves within the literature of the debate. 606 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States 606 $aLaw$zUnited States 615 0$aConstitutional law 615 0$aLaw 676 $a342.73 700 $aBennett$b Robert W$g(Robert William),$f1941-$0315796 701 $aSolum$b Lawrence$01547053 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781327903321 996 $aConstitutional originalism$93803074 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$132.97$u06/02/2016$5Dis