Nosmo King
Gold Member
By original intent, do you also mean a Black person is only 3/5 of a citizen?The constitution, born from compromise, able to be amended and open to interpretation, is what protects me from your notion of what is and is not constitutional. Amazingly flexible and durable, the constitution itself explains how interpretations are to be made and adjudicated.
Only when one interpretation is seen as legitimate by one political ideology do we get into trouble. Ideologues should not stake a claim to the only proper way to interpret this document.
The ONLY legitimate interpretation is done through original intent.