Originalism and the good constitution /
John O. McGinnis, Michael B. Rappaport.
- 1 online resource (309 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originalism : Its Discontents and the Supermajoritarian Solution -- The Nature of the Argument -- The Supermajoritarian Theory of Constitutionalism -- The Compliance of the US Constitution with Desirable Supermajority Rules -- The Continuing Desirability of an Old Supermajoritarian Constitution -- Supermajoritarian Failure, Including the Exclusion of African Americans and Women -- Original Methods Originalism -- Original Methods versus Constitutional Construction -- Precedent, Originalism, and the Constitution -- The Normative Theory of Precedent -- Imagining an Originalist Future.
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Constitutional law--United States. Constitutional law--Philosophy. Origin (Philosophy) Judicial review--United States.