Category: originalism

Vivek Ramaswamy Reveals His Supreme Court Picks

Fresh off high-profile appearances in Iowa and Florida, 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign has issued a list of people the entrepreneur might appoint to the Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals if he reaches the Oval Office. The Supreme Court shortlist includes two names that should be familiar to many Americans: Sen….


Understanding the Constitution: Originalism Was Not Invented by Partisan Republicans

Commentary Several Supreme Court justices—most consistently Clarence Thomas—describe themselves as “originalists.” In a prior Epoch Times column, I answered the question, “What is Originalism? I wrote: “Although originalists disagree among themselves over some details, they share one core belief: The courts should read the U.S. Constitution much the same way they read other documents ……


Defending the Constitution From the ‘Living Constitutionalists’

Commentary “Originalism” means applying the Constitution as the Founders understood it. Originalism is just a modern name for how English and American judges and lawyers have read most legal documents for at least 500 years (pdf). By respecting the understanding behind a document, originalism keeps the document alive. By contrast, there’s no simple definition of…


Favouring Their Own: The Politicization of Canada’s Courts

News Analysis Allegations by the Conservatives that the Liberals are partial to appointing liberal-minded judges may come as no surprise to observers of Canada’s judicial system and the course it has taken. But the politicization of the courts is not only limited to the Liberals—notwithstanding the alleged extent of the practice levelled against the current…