Letters,
Constitutional Law
Aug. 15, 2000
Original Intent Makes a Great Foundation
By Richard A. Nixon. The thrust of the article by Kirk C. Jenkins titled "Design Dilemma: Original Intent Analysis is Impossible and Must Be Discarded" (Forum, July 13) is that, because an original intention analysis is impossible, it must be discarded.
Richard A. Nixon
Email: pres37th@aol.com
San Fernando Valley College of Law
Richard, a practicing attorney in Los Angeles County and a Vietnam-era veteran, is the author of "America: An Illusion of Freedom."
The thrust of the article by Kirk C. Jenkins titled "Design Dilemma: Original Intent Analysis is Impossible and Must Be Discarded" (Forum, July 13) is that, because an original intention analysis is impossible, it must be discarded.
Contrary to Jenkins' assertion, analyzing and using the original intent of the Constitution is the only democratic, intellectually honest method of interpreting it. When the courts state that the Constitution does not reach a particular issue, the mat...
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