The Constitution is about to turn 225 years old, and throughout its long history, attempts to discern its meaning have dominated American politics. Indeed, arguments over its meaning are more animated today than ever given the popularity of the Tea Party, whose adherents demand strict adherence to what they regard as its true, original meaning. It is therefore not surprising that deep interest among the lay public in the Constitution's text is often associated witha very specific fundamentalist approach to interpretation.
The Constitution is about to turn 225 years old, and throughout its long history, attempts to discern its meaning have dominated American politics. Indeed, arguments over its meaning are more animated today than ever given the popularity of the Tea Party, whose adherents demand strict adherence to what they regard as its true, original meaning. It is therefore not surprising that deep interest among the lay public in the Constitution's text is often associated witha very specific fundamentalist approach to interpretation.
Garrett Epps is Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore Law School. A former staff writer for the Washington Post, he has written for the New York Times, New Republic, The New York Review of Books, and the Atlantic. Two of his nonfiction books, Democracy Reborn and To An Unknown God, have been finalists for the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award. One of his two novels, The Shad Treatment, won the Lillian Smith Book Award.
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Preface Preamble: "Tell me, Muse, how it all began " Article I: A Tale of Two Cities Article II: Under the Bramble Bush Article III: Solomon's Sword Article IV: All God's Chidren Article V: Alter or Abolish Article VI: The Supreme Law of the Land Article VII: Bloodless and Successful Last Things
Preface Preamble: "Tell me, Muse, how it all began " Article I: A Tale of Two Cities Article II: Under the Bramble Bush Article III: Solomon's Sword Article IV: All God's Chidren Article V: Alter or Abolish Article VI: The Supreme Law of the Land Article VII: Bloodless and Successful Last Things
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