Original intent the battle for America /

Original intent the battle for America /

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"Original Intent is the judicial philosophy promoted by President George W. Bush and Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Originalists believe the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted in the way the Founding Fathers understood it in 1789 -- an era when only white men we...

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Online Access:Streaming video from Academic Video Online
Other Authors: Chemerinsky, Erwin., Crenshaw, Kimberlé., Dershowitz, Alan M., Medeiros, Michael., Meese, Edwin., Neas, Ralph G. 1946-, Roberts, Mathieu., Schwartz, Herman, 1931-, Sherin, Anthony., Simpson, Alan K., Strossen, Nadine., Totenberg, Nina.
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published:New York : Filmakers Library, [2008]
Series:American history in video
Subjects:
United States. > Constitution.
Constitutional law > United States > Philosophy.
Judicial power > United States.
Judicial review > United States.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:"Original Intent is the judicial philosophy promoted by President George W. Bush and Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Originalists believe the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted in the way the Founding Fathers understood it in 1789 -- an era when only white men were allowed to vote and slavery was legal. Others believe the Constitution was crafted in broad, open-ended language and that its meaning evolves over time. Original Intent: The Battle for America argues that the far right is using originalism as a cover to advance a radically conservative political agenda"--Original container.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Physical Description:1 online resource (55 min.).
Previously released as DVD.
Access:Access limited to authorized users.

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