Institution Remberer Joshua Vaughan: Every part of the Constitution was written to be concise, every word that stayed means a lot! That was binding language not fluff... but what is Originalism if not deciding the desired outcome first and warping everything until you get to it.

the thing that makes me want to run my head into the wall when talking to 2nd amendment fuckwits is that "well regulated" is PART OF THE GOD DAMNED AMENDMENT TEXT

It's not even hidden in the back! Put that right up front, words two and three! You get the well regulated part before you even get to the bang bang bits!

I know you know this, but n Heller, Scalia said that was "prefatory," so it didn't really matter. He literally argued the 2A is the only amendment with a "preface" and that preface is not only irrelevant but also misleading. He also claimed that "militia" meant "everyone." Originalism!

Every part of the Constitution was written to be concise, every word that stayed means a lot! That was binding language not fluff... but what is Originalism if not deciding the desired outcome first and warping everything until you get to it.

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