Name:   MAJ USA RET - Subject:   careful Martini Date:   8/14/2019 4:22:47 PM (updated 8/14/2019 4:24:10 PM)

I think you meant "originalists."

Yes.  Our Constitution was written by men steeped in philosophy by their education and experience.  Originalists believe that the wisdom of Our Constitution takes precedence over expediency.

Some tenets of Judeo-Christian philosophy bear directly on the history of their application. Judeo-Christian applications (Free Masonry) have had historically positive results. Our forefathers applied these lessons to the construct of our Constitution.

For example, the concept of a “republic.” This tenet of Our Constitution insures that the desires of a populous state do not override the inalienable rights of citizens of a remote state. This is the basic premise of the electoral college. TEST: What if the cultural beliefs of the state of California were pressed upon the citizens of Montana? In Montana, the predominant application is on personal responsibility. In the populate dominate of California, the “welfare” of the masses prevails. Indeed, there are significant regions of California where there prevails the concept of personal responsibility... yet, the popular initiatives of the State of California belie personal responsibility!

The loyalty of the Supreme Court lies solely on Our Constitution. If a law or executive order is in violation to Our Constitution, then that law or executive order is (rightfully) overturned (vacated). If Congress disagrees with the Supreme Court, they can… by the consent of the people… create a new law which supports the one vacated by the Supreme Court.

Any allegiance to a political party (or partisan philosophy) is abandoned at the swearing in of a Supreme Court justice. They swear to uphold ONLY Our Constitution.

Any maneuver to change the “numbers” of the Supreme Court is political. Any shift away from the philosophically confirmed tenets of Our Constitution, is a campaign to establish politically convenient interpretation… over the long established and protective guarantees of Our Constitution.

- LMF Curmudgeon

PS: If you don’t understand my discourse… then, you didn’t get any civics in high school or college.