My interpretation of "original intent" is that the Republican party is generally called "conservative" because they want to "conserve" the Constitution as it was written. So taking a conservative approach to the Constitution is to make every attempt to interpret it as it was originally intended....ie take as few "liberties" with the text as possible.
> Can you explain what you mean by "original intent"? > > I'm just thinking about after the civil war, it was the northern > Republicans that pushed authoritarian rule, punitive reparation > payments, an overall hard-line "you lost now you're going to pay for > your insolence" laws and measures on the Separatist States. > > -Kevin > > On Apr 7, 2005 10:24 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> One of the central pieces of dogma of the Republican party has been >> original intent. By trying to make the judiciary an enforcement arm of >> Congress, that violates their own ideology. >> >> larry > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:153038 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
