Jim Stewartson Dec 9, 2022

Interesting article. TL;DR:
“Conservatives” have run out of ways of twisting the boundaries of English syntax and logical leaps in their “originalist” strategy of misinterpreting the Constitution.

So they have invented a new way called “Common good constitutionalism” which just means they can do whatever the fuck they want as long as it’s “in the common good” as defined by them. 😑
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/09/revolutionary-conservative-legal-philosophy-courts-00069201

Critics Call It Theocratic and Authoritarian. Young Conservatives Call It an Exciting New Legal Theory.

‘Common good constitutionalism’ has emerged as a leading contender to replace originalism as the dominant legal theory on the right.

POLITICO
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@jimstewartson This is chilling:

"Unlike originalists and legal liberals, common good constitutionalists would not “suffer from a horror of political domination and hierarchy,” and they would display a “candid willingness to ‘legislate morality.’” 

In other words: Morality police

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