Definition of "originalist" []

• One who has, or tends to have, original ideas. (noun)
• One who aims to discover how the writers of a document intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way. (noun)

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• "But unless a future originalist is heard on the issue, the “living Constitutionalists” will be deciding cases about tasty desserts while allowing Congress to enact every sort of abridgement of “speech”."
• "How come conservatives invariably -- I'm not saying always -- reach "originalist" - based decisions that are continually consistent with their conservative beliefs?"
• "Bork, the so-called originalist, is more than willing to repeal the Ninth Amendment by judicial fiat."