Original intent [electronic resource] : the battle for America / directed by Anthony Sherin ; produced by Mathieu Roberts, Anthony Sherin ; a Majestic Light production.
Original intent [electronic resource] : the battle for America / directed by Anthony Sherin ; produced by Mathieu Roberts, Anthony Sherin ; a Majestic Light production.
Publication Details
New York : Filmakers Library, [2008]
Language
English
Language Note
This edition in English.
Description
1 online resource (55 min.).
Call Number
KF4552 .O75 2008
Summary
"Original Intent is the judicial philosophy promoted by President George W. Bush and Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Originalists believe the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted in the way the Founding Fathers understood it in 1789 -- an era when only white men were allowed to vote and slavery was legal. Others believe the Constitution was crafted in broad, open-ended language and that its meaning evolves over time. Original Intent: The Battle for America argues that the far right is using originalism as a cover to advance a radically conservative political agenda"--Original container.
