Lyle's Blog

A judge who rules according to the constitution and adheres to our founding fathers’ intent is labeled “right-wing” which in my view is unfair but nonetheless, those on the left think of it that way. A judge on the “left” feel the constitution is a “living” document, that the founders were writing for the times in which they lived but knew that future members of the court would have to interpret the law for the times in which they were living.
I am an originalist and believe the constitution should be strictly adhered to because our founders knew that politicians have a bent for accruing power and the Supreme Court was necessary to maintain allegiance to the original intent of the document they wrote, which is limiting the ability of those in government from gaining too much power.
Anti-constitutionalists want to abolish the constitution that we were given and replace it with one that is in constant change and flux to facilitate the whims of the state. The living translation idea does give some room for the state to exact that end and indeed the left are suggesting diluting the court with many more judges which would make it even harder than it is now for the population to deal with the rulings of rogue judges.
The old saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is a good rule to go by.