Fidelity to Our Imperfect Constitution
Subtitle: Why Moral Readings Are Superior to Originalisms
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780199793372
Subjects: Constitutional law, united states
Description: James E. Fleming argues that fidelity in interpreting the US Constitution as written requires a moral reading or philosophic approach, and that fidelity commits to honouring aspirational principles, not following the relatively specific original meanings (or original expected applications) of the founders.