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Mick Jagger
I just want the "cannons of construction" that you believe prevailed at the time the Constitution was made.
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And I have provided them. If you disagree, please specifically cite what you believe DID prevail at the time. Put up or shut up.
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Mick Jagger
The Plain Meaning Rule was not even adopted until the mid 1800's, Marcus. I want the "rules of construction" that you believe existed in the late 1700's when the Constitution was made, and I want them in form they existed at that time.
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The plain meaning rule is among the oldest of the canons, predating the founding of the Republic by over two centuries (if not longer) at least to the mid-1500's
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Mick Jagger
I want to compare what you believe the rules were to what I believe they were....
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I h ave provided mine ad naseum, you have failed to do so. Time to put up or shut up.
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