Living Originalism
Originalism
& Living Constitutionalism, So often understood to be diametrically
opposing views of our nation's founding document, are not in
conflict-they are compatible. So argues Jack Balkin, one of the leading
constitutional scholars of our time, in this long-awaited book. Step by
step, Balkin gracefully outlines a constitutional theory that
demonstrates why modern conceptions of civil rights and civil liberties,
and the modern state's protection of national security, health, safety,
and the environment, are fully consistent with the Constitution's
original meaning. Book jacket.
