Civic Initiative and American Politics

Monday, October 18, 2010

"How Tea Partiers Get the Constitution Wrong"

This Newsweek article analyzes the Tea Partiers, Sarah Palin Glenn Beck, and Christine O’Donnell and their (inaccurate) views regarding the Constitution. There are two modes of thought regarding the Constitution: regarding it as a “living document” and originalism. Tea Partiers, as well as conservatives in general, lean toward orginalism in interpreting the Constitution, they frequently misunderstand it. To read more about the Tea Party and interpretations of the Constitution, click here: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/17/how-tea-partiers-get-the-constitution-wrong.html

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