| TheRealMafoo said:I am not sure what they think it is, but the reason they call themselves that, is because they want to hold onto the whole "justice is blind" thing. They don't want modern day people in power to manipulate our Constitution for the purpose of whatever the agenda of the day is.
The argument you have against them, in this regard, doesn't apply. The Constitution, when it was written, was done so with the intent of allowing military action without a declaration of war. You can be a strict constructionist and agree with military action without a declaration of war. |
One can hold onto the whole "justice is blind thing" without being a strict constructionist.
No, it applies. The intent is impertinent with stict constructionism. The Constitution, as strictly construed, grants Congress the power to declare war. If it is not strictly construed, which military action without a declaration is, that power does not exist. That is why that philosophy is widely condemned. Justice Scalia did not label it "degraded" without a reason. What you are describing seems to be originalism.
