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Original intent : the battle for America / directed by Anthony Sherin ; produced by Mathieu Roberts, Anthony Sherin ; a Majestic Light production.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- American history in video
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Constitution.
- United States.
- Constitutional law--United States--Philosophy.
- Constitutional law.
- Judicial power--United States.
- Judicial power.
- Judicial review--United States.
- Judicial review.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (55 minutes).
- Other Title:
- Battle for America
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Filmakers Library, [2008]
- Language Note:
- This edition in English.
- System Details:
- digital
- data file
- Summary:
- "Original Intent is the judicial philosophy promoted by President George W. Bush and Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Originalists believe the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted in the way the Founding Fathers understood it in 1789 -- an era when only white men were allowed to vote and slavery was legal. Others believe the Constitution was crafted in broad, open-ended language and that its meaning evolves over time. Original Intent: The Battle for America argues that the far right is using originalism as a cover to advance a radically conservative political agenda"--Original container.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
- OCLC:
- 780754089
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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