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by hemogloben 1453 days ago
Not a belief, just totally consistent originalism. Well known fact the founders supported interracial marriages.
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lern_too_spel 1453 days ago
It's a well-known fact among constitutional scholars that the founders supported abortion too. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/15/abortion-h...

This isn't about originalism. This is about the sitting judges' religious beliefs.

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peteradio 1453 days ago
Read that article and it does not give any founders opinion on the subject.
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lern_too_spel 1453 days ago
You're right. i posted the wrong article. The point of that article is that abortion was so widespread and unregulated that most founders wouldn't even think it worth their time to write down their opinion about it.

This is the droid you're looking for: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/1099542962/abortion-ben-frank...

It reiterates the thesis of the first article: "It just wasn't something to be remarked upon. It was just a part of everyday life."

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