Monday, August 25, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/08/25/learning-from-founding-era-translations-of-the-u-s-constitution/
Really interesting post from will baude explaining that there were official translations of the constitution by the founder into German and Dutch. could give some insight into the intent of the founders, if the translation shows that certain words were used in certain ways. would Scalia accept this as evidence of intent, or say that's irrevelant? My home state, Delaware, was Dutch before it was English, although English had taken hold by the 1770s. It was Swedish before it was Dutch.
Really interesting post from will baude explaining that there were official translations of the constitution by the founder into German and Dutch. could give some insight into the intent of the founders, if the translation shows that certain words were used in certain ways. would Scalia accept this as evidence of intent, or say that's irrevelant? My home state, Delaware, was Dutch before it was English, although English had taken hold by the 1770s. It was Swedish before it was Dutch.
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