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The Second Amendment´S Fixed Meaning And Multiple Purposes, Thiago L. B. Sturzenegger
The Second Amendment´S Fixed Meaning And Multiple Purposes, Thiago L. B. Sturzenegger
Thiago L. B. Sturzenegger
The Second Amendment’s Fixed Meaning and Multiple Purposes
The faith to the Constitution’s textual meaning may provide the interpreter with the ability to perceive the adaptability of a constitutional provision to different social and political contexts. The text of the Constitution refers to principles of law; principles that are indispensable in different ways throughout time. Textualism as a constitutional interpretation model may offer the path to a more versatile Constitution.
To support this statement, this work examines the cases in which the Supreme Court interpreted the Second Amendment to the Constitution. The focal point of interest is the uses of …