Dershowitz, Alan,

A Tale of Two Constitutions. Alan Dershowitz and David Barton. - American Legion Magazine, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 38, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: A Tale of Two Constitutions, Oct. 2004; pp. 16+.

"From the earliest days of our constitutional history, debate has raged about how to interpret the open-ended words of our charter of government. Should these words, written years earlier, be constantly reinterpreted to address current problems and current needs? Or should they mean precisely what those who wrote them intended them to mean?" (AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE) This article presents competing viewpoints on constitutional interpretation.

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