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  Which of these judicial philosophies describes Gorsuch? (search mode)
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originalist like Scalia
 
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dominionist like Rick Santorum and Roy Moore
 
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pseudo-originalist like Alito
 
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conservative living constitution like Anthony Kennedy
 
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establishment conservative like Chief Justice Roberts
 
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I知 not Stu
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« on: April 08, 2017, 10:12:39 PM »

Which of these 5?
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2017, 10:24:55 PM »

These descriptions are terrible and few if any fit. Scalia was not an originalist, dominionism doesn't fit as a judicial philosophy, establishment conservatism has no meaning in a judicial context, and proto-originalist is useless as well.

Gorsuch's past work indicates he'll be a legislative supremacist and probably a textialist. Therefore, Scalia is the closest answer.
I don't know how to label Roberts. Dominionism isn't a judicial philosophy but Santorum and Moore use it as one. I don't know how to label Alito. Alito seems to be like a Scalia who is not quite as textualist.
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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2017, 11:17:16 PM »
« Edited: April 08, 2017, 11:19:45 PM by ERM64man »

These descriptions are terrible and few if any fit. Scalia was not an originalist, dominionism doesn't fit as a judicial philosophy, establishment conservatism has no meaning in a judicial context, and proto-originalist is useless as well.

Gorsuch's past work indicates he'll be a legislative supremacist and probably a textialist. Therefore, Scalia is the closest answer.
I don't know how to label Roberts. Dominionism isn't a judicial philosophy but Santorum and Moore use it as one. I don't know how to label Alito. Alito seems to be like a Scalia who is not quite as textualist.

Scalia is ABSOLUTELY a textualist; he is THE BEST example of a textualist. Here's an (unfriendly) article highlighting that. Thomas is the true originalist and there are few (if any) like him in the federal judiciary.
You misunderstood me. Scalia is a textualist. I was talking about Alito. I meant Alito is sort of textualist but not as much as Scalia. How can Alito be described? Is Alito a pseudo-textualist?
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