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The 13th, 19th and 2nd amendments exist in the constitution, as written:

13th: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

19th: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

2nd: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Any political and / or legal discussion should start with at least a vague understanding of that document. All our laws and institutions are founded with it.




> "interpret the constitution as it was written" > amendments

"was written" would not include "amendments".

Perhaps it was meant to be "is written" and that would definitely include the amendments but then you absolutely do not get to call yourself an "Originalist" because, e.g., the 19th was passed 130 years after the Constitution was written and for damn sure none of the framers were still alive then.


Different parts of the constitution were written at different times. Amendments are part of the constitution regardless of when they were written.

Originalists interpret the applicable parts of the constitution as they were written, when they were written.

Search Scalia on the topic and watch some videos. He goes into pretty interesting depth on the subject. It's pretty fascinating.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?292678-1/justices-breyer-scali...


Clearly I meant the whole constitution, including every accepted amendment; I suppose they become part of the constitution as soon as they are accepted?

Anyway I think this should be obvious. The subset of people who has long time accounts on HN and who also are for slavery is really small, possibly non-existent.




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