> > Finally, the Constitution IS a living document. The example I gave > in a previous message--the expansion of the franchise from white > property-owners to a more inclusive body--is the ultimate example. Justice Scalia would disagree, and has. He was quoted a few months back--in a speech, not in a legal brief (and no, I don't have the particulars, but it made the news)--as saying that the Constitution is a legal document, just like the deed to your house. How would you like the deed to your house to be a "living document" subject to re- interpretation every few generations? Wonder what would happen to legal chain of title? His example, not mine. ___________________ Donald W. Moore Virginia Beach, Virginia To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html