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Original Intent: The Battle for America (2006)

ALL 10/01/2006 (en) Documentary 55 Min
  • Release
    10/01/2006
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  • Original title
    Original Intent: The Battle for America
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    en
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Original Intent is a judicial philosophy that the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted in the way the Founding Fathers understood it in 1789 -- an era when only white men were allowed to vote and slavery was legal. Others believe the Constitution was crafted in broad, open-ended language and that its meaning evolves over time. The film argues that the far right is using originalism as a cover to advance a radically conservative political agenda: overturning laws that protect civil rights, voting rights, affirmative action, reproductive rights, privacy, and sexual freedom. Interviewees include Robert Bork, Alan Dershowitz, Edwin Meese, Senator Alan Simpson, and leading scholars.

  1. Anthony Sherin

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Michael Medeiros

    Narrator (voice)

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Original Intent: The Battle for America (2006) 55 Min

ALL 10/01/2006 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 10/01/2006
  • Production
  • Original title Original Intent: The Battle for America
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Original Intent is a judicial philosophy that the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted in the way the Founding Fathers understood it in 1789 -- an era when only white men were allowed to vote and slavery was legal. Others believe the Constitution was crafted in broad, open-ended language and that its meaning evolves over time. The film argues that the far right is using originalism as a cover to advance a radically conservative political agenda: overturning laws that protect civil rights, voting rights, affirmative action, reproductive rights, privacy, and sexual freedom. Interviewees include Robert Bork, Alan Dershowitz, Edwin Meese, Senator Alan Simpson, and leading scholars.

  1. Anthony Sherin

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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