How does original intent differ from modernism?

Others have addressed themselves to the difference between original intent and modernism. I won't elaborate beyond stating that many of the issues that arise today, involve situations not fully contemplated at the time the constitution was adopted, or at the time some of the amendments were adopted. read more

The agreement does not change because language changes and can be changed only by the consent of the parties of the original agreement (or their successors). Modernism wants the agreement to change as the language changes; what is termed “original intent” is really preservation of the original agreement. read more

Just as the historical literalist view parallels the originalist view, but much more narrow in focus, so too does the contemporary literalist mirror the modernist; and again, the main difference is the literalist looks only to the words of the Constitution for meaning. read more