if some form of "originalism" is not the standard then ANY brand of interpretation is as valid as any other.
In my thinking... which may be too simple for some... it's a lot like your parents house rules and commands.
When the Mom tells kids to, "go to bed", there's an implied ORIGINAL intent, and customary interpretation based on prior use, as well as meaning of the words themselves. But the kids could claim various meanings to the phrases all night long and the stronger or more convincing ones could determine that whatever Mom meant waaaay back then, may have been one thing but "tonight" it clearly really means that they all should "VISIT the bed" then they can do as they pleased. Or it means that they should just verbally acknowledge the bed as a place of rest. Or they could determine that Bed is just an outdated notion. Or they could realize that GO TO really doesn't apply anymore at all because of vital NEW factors unknown to mom... like TV and video games.
Whatever they do, "go to bed", means whatever they WANT IT to mean. The natural use of words, language and normal communication have NO real power at all. The words are just place holders for them to "interpret" whatever they like, not a real law or contract.
Last edited by revelarts; 02-19-2016 at 08:59 AM.
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