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This is not a black-and-white debate.
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Knight Ridder/Tribune
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October 10, 2007
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Byline: Lauren R. Stanley
This is what it comes down to: Conservatives vs. liberals, constructionists vs. activists.
You want to know how this argument is going to end?
Look at the personalities of those involved in the decision-making, look at how they apply their personal overarching views and you, too, can play prognosticator.
That's how it works when you are trying to discern how the U.S. Supreme Court, which began its 2007-08 term last week, will rule on the myriad cases before it.
Will the conservative constructionists, who believe that the Founding Fathers actually were pretty clear in their intent and that that intent hasn't changed over the ...