Supreme Court judges your business is our business

Supreme Court judges your business is our business Perhaps you are confused about all the media in recent times the attention as regards the confirmation of John Roberts to replace the late William Rehnquist as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the nomination of Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O 'Connor justice.It partner 's a big problem, because President Bush has the opportunity to appoint people who are likely to remain in their posts after it is no longer president - perhaps for 20 years or more. Supreme Court judges tend to be president of a longer duration legacy.You have also heard the phrase "strict constructionist" as opposed to someone who "legislate from bench." Conservatives want the first, and liberals, even if they are ashamed of 'Fesses up, usually looking for the second. law by the Court "means that a judge believes that the Constitution should be interpreted in the light of changes in contemporary society. This may lead to the creation of new laws that have little or no connection to the original Constitution, duly ratified amendments or later the chain of decisions based on them (the "previous"). By contrast, a "strict constructionist" in interpreting the Constitution according to how their original authors intended to be understood. "Strict constructionists" believe that any modification of the Constitution to align more closely with changes in contemporary society "should be done through the process of amendment, as stated in the Constitution as interpreted itself.They changes - as the" original intent "-- and wherever possible, continuity with the argument that threads through the more than 200 years of cases associated with any problem that faces them. But how to determine the judges' original '? The first step is a careful study of the Constitution itself. Each line of the original document must be considered within its national context, ie according to what it refers to all words and phrases that come before and after the paper (and therefore "inteal"). The immediate context is more important in the broader context, but also plays an important role. What are the words used in a term, and grammar and how they relate conceptually to the other words around them? These same words occur in other parts of the document? How do I use there? A second step was the investigation of other documents written by or accessible to the authors of the Constitution. These are listed in federal documents is important for this series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison to explain the constitution and to convince citizens to support ratification. Other writings are studied, such as the works of John Locke and Edmund Burke, among others. These are the exteal context for understanding the Constitution.If a clause of the Constitution, or its amendment is subject to two or more interpretations, the judges of the Supreme Court has a duty to determine what it really means. His written opinions often describe in detail his reasoning leads to conclusions that reached.If you are a student of the Bible, one can easily see the similarities between the work of these judges and do the work that we all have to do to interpret Scripture. We are faced with similar decisions. There will be "strict constructionists", trying to understand the "original intent" of the biblical writers, who speak of the divine Author? Or are we to "legislate" the rewriting of the text to satisfy our desires? Determination of "original" of a biblical passage is a lot of the same type of work. We look to the inside, looking for a conceptual and grammatical analysis. We look at how the word or phrase is used wherever it occurs in Scripture. Then we went to the "exteal environment" of the ancient extra-biblical literature, history and culture of all the results of this study is an increased level of confidence in our understanding. The more you study, listen and lea, the more confidence you can understand that we are a step correctly. Of course, you can be sure that this type of study, but his confidence is worth nothing? It should go without saying that obtaining this knowledge and this confidence is not the goal, why are not Gnostics. Our goal is the relationship - with God and with others - that the transformation of life. We lea that we can present. We believe that God can change, and then use for their mission in this world. This transformation can not happen if we "legislate". The power of the Bible from its origin, and who perverted his message that the power is down .* * * Copyright? 2005 Steve Singleton, All rights reserved.Steve Singleton has written and edited several books and numerous articles on topics of interest to students of the Bible. It 'been a book publisher, joualist, editor and public relations consultant. Greek taught, the Bible, and religious studies courses Bible college, universities and education programs for adults. He has taught seminars and workshops in 11 States and the Caribbean.Go DeeperStudy.com its resources to study the Bible, no matter what their experience level. Explore "The Shallows," plumb "The Deep", or use the well-organized "Study Links" for original sources in English translation. Sign up for Steve's free "DeeperStudy Newsletter".