Original Intent: The Battle for America (2006)
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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.
- Release date
- October 1, 2006
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Michael Tremante
Cast
- Robert Bork as Self
- Erwin Chemerinsky as Self
- Alan Dershowitz as Self
- Michael Medeiros as Self
- Ed Meese as Self
- Alan Simpson as Self
- Nina Totenberg as Self
Crew
- Anthony Sherin · Director
- Anthony Sherin · Writer
- Mathieu Roberts · Producer
- Anthony Sherin · Producer
- Michael Tremante · Composer
- Mathieu Roberts · Cinematographer
- Anthony Sherin · Editor