Ron ChernowThinkers

Hamiltonianism is in favor of a strong federal government, led by a powerful executive branch, and reflective of a liberal reading of the constitution.

Jeffersonianism is in favor of states' rights, a weak federal government and strict construction of the constitution.

Originalism is partially incoherent in that privileging the original intent of the framers ignores that the framers themselves were in disagreement about constitutional issues before, during, and after the constitution's drafting.

Originalism is the judicial doctrine stating that any interpretation of the constitution must abide by the intent of those founders who crafted it.

The Tea Party | Political Movement is constitutionalist to the point that their manifesto contains a rigid provision stipulating that all legislation passed by congress should specify the precise clause in the constitution giving congress the power to pass such a law.

The Tea Party | Political Movement is often pointing back to the founders but the truth is that the founders were disputatious revolutionaries, not choir boys, who generally agreed on limited government but sharply disagreed about what the extent of those limits should be.