Perspective
Nov. 19, 2014
'Calvinball' with the US Constitution
In Bill Watterson's "Calvin and Hobbes," there's a game called Calvinball, where you make up the rules as you go. In the real world, not many people play Calvinball - except maybe at the U.S. Supreme Court. By Stephen E. Sachs
In Bill Watterson's "Calvin and Hobbes," there's a game called Calvinball, where you make up the rules as you go. Players can even change things mid-game, until the score is something like "Q to 12."
In the real world, not many people play Calvinball - except maybe at the U.S. Supreme Court. When a controversial decision comes down, whether "liberal" or "conservative," originalists typi...
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