For Rights, Value Present Over the Past

This article appeared in hard copy in the August 31, 2022 edition of The Irish Voice and a version of it may also be found on The Irish Central website at https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/us-constitution-rights-value-present-past. The central point is that the present overwhelms the past in terms of the Nation’s population — which should materially impact the way the Supreme Court considers the “Nation” for purposes of “roots” and “traditions” when assessing fundamental rights.