|The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State|
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decrease font size| What intent, whose intent? There are a
number of points that need to be considered in regard to the
issue of the original intentions of the framers of the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights. To save space I will note
that, unless otherwise noted, all of the following letters can
be found in: Creating the Bill of Rights: The Documentary Record
from the First Federal Congress, Helen E. Veit, Kenneth R.
Bowling, Charlene Bangs, Bickford, The John Hopkins University
Press, Baltimore & London, (1991), pp 217- 300. The primary
source cite follows each letter or excerpt. §15:41 MODERN
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Neither the Supreme Court nor legal scholars
should be very dogmatic in asserting the intent of the Framers
on any aspect of constitutional law. For one