Appeal to tradition may be legitimate within constitutional law

Evidence

The argumentum ad antiquitam may not be a fallacy in constitutional law. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1068

Categorization

• QUESTION: When exactly does originalism make appeal to the ages legitimate rather than fallacious? Aldisert gestures at this without resolving it.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1068
• XREF: connects to: A legal principle emerges from a long line of decisions. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 134; Historical practice by the First Congress reveals constitutional meaning beyond pattern alone — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1070; Legal rules resting only on past authority deserve condemnation when their rationale has lapsed — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1067 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Historical practice by the First Congress reveals constitutional meaning beyond pattern alone #expands (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1070
• A legal principle emerges from a long line of decisions. #corroborates (0.60) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 134
• Legal rules resting only on past authority deserve condemnation when their rationale has lapsed #qualifies (0.55) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1067