Construing only majestic clauses biases theorists toward single-source textualism

Evidence

One is more likely to be tempted by textualism, to the exclusion of all else, if the text one is construing is the awe-inspiring First Amendment, than if one had to make the theory work for, say, “Letters of Marque and Reprisal.” — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 550

Categorization

• SEED: This could seed an essay on how the objects we study distort our theoretical conclusions across fields, not just law.
• XREF: connects to: Literary form mirrors and anticipates platform-shaped attention grammar. — , The Braided Reading EPUB: 5-Year…, 1093; Representation metaphors suited to small assertions fail on large debatable ones; Cartesian metaphors valid for small facts fail on big contested ones — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 359 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Representation metaphors suited to small assertions fail on large debatable ones #expands (0.50)
• Cartesian metaphors valid for small facts fail on big contested ones #expands (0.50) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 359
• In this Article, Professor Schauer examines divergent uses of the term ‘formalism’ to elucidate its descriptive content. Conceptions of formalism, he argues, involve the notion that rules… #expands (0.40)