The trouble with ‘originalism’ as expressed by James Russell Lowell 180 years ago:
“New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast of Truth;
Lo, before us gleam her campfires! We ourselves must Pilgrims be,
Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate winter sea,
Nor attempt the Future’s portal with the Past’s blood-rusted key.” [1]
[1] ‘The Present Crisis’ James Russell Lowell (1844)