Originalism and the good constitution john o mcginnis michael b rappaport harvard university press john mcginnis and michael rappaport argue that the text of the constitution and its amendments should be adhered to by the supreme court because it was enacted by supermajorities. Originalism and the good constitution mcginnis john o rappaport michael b 9780674725072 books amazonca. Preserving the meaning of the constitution which the enactors intended preserves that beneficence for today we show that the enactment and amendment process of the united states constitution largely followed an appropriate supermajoritarian template which strongly suggests the desirability of the original constitution and its amendments. Originalism is a theory focused on process not on substance it is not conservative with a big c focused on politics it is conservative in the small c sense that it seeks to conserve the