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Justice Antonin Scalia Calls Himself a Textualist

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Justice Antonin Scalia calls himself a textualist. What Scalia means by textualism is that


A) when determining the meaning of legislation, he looks at the legislation in the context of today's society and considers how modern life affects the words in the legislation.
B) judges should actively use their powers to check the legislative and executive branches to ensure that they do not exceed their authority.
C) judges should "read between the lines" of a law to serve what they perceive to be the law's intent and purpose.
D) when determining the meaning of legislation, he refuses to consider anything other than the actual text of the law.
E) when determining the meaning of legislation, he considers the nature of the problem the legislation was meant to address.

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