(The Center Square) – It’s important to understand what the framers of the U.S. Constitution wrote and intended, but the U.S. Supreme Court’s work goes beyond that, according to a Reagan-appointed justice known for his tie-breaking votes.

“In my view, the framers were modest enough that they did not think they knew all the aspects of a just and decent society,” retired Justice Anthony Kennedy told an audience this week at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.

“They used words like ‘liberty’ because it has a spaciousness, and you learn more about what it means over time,” Kennedy said. He was answering questions on stage from David Trulio, president and CEO of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, in Simi Valley, just north of Los Angeles.

“Originalism is

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