glad to have you. great to be here. sean: you and a lot of prominent judicial scholars were asked to look for certain candidates that fit this meaning of a constitutionalist, an originalist. maybe some americans are hearing these terms for the firstma tim. how would you best define those terms and differentiate originalism from judicial activism? first of all, the way to think about it is a judge has a deep sense of fairness and f a sense of impartiality. when he is grounded in text and original meaning of the constitution, he is putting the text and the original meeting ahead of any political predisposition he may have. that s the way a judge cases. fairly and partially without regard to your own predispositions or prejudices. sean: a judicial activist is somebody of a liberal that