The OriginalistReads each clause for what its words were understood to mean when they were ratified.
The Plain-English ReaderWants the founders' eighteenth-century words translated into today's language without losing the meaning.
The SkepticAsks what the documents do NOT say, and where the text is silent, ambiguous, or merely aspirational.
The New CitizenComing to these documents for the first time, wanting the core promises and the structure before the fine print.