The year of living constitutionally : one man's humble quest to follow the Constitution's original meaning /
Jacobs, A. J., 1968-
The year of living constitutionally : one man's humble quest to follow the Constitution's original meaning / One man's humble quest to follow the Constitution's original meaning A.J. Jacobs. - First edition. - viii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-295).
Preamble -- Voting, eighteenth-century style -- Meet the forefathers -- Freedom of speech -- Quartering soldiers -- The overly Supreme Court -- A letter of marque and reprisal -- The room where it actually happened -- Rights and more rights -- Women's rights -- The right to assemble in my apartment -- Amending the Constitution -- Petitioning the government for redress of grievances -- Race and the Constitution -- Calling a constitutional convention -- A complete listing of all arguments for and against originalism that everyone will agree is absolutely definitive and error-free -- Muskets and militas -- Robo-Madison -- War and the Constitution -- Washington City -- Red tape and the Constitution -- Sweet democracy.
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America's foundational document?"--
9780593136744 0593136748
2023057911
United States. Constitution.
Constitutional law--United States--Humor.
The year of living constitutionally : one man's humble quest to follow the Constitution's original meaning / One man's humble quest to follow the Constitution's original meaning A.J. Jacobs. - First edition. - viii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-295).
Preamble -- Voting, eighteenth-century style -- Meet the forefathers -- Freedom of speech -- Quartering soldiers -- The overly Supreme Court -- A letter of marque and reprisal -- The room where it actually happened -- Rights and more rights -- Women's rights -- The right to assemble in my apartment -- Amending the Constitution -- Petitioning the government for redress of grievances -- Race and the Constitution -- Calling a constitutional convention -- A complete listing of all arguments for and against originalism that everyone will agree is absolutely definitive and error-free -- Muskets and militas -- Robo-Madison -- War and the Constitution -- Washington City -- Red tape and the Constitution -- Sweet democracy.
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America's foundational document?"--
9780593136744 0593136748
2023057911
United States. Constitution.
Constitutional law--United States--Humor.