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Book

The year of living constitutionally : one man's humble quest to follow the Constitution's original meaning

Call Number

  • 342.73 J171 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Crown Publishing, [2024]

Physical Description

viii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

"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?"--

Contents

  • 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
  • Amending the Constitution
  • Petitioning the government for redress of grievances
  • Racism 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 & milita
  • Robo-Madison
  • War and the Constitution
  • Washington City
  • Red tape and the Constitution
  • The bill of takeaways.

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