Título:
The year of living Constitutionally : one man's humble quest to follow the Constitution's original meaning / A.J. Jacobs.
ISBN:
9780593136744
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Edición:
First edition.
Información de publicación:
New York : Crown, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, [2024]
©2024
Descripción física:
viii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contenido:
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.
Síntesis:
"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?"-- Provided by publisher.
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on1394000261
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