02219cam a2200349 i 4500 1265009212 TxGeo 20240425120000.0 240111s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023057911 9780593136744 hbk. 0593136748 hbk. (OCoLC)1431181307 TxGeo rda Jacobs, A. J, 1968-, author. The year of living constitutionally : one man's humble quest to follow the Constitution's original meaning / A.J. Jacobs. ©2024. New York, NY : Crown Publishing, [2024] viii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. 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. "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. 20240513. United States Supreme Court. Constitutional law United States. Constitutional amendments United States. Constitutional conventions United States. QS5