Reading The Constitution Of the United States

[Jack_F]

This weekend in addition to the Fourth of July would be a good time to start a family tradition of reading The Constitution. If you don't..... who will?

[Reinz]

Very good point Jack.  I feel our legislators and Executive Branch, and most of our Courts have already thrown it in the trash.

[DDGator]

I keep it on my phone (as an e-Book) and also a pocket copy (courtesty of Galco) in my briefcase. 

[sslater]

I keep my "Citizens Rule Book" on my desk, along with my copy of "The Second Amendment Primer", and "Thomas Jefferson on Democracy".
The "Citizens Rule Book" was presented to me and everyone in the Oakland County, Michigan jury pool the day I reported for jury duty.  The head judge also gave us a 20 minute lecture on our duty as jurors, plus a summary of the meaning of the United States constitution & Bill of Rights.
Funny, that little booklet measures about 3 inches by 6 inches and in its 61 pages covers juror's obligations (including the Ten Commandments), a few pages on historic American figures, and 40 pages on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
61 pages to cover the entire framework of our constitutionally limited republic  - and Obamacare took 2,700 pages of mumbo-jumbo (plus an untold umber of pages of regulations still to be written.)  I don't even want to think about the U.S. Tax Code - it's, what, about 50 jillion pages long?? 

Another book I treasure is my copy of "Thomas Jefferson on Democracy".   I got it for free at a book fair.  No one wanted it and they were going to throw it in the trash.   Copyright 1939, it  cost 25 cents (35 cents in Canada).  Fascinating reading of letters Jefferson wrote thru the years.  Interesting to see how Jefferson's views on the Judicial branch hardened over the years.  He didn't think much of lifetime judicial appointments.

Steve

[kjtrains]

Good idea, Jack.  For those caring to read The Constitution and don't have a copy, click on this link for a transcription of The Constitution in its original form.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html

Amendments 1-10; Bill of Rights.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights.html

Amendments 11-27.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html

And more; America's Founding Fathers.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html

[Reinz]

That is interesting Steve.

I wish all Judges gave juries copies.

I downloaded ap free on iphone.