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The US Constitution - Here Is What It Says

By Thayer, Don

Book Id: WPLBN0003468540
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Title:	The US Constitution - Here Is What It Says
Author:	Thayer, Don
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Political Science, US Constitution
Collections:	Politics, Authors Community, Law
Historic Publication Date:	2014
Publisher:	XLibris

Member Page:	Don Thayer
Citation APA MLA Chicago Thayer, D. (2014). The US Constitution - Here Is What It Says. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
There is no Constitutional provision for "original intent" or judicial interpretation. Although it was written over two hundred years ago using archaic terminology, there is no real ambiguity about the meaning of the text. This book emphasizes that text as written.

Summary
Emphasis on the actual text of the Constitution, versus "original intent" or judicial interpretation.

Excerpt
Article 1, Section 8: "Section 8 of Article 1 deserves some extra time and discussion. Each clause delegates a specific power to the federal government. The first clause begins with “The Congress shall have Power To,” and each clause adds an additional power of Congress. These powers apply only the federal government, not the states." "The relevance of this section is in relation to the rest of the Constitution, as well as the Bill of Rights. The Tenth Amendment states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”. In other words, if the power is not specifically named as a United States power, it is reserved for the individual states or the people."

Table of Contents
Part 1 - The Bill of Rights Part 2 - The Constitution Part 3 - The Amendments Part 4 - Images, Quotes, And Original Ttext