On Reading the Constitution
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Book Overview
Our Constitution speaks in general terms of "liberty" and "property," of the "privileges and immunities" of citizens, and of the "equal protection of the laws"--open-ended phrases that seem to invite... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0674636260
ISBN13:9780674636262
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:164 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:9.3" x 0.4" x 6.0"
Customer Reviews
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Thought Provoking Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Dr. Tribe of Harvard Law makes many interesting points in his book concerning the methods and approach one ought to take while reading or interpreting the Constitution. I would suggest this book to people that have read the Constitution not once but many times and who are looking to further their understanding. On the contrary you should not purchase this book looking for a formula to understand the Constitution! Rather this book promotes one's thoughts and helps the reader develop an approach in which they ought and ought not read the Constitution. Interestingly enough, for Tribe to claim that he knows the manner in which we ought not read the Constitution presupposes that he knows how we ought to. This then contradicts his final chapters when he claims that there is no correct approach to the Constitution and that any one person's interpretation is no more right nor wrong than the next reader's.
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