Posted on 11/17/2017 1:11:39 PM PST by Dr. Zzyzx
I'd like to study the Constitution and its amendments in greater depth to learn of the historical circumstances and reasoning that led to each amendment's ratification as well as some of the significant case law that has since stemmed from each one.
As I've searched for a good book, it seems a lot of them are written by people who have a liberal slant and hence, whose judgment I don't trust.
Can any of you recommend a well-rounded, reasonably understandable book that is written by someone with a more conservative mind? Any suggestions along that line would be appreciated. Thanks.
Federalist Papers.
This book probably isn’t sophisticated enough for you, but YAs enjoy it: “Our Constitution Rocks” by Juliette Turner. It explains how the Constitution works, and even adults have used it for a reference.
In addition to a book, you might try this:
5,000 Year Leap
Gary North ~ Conspiracy In Philadelphia...available for free download online...
Also any/all the writers @ LewRockwell.com
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Dick Gaines aka: Gunny G
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Check out Hillsdale College. They offer a free course on the Constitution online.
Beat me to it...
55 Men and the Constitution by Fred Rodell
You can get a paperback for about 10 bucks.
A second recommendation, The Anti-Federalist papers.
The Federalist Papers are a must read for understanding the Constitution. No Constitutional research is complete until the Federalist Papers have been studied.
Good chronicle of the genesis of the first ten amendments which as susal is misnamed (the first ten amendments are NOT a "bill of rights (totalitarian states issue "bills of rights") - they are, as you'll read, a confirmation of pre-existing rights the feds cannot touch).
The Tempting of America by Judge Robert Bork
An insightful study of the perverted interpretations of the Constitution the Left and the Supreme Court has perpetrated upon America by the leading scholar on the Constitution in his time. It does not cover all clauses and amendments, but he hits the big ones that the Left has perverted as an excuse to grant sweeping unconstitutional powers to the feds.
Also, reading and studying the Declaration of Independence is critical to understanding the presumptions of the Constitution. Reading the federalist and anti-federalist papers is also a good idea.
Allow me to add to the chorus singing the praises of Hillsdale College!
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Thank you all. I’ve read the Federalist Papers and will now be studying the amendments that followed the Bill of Rights. Looks like you’ve given me some very good avenues to explore. I appreciate it!
―Fred Rodell
There are several different courses the Hillsdale offers free on line. The lectures are informative and (mostly) easy to follow. I’ve read and referred to the Federalist Papers on more than one occasion and thought I was pretty well informed on the Constitution. I barely got passing grades on the first two tests I took on Hillsdale. I’ve gone back and learned to listen rather than try to do two things at once, as I am inclined to do.
Juliette or Janine?
Read everything by Forrest McDonald.
Justice Joseph Story’s book is excellent, goes through the constitution clause by clause. And no bias as it was written in the 1800’s.
It’s Juliette Turner and published by Zondervan.
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