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80 years later, it's still a very good analysis, January 26, 2009
This review is from: The Constitution Explained (Hardcover)
Although written during an earlier part of the 20th century, Atwood's analysis is one of the better and more historically-compatible attempts to show the true intent of the U.S. Constitution. He does this by analysis of the amendments as if they were used to modify the language in the main body of the document itself. The differences in legal analysis brought by this approach becomes readily apparent and exists in stark contrast to the dubious results that have taken root from the more conventional "living document" (which is actually a "dead document") approach applied by the comtemporary legal thuggery known as the U.S. Supreme Court.
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