The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant 3rd Edition

by Robert G. Natelson (Author)

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Knowledge is power.This book is full of information that even many experts don't know. From it, you will learn:The Constitution’s hidden meanings. Many of its words and phrases meant something different in the 18th century than they do today.How the founders wanted the Constitution interpreted. Is it really a “living” document? (The answers may surprise you!)How the original Constitution protected your rights.What a privilege is, and how it is different from a right.How the framers were ahead of their time in respecting women and minorities.Third Edition.

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Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 3rd edition (October 21, 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 348 pages
ISBN-10 : 1502933624
ISBN-13 : 978-1502933621
Item Weight : 15.7 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.87 x 8.5 inches

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Dee S.

A MUST for anyone who wants to seriously understand the Constitution.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2017

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First off, far too many people, including those who are elected to public office never read the Constitution and then of those who do, far too many don't know what the words and phrases meant in the days of the Founders. This book gets one in the heads of the Founders and lets one know exactly what they were saying.

I really like it in that it can be used as a reference book and not have to be read from the front to the back.

I strongly recommend it for anyone who is serious about learning what the Constitution really says and being able to pass on accurate interpretation of the words and meanings and intent.

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John Dickson

Original Intent matters.

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2020

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I learned 2 important things. First, the Constitution is written as a trust document. Very fitting for its purpose. The second was the original construction of phrases matters. I thought post roads were for mail routes only and wondered where the Federal authority came from. It turns out post roads was a common term for roads with posts every so often as rest areas.

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Marty Allen

It's a well written opinion of history.

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020

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One of the first things the author does is qualify that you need to understand the era and times in which the Constitution was written and the particulars of the rationale of drafters in using legal terms as many if not most were lawyers.

Then he speaks for the drafters on key points abandoning the position that the drafters work was an object of precision that is open ended were it needed to be and definitive and final in other places. He speaks more on the bedrock foundation of the United States current policy in regards to law than the actual law, the four permanent organic laws, of the United States of America.

Still informative but very flawed.

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Jim

Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019

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It was a little far in the weeds for a non-lawyer like me and I read it on a Kindle which is the wrong format for books with appendices and foot notes. It is much easier to flip back and forth with a real book. Live and learn as they say. Kindle is great for story reading not good for research.

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Michael Kapic

The Original Meaning of the Constitution

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015

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Professor Natelson has combed the writings of the folks who designed the Foundation of America, the Constitution. He's put together an easy to understand explanation, point by point, of why it was written the way it was. That is, he interprets what the Framers meant, what the words meant then as compared to now. As he states, this is not a narrative piece, but rather a reference book. If you have a question about the various articles or clauses, this is the place to find a good interpretation. .

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Eugene C.

A Must Have Reference for Constitutionalist

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2015

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Prof. Natelson provides us with both an informative and detailed book regarding the original meaning of Our Constitution but he also provides us with a “How-To” book on Constitutional interpretation. Most of us think we understand and comprehend the words we read. We think we get the authors mean by simply reading what he has written. If there is an unfamiliar word, we look its’ meaning up on-line (maybe even in a dictionary). According to Natelson, this approach can lead you into misinterpretation.
Natelson argues that the Constitution is a legal document, drafted by some of the smartest legal minds of the founding era, and debated during the ratification process by other equally brilliant founders to establish assurances about what was meant and intended by the words of the document. The explanations in the Federalist Papers and the notes taken during the convention all provide part of the basis for interpreting the Constitution. In addition, he argues, that the ideas and thoughts of the of the founding era exemplified by the education of the founders, and the ancient histories as they were known to the Constitution authors helped to shape the meaning of individual clauses in the document. The fact that most of the founders had some familiarity with Latin, Greek and English Common Law established a background upon which the Constitution authors drew. Without this background modern interpreters a libel to make an error. This common background helped to create a succinct document that did not need pages of explanation to convey meaning.
Anyone who wants of understand the meaning and intent of the Constitution need this book in their reference library.

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charzrevolution

It's the Law

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2017

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Great introduction to the meaning of the United States Constitution preamble and Bill of Rights.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2015

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