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The United States Constitution
[b. 1787 - d. 2010]
The Working Minds Philosophy of Empowerment began with existentialism and Objectivism (Ayn Rand) but soon moved into economics and to politics. The U.S. Constitution was created in 1787 and ratified in 1788, and cancelled by the U.S. Supreme Court on 21 January 2010 – the United States is today a fascist country, and the activist push by this Working Minds website is largely about restoring constitutional rule in America.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution
 | U.S Constitution - 17 September 1787 24"x36" poster from Amazon for $28.95 18"x24" parchment poster from Amazon for $14.95 |
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pocket-sized versions of the Founding Documents
Declaration & Constitution, Introduction by Pauline Maier Kindle Edition from Bantam Classics [4/2008] for $3.99 Bantam Classics mass pb [7/98] for $3.99 Articles of Confederation, Declaration & Constitution Kindle Edition from White Dog Publng [5/2010] for 99˘ {sic} Textbook Classics 8½x5½ pb [6/2012] for $6.25 Declaration & Constitution National Center for Constitutional Studies pb [2005] for $1.50 {sic} Cato Institute 9x6 pb [3/2006] for $3.99 |
"The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals . . . it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals,
only the conduct of the government . . . it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government."
— Objectivist philosopher Ayn Rand [1905-82]
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Books About The U.S. Constitution
 | "Original Meanings: Politics & Ideas In The Making of The Constitution" [1996] by Jack N. Rakove book won the Pulitzer Prize for History Kindle Edition from Knopf Group E-Books [4/2010] for $13.99 Vintage 8x5 pb [5/97] for $12.13 Knopf 9½x6½ hardcover [3/96] out of print/many used |
 | "America's Constitution: A Biography" [2005] by Akhil Reed Amar Random House hardcover [9/2005] for $19.77 author's homepage at Yale |
 | "The Mini Page Guide To The Constitution" [2006] by Betty Debnam 32-page Kindle Edition from Andrews McMeel Publng [7/2013] for $2.51 32-page Andrews McMeel Publng pb [9/2006] out of print/used |
 | "The Politically Incorrect Guide To The Constitution" [6/2007] by Kevin R.C. Gutzman, PhD More accurate title for this Regnery series is 'Incorrect Guide'; contains right-wing propaganda with no relation to reality – you should not buy or read this garbage. |
 | "The Conservative Assault On The Constitution" [2010] by Erwin Chemerinsky Kindle Edition from Simon & Schuster Digital Sales [9/2010] for $10.38 Simon & Schuster 8½x5¾ pb [10/2011] for $14.57 Simon & Schuster 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/2010] for $19.71 |
 | "It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How The American Constitutional System Collided With The New Politics of Extremism" New York Times bestseller [rev 2013] by Thomas E. Mann & Norman J. Ornstein paperback & Kindle have a new Foreword and Afterword by the authors Kindle Edition from Basic Books [9/2013] for $10.49 Basic Books 8x5½ pb [9/2013] for $12.35 Basic Books 8¼x5¾ hardcover [5/2012] for $19.81 |
 | "The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time Lefty Defends Our Constitution Against Right-Wing Hypocrites and Nutjobs" [2017] by Ed Asner and Ed Weinberger Kindle Edition from Simon & Schuster Digital Sales [10/2017] for $13.99 Simon & Schuster 9x6 hardcover [10/2017] for $14.73 |
Constitutional Principles
 | "The Separation of Church and State: Writings On A Fundamental Freedom By America's Founders" [2004] Edited by Forrest Church
Beacon Press 7¼x4½ hardcover [8/2004] for $10.88 |
 | "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt" [2006] Edited by Larry King The title phrase is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution and nowhere defined in our laws; in this book, over 80 influential scholars, attorneys, novelists, journalists, and religious figures discuss, explore, interpret, and define the phrase and its meaning. Phoenix Books 9x6¼ hardcover [11/2006] for $20.40 |
 | "The Power of Habeas Corpus In America: From The King's Prerogative To The War On Terror" [2013] by Anthony Gregory
Cambridge Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [4/2013] for $81.19 |
 | "Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide" [2017] by Cass R. Sunstein “Sunstein has written the story of impeachment [that] every citizen needs to know. This is a remarkable, essential book.” — Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin Kindle Edition from Harvard Univ Press [10/2017] for $5.25 Harvard Univ Press mass pb [10/2017] for $5.53 |
The U.S. Bill of Rights
"Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? "You will note that the Bill of Rights is now apparently a Bill of Concerns."
It wouldn't even get out of committee." — attorney F. Lee Bailey, in 2010
— Charles Pierce, in Esquire Magazine, February 2014
First Amendment to The U.S. Constitution Page
Second Amendment to The U.S. Constitution Page
Third Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
Fourth Amendment to The U.S. Constitution Page
"More Essential Than Ever: The Fourth Amendment in the Twenty-First Century" [8/2012] by Stephen J. Schulhofer
http://www.amazon.com/More-Essential-than-Ever-Inalienable/dp/0195392124/
Fifth Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
Maryland law school guest lecture on using the Fifth Amendment: "Don't Talk To Police"
watch 6/2008 2-speaker lecture [48:39] online at YouTube
"Origins of The Fifth Amendment" [1969] by Leonard W. Levy
Sixth Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
Seventh Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
Eighth Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
Ninth Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
Tenth Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com + http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com
 | "The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide" [1991] by Linda R. Monk Close Up Publng pb 4th edition [2/2004] out of print/used author's website |
 | "The Bill of Rights: Creation & Reconstruction" [1998] by Akhil Reed Amar Yale Univ Press 8¼x5½ pb [4/2000] for $12.89 Yale Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [8/98] for $49.49 author's homepage at Yale |
 | "Origins of The Bill of Rights" [1999] by {Pulitzer Prize-winner} Leonard W. Levy Yale Univ Press 7¾x5 pb [3/2001] for $11.96 Yale Univ Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [7/99] for $48.00 |
 | "The War On The Bill of Rights and The Gathering Resistance" [2003] by Nat Hentoff Seven Stories Press 8¼x5½ pb [10/2004] for $11.16 Seven Stories Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [9/2003] for $12.60 |
 | "The Bill of Rights For Kids" [2018] from Homeschool Pop learning videos chapters are: Introduction, What is the Bill of Rights?, The Constitution and amendments, What are rights?, and then each of the first ten amendments watch 10/2018 video [11:11] online at YouTube |
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13th Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,
shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America, was declared to be in effect on 18 December 1865.
 | "13th: From Slave To Criminal With One Amendment" [Netflix Oct 2016] An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States that reveals the nation's history of racial inequality. Co-produced, co-written & directed by Ava DuVernay; co-produced & co-written by Spencer Averick; featuring Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Jelani Cobb, Angela Davis, Henry Louis Gates, Marie Gottschalk, John Hagan, Michael Hough, Van Jones, David Keene, James Kilgore, Bryan Stevenson, Nicholas Turner, and archive footage of Walter Cronkite, Peter Jennings, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dan Rather & Harry Reasoner DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch 9/2016 official trailer [2:19] online at YouTube |
14th Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
The 14th Amendment, guaranteeing due process of law, was declared to be in effect 28 July 1868.
16th Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment
among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
The 16th Amendment, allowing a federal income tax, was passed by Congress on 12 July 1909 and submitted to the
state legislatures; it was declared ratified on 25 February 1913 and the Revenue Act of 1913 was enacted shortly thereafter .
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19th Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
1920 Aug 18: The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the right of all American women to vote, was ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.
The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing the right to vote for women in the U.S.A., was declared to be in effect 26 August 1920.
Women's Equality Day on August 26th [est. 1971] celebrates the 19th Amendment and promotes a new Equal Rights Amendment.
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New Constitutional Amendment on Corporations
'Reverse Citizens United' Constitutional Amendment
New Constitutional Amendment on Voting Rights
New Constitutional Amendment on Marriage Rights
long-delayed Constitutional Amendment on Equal Rights for Women
Passed by Congress and sent to the states in 1972; Virginia finally became the 38th ratified in 2020; must be added as the 28th Amendment.
National Constitution Center [opened 4 July 2003] in Philadelphia, PA
Constitutional Law catalog at Amazon
There are no guarantees in this existential Universe. Likewise, in Nature there is no punishment, only consequences.
Delve into any of the line items above and that self-education will deliver to you an advantage over your fellows,
who are blind sheeple complaining that the Universe makes no sense.
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