Time: Tue Oct 29 11:07:27 1996 To: libertylaw@www.ultimate.org From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: When all else fails, RTFD! Cc: Bcc: This book is supposed to be printed every ten years, but in 1990, I am told that President Bush pressured Congress not to print it, hence the latest update is 1982 + 5 = 1987. It is a very good book, however, for its depth (and size). /s/ Paul Mitchell P.S. Another variation: RTFM: Read The Friggin' Manual. (wasn't "friggin" when I learned it) At 10:03 AM 10/29/96 +0000, you wrote: > >LIBERTY LAW - CROSS THE BAR & MAKE YOUR PLEA - FIRST VIRTUAL COURT, USA >Presiding JOP: Tom Clark, Constable: Robert Happy, Clerk: Kerry Rushing > >To whoever: >I'm a newcomer in this group and I find many posts here interesting. >Some of you folks are undoubtedly highly competent pro se litigators. >But for those who want to know what the supremes have said about this >and that, you can go straight to the horses' mouths. > > The U.S. Government Printing Office (last time I called the number >was 202-783-3238) has available for sale a massive volume titled The >Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and >Interpretation. (The print office book # is 102880) This is the >master volume of annotations of cases decided by the supremes up to >July 2, 1982. There is also a supplement to this which should bring >the book pretty well up to date. The last supplement I have is fully >five years old. It's printing office number is 101-36. Since I do >most of my research on cd-rom, I haven't had a need for a newer >suplement and don't know if a newer one has been issued, but it >probably has. If you call, make sure you get the latest version that >is available, both of the hard cover and the pocket supplement. > > The old price was about $90 for the book, $10 for the >supplement. But if you really want to know what the Constitution >says according to the supremes, this is one of the best annotated >books on the Constitution available. > > The book was commissioned by Congress in Public Law 91-589, 84 >Stat. 1585, 2 U.S.C. §168 because of the Congress' need for a >reference "bearing significantly upon the analysis and interpretation >of the Constitution...". The book was compiled at Harvard >University. One of it's original authors, Prof. Edward S. Corwin, >was hailed by the supremes as one of the best legal minds in the >country. Corwin also wrote the introduction to the first edition in >1953. The book has essentially been a "labor of love" at Harvard >ever since. The supremes have often quoted Corwin and others from >the book, and the Congress uses it for research. > > It is written so that even a dumb pro se like me can read and >understand it. I highly recommend it to anyone who want's to find >out what the Constitution says on any subject. As we all know, a >plain reading of the Constitution can sometimes leave you scratching >your head wondering how we ever came from such a brilliant document >to the miserable state of affairs we have now in this country. >Fortunately, the supremes have left a very good paper trail which can >give you some keen insight. > >pap >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >A peasant between two lawyers is like a fish >between two cats. > .... Spanish Proverb > E-Mail: > jpapania@asu.campus.mci.net >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >
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