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
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>
>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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