A citizen reads the constitution. (E.L. Doctorow) (transcript)

From: The Nation | Date: February 21, 1987 | Copyright information

A Citizen Reads The Constitution

Not including the amendments, it is approximately5,000 words long--about the length of a short story. It is an enigmatically dry, unemotional piece of work, tolling off in its monotone the structures and functions of government, the conditions and obligations of office, the limitations of powers, the means for redressing crimes and conducting commerce. It makes itself the supreme law of the land. It concludes with instructions on how it ...

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