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DESCRIPTION: Aug 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM \n\nJoin the League of Women Voters South Bay for 
 a conversation with bestselling author \nA. J. Jacobs who will speak about 
 his latest book: "The Year of Living Constitutionally."   \n\nWhat does it 
 mean to live by the Constitution?  How does the Constitution fit into our 
 democracy today? And ask your questions.\n\nA. J. Jacobs is a journalist, 
 lecturer, "human guinea pig" and author of four New York Times bestsellers 
 including, "The Year of Living Biblically".  \n\nDon't miss this 
 event!\n\n\nABOUT: "The Year of Living Constitutionally."\n\nFor the full, 
 entire book synopsis, go here: 
 https://ajjacobs.com/books/the-year-of-living-constitutionally/\n\nA.J. 
 Jacobs learned the hard way that donning a tricorne hat and marching around 
 Manhattan with a 1700s musket will earn you a lot of strange looks. In the 
 wake of several controversial rulings by the Supreme Court and the on-going 
 debate about how the Constitution should be interpreted, Jacobs set out to 
 understand what it means to live by the Constitution.\n\nIn The Year of 
 Living Constitutionally, A.J. Jacobs tries to get inside the minds of the 
 Founding Fathers by living as closely as possible to the original meaning 
 of the Constitution. He asserts his right to free speech by writing his 
 opinions on parchment with a quill and handing them out to strangers in 
 Times Square. \n\nJacobs consents to quartering a soldier, as is his Third 
 Amendment right. He turns his home into a traditional 1790s household by 
 lighting candles instead of using electricity, boiling mutton, 
 and—because women were not allowed to sign contracts— feebly attempting 
 to take over his wife’s day job, which involves a lot of contract 
 negotiations.\n\nMuch like he did with the Bible in The Year of Living 
 Biblically, Jacobs provides a crash course on our Constitution as he 
 experiences the benefits and perils of living like it’s the 1790s. He 
 relishes, for instance, the slow thinking of the era, free from social 
 media alerts. But also discovers the progress we’ve made since 1789 when 
 married women couldn’t own property.\n\nNow more than ever, Americans 
 need to understand the meaning and value of the Constitution.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/08/13/18868656.php
SUMMARY:"The Year of Living Constitutionally": Book Talk w/ author A. J. Jacobs hosted by LWV
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/08/13/18868656.php
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