A.J. Jacobs on his "Year of Living Constitutionally"

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@elainekinney6186 6 ай бұрын

With freedom comes responsibility! We need to remember this in order for a democracy to survive!

@presidentcamacho 6 ай бұрын

With great powers, comes great responsibility.

@universalheartstring 6 ай бұрын

"Putting others before ourselves," What a concept!

@johnkeith2450 6 ай бұрын

And my main use of my right to bear arms is to protect others.

@sheldonthomas8773 6 ай бұрын

But not the Slaves or the Natives.

@JackieDaytona1776 6 ай бұрын

@@sheldonthomas8773the Constitution was revolutionary enough to provide a road map for slaves to become citizens. It was an existential turning point in human history. You have the freedoms and rights to complain about it because of the same text that allowed a group of farmers to defeat the world's greatest empire and establish a foundation of democracy that shines upon literally billions around the world today. Sorry the framers of the Constitution didn't adhere to your twenty first century sensitivities when drafting their terrible document. Feel free to propose a better alternative.

@Pius-XI 6 ай бұрын

Good for him. There is nothing better than history 🎉

@JamesJohnson-sl3ui 6 ай бұрын

When he spoke about rights and responsibilities. He is spot on. We live in an America that it's people and politicians do not value citizenship. And do not take into consideration the responsibility's one has to each other and the country. Only what they can get.

@tobechukwuolumba7337 6 ай бұрын

The Constitution has its first three words in the Preamble, and that is "We the People"

@adrienne7340 6 ай бұрын

Yet, is isn't for all the people, is it!

@TransoceanicOutreach 6 ай бұрын

Yes it is. Read it again.

@MrMatteNWk 6 ай бұрын

And as GOP Congresscritters say, "There are no pronouns in the Constitution!"

@danielchilton5400 4 ай бұрын

@@TransoceanicOutreachI think the point is that when it was drafted in 1787 it really didn’t mean “all people”. Just like “all men are created equal” wasn’t originally intended to include all men. Thankfully significant progress has been made and today I feel those wrongs have been righted.

@ameliajoe-chandler3339 6 ай бұрын

I always wonder what our Dine’ (Navajo people) were doing at the time the “founding fathers” were creating the document. And were indigenous people a part of the line , “We the people…” This thought has always stayed with me through middle school, high school, college history courses.

@ebybeehoney 6 ай бұрын

- well, to be honest, I believe they were generally only thinking of white males. Women definitely weren't on their list. I suspect most others would be considered "less-than" as well. Even when some hesitated in the end they would have "othered" anyone that didn't look like themselves. And probably those that didn't speak a language they understood.

@lisamcbarron6047 6 ай бұрын

While some may be amused by Mr. Jacobs' eccentric approach to his "Constitutionally Living", the mere fact that he's immersed himself in this (and apparently dragged his loving wife along with it).....I cant put into words what I felt watching this ...bittersweet....melancholy ....I dont know...but it sort of made me tear up a little bit too....What most of us citizens of these great United States do not want to see however, is our great Constitution used in a manner to attack these great United States and it's citizens either. I'm pretty sure Jacobs has some lessons about our Constitution in his new book....and I look forward to reading it!!

@linguaphile42 6 ай бұрын

I've read Know-It-All and A Year of Living Biblically, and his wife is right -- this adventure is small potatoes compared to what he put himself through for the other books. Highly entertaining and thought-provoking author.

@lisamcbarron6047 6 ай бұрын

@@linguaphile42 Thanks for your insight and thanks for those other two titles....I'm definitely getting this newest one first!!! Appreciated your input!

@adrienne7340 6 ай бұрын

Ding DIng Ding Give this person a Bubble Gum Cigar! Righteo!

@martina21953 6 ай бұрын

This guy is so cool. I do historical reenacting and love it! I'm going to die with my stays on! 😀

@billkittleman9631 6 ай бұрын

Living Constitutionally is not something we should have to “imagine” 🇺🇸

@BobbySanders-bf2fr 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Jane for being you....

@mililaniman 6 ай бұрын

I admire his passionate pursuit to learn more about the constitution.

@kimberknutson831 6 ай бұрын

This guy seems crazy in a really good way. Thanks for sharing. : )

@joshlouie 4 ай бұрын

There are still people like in America who will truly fulfill what our forefathers have started in this glorious country. Thank you A.J. Jacobs. This is very inspiring! as what Spock from Star Trek always say "Live long and prosper!" 🖖🙂

@teresalegler2777 6 ай бұрын

My first pen, was an ink pen. The big breakthrough was the fillable pen. And yes, stained fingers. Putting others before ourselves. Obviously,some who have held the office never read or understood that concept.

@nghtwtchmn129 6 ай бұрын

A "penknife" was originally a knife for trimming goose-quill pens.

@tomlyons5336 Ай бұрын

Just finished your book, fantastic!

@redcoltken 5 ай бұрын

A.J. Jacobs is crazy in the best way possible

@BobbySanders-bf2fr 6 ай бұрын

AJ. You goofball. God bless....

@scottprather5645 4 ай бұрын

Love this

@debbralehrman5957 6 ай бұрын

Well said! 👍🏼👏🏻🌹

@VEGANSAM 6 ай бұрын

He looks like a possible member of Monty Python.

@steveconn 6 ай бұрын

If only our representatives actually did this rather than just pointlessly trying to impeach eachother all the time.

@adelaferreira4575 6 ай бұрын

Wise words many people wish to ignore these days !

@ctwatcher 2 ай бұрын

Most of us have been trying to mind our own lives, paying tax for everyone else but everyone has to tell us how because someones did something so we all pay. It is past time to get angry for what they've done to us.

@ecamp6360 6 ай бұрын

I hope his next book is on the Neolithic age.

@ecamp6360 6 ай бұрын

Or paleolithic.

@judithdomangue9995 6 ай бұрын

🙏

@UAL320 6 ай бұрын

We should still be worried about troops being quartered in our homes. Yes, that’s how up to date your constitution is….

@colehowe 6 ай бұрын

One of my biggest voting issues is NO QUARTERING TROOPS in my single bedroom apartment! Lol John Mulaney has a great bit on this btw that should be on KZbin if you have a few mins and want a laugh

@rc6147 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, we should be. And it's not outdated

@rc6147 6 ай бұрын

Don't think it can't happen again.

@brianbullard8291 6 ай бұрын

❤

@raynorman9880 6 ай бұрын

He missed the major concept - federalism. The States are sovereign and it is the Constitution that provides as mechanism of those sovereign entities to cooperate in mutually beneficial ways. In the end, that is all the constitution is or was before it was usurped and the agent became the master of the sovereign.

@JackieDaytona1776 6 ай бұрын

I'd argue from a political theology perspective you're describing a confederation more than the union the Constitution was aiming to create. The articles of confederation were ineffective, and with the federal government absorbing state debt, it essentially established more of a republic.

@leonhank4448 6 ай бұрын

Parchment 👍

@ELURIE12 6 ай бұрын

Sen. Wyden doesn’t listen to anything anyways.

@jjj1951 6 ай бұрын

Explain

@christopher3386 2 ай бұрын

I think I'd rather eat broken glass than listen to his voice all day, sorry...

@nghtwtchmn129 6 ай бұрын

1:48 His musket is almost certainly a "replica" rather than an actual "antique" from over 200 years ago.

@JackieDaytona1776 6 ай бұрын

Probably...but if there is one guy that I believe would buy a real one and run around playing with it, it's this guy

@2012photograph 6 ай бұрын

Don't why more State Don't promoting 13 Colonies flag?

@aguerra1381 6 ай бұрын

I say it's up to God. Without Him we can do NOTHING! He's the Potter, we're the clay. We're too stupid to do it without Him!

@colehowe 6 ай бұрын

Would you say any higher purpose fits? Or do you believe other people need God from Christianity to live? Not trying to be disrespectful in any way I’m just honestly curious. I grew up Catholic, but to me, I more see ~God~ now as the universe and why we exist rather than nothing ever coming to be.

@aguerra1381 6 ай бұрын

@@colehowe I also grew up Catholic but there were certain views of the world from it's teachings that led me to become VERY aware of the spiritual conflict that we humans are in the middle of for the conditioning of our souls and therefore the shaping of our REALITY and cultures. It is all well kept hidden until it becomes OBVIOUS.

@gregdebree9158 6 ай бұрын

you are. l am not!!