Taking the Supreme Court at their word in 'Year of Living Constitutionally'

Author A.J. Jacobs joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning'.
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[@Chulitatr]

To preserve the constitution, expand the SC court and set term limits.

[@martin2289]

How sad that rather than reflecting on what Jacobs is saying here and the interesting premise of his quest, instead the comments section gets immediately flooded with an influx of hateful, vitriolic comments from right-wing bots, trolls and Trump fanatics spewing absolute nonsense. Come on America... you can do so much better than this.

[@cocacola4blood365]

Seconded!

[@DaveReynolds-y3v]

SCOTUS is not ruling as originalists. they are using the pretext of originalism as cover for their rulings. A bit like someone holding up a flag and saying you cannot question my actions, look at this symbol, it is my shield.

[@berthabridges3483]

"We, the people." It is a very eloquent beginning. But when that document (the Preamble to the U. S. Consitution) was completed on the seventeenth of September in 1787. I was not included in that "We, the people." I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decisions, I have finally been in "We, the people." ~ Barbara Jordan (1936-1996), American lawyer, educator, politician, and civil rights activist.

[@theuglytruth8162]

Just keep your Gods out of my politics. 👍

[@WeAreGoingBackTo1776]

Sorry babe this is God’s country

[@theuglytruth8162]

@@WeAreGoingBackTo1776 witch God?

[@berthabridges3483]

"America is a living ideal. It isn't only the tenets of its founding, but also the terms of its future. Every day, we make America. Seeking to preserve and enshrine one vision of this country from one period of its past robs it of what makes it magical: its infinite possibility for adjustment." ~ Charles M. Blow, American journalist, commentator, and activist.

[@sunsetpalms1923]

Can someone please explain to me how a dictatorship will be better than a democracy? Maybe I'm missing something.

[@winstonsmith6607]

3/4 of the population doesn't want Biden to run again. Yet he got 96 percent of the primary vote in SC because no one was allowed to oppose him. The dems tried to get Trump off the ballot and they're suing RFK Jr. Biden wants to be president until heDies in office. I don't know why people stand for this. We need to oppose the democrats

[@ranrod8641]

The conservative majority on SCOUTS is so far-right in the back pocket of Trump, they can smell what he ate for breakfast. With that said, SCOUTS judges should not have a lifetime appointment, there shoud be a term limit.

[@alanakafang6143]

keep crying child

[@WeAreGoingBackTo1776]

That is the only thing the right has everywhere else - house, senate, judges are all compromised

[@TamponTimWalz]

RBG is the best

[@David..832]

Freedom of speech, religion and the right to bear arms shall not be infringed.

[@martin2289]

A strangely reductive formulation that is plainly not anything intended by the founders.

[@David..832]

@@martin2289 Freedom is exactly what the founders intended, it's what people like you want to do that's dangerous to freedom

[@turdferguson3475]

So tell us what the Founders intended.

[@David..832]

@@turdferguson3475 That's a good subject to do a study on

[@WeAreGoingBackTo1776]

Re read it bud

[@Christian-di8zu]

THANKS AGAIN Ginsburg!!!!!! Love that Trump got 3 picks !!!!!

[@uonecar]

so the da's and judges who donated to the Democrats should be dismissed from Donald Trump's case if that's the case

[@allanwest9384]

Great crowd that Trump got in the Bronx wasn’t it.

[@WeAreGoingBackTo1776]

It was awesome to see so many young voters who haven’t been indoctrinated

[@tycobb162]

Hard hitting news, if they aren’t talking about Trump, they are having segments like this. 😂😂😂

[@cocacola4blood365]

Seeing as right wing extremists want to roll back our rights, maybe we shouldn't so quickly dismiss A.J. Jacobs efforts. This isn't some romp through crazy town or a publicity stunt, this man was exploring America's heritage. A heritage so many of us take for granted.

[@David..832]

Human rights begin in the womb.

[@ronaldking1054]

Do human disabilities begin in the womb? No human being has the right to steal an organ.

[@mayanroses1]

LOL

[@mvvpro8688]

Warning: Trump zombie invasion in the comments.

[@LeftWingNationalist]

Voting Jill Stein💚💚

[@martin2289]

Advertising your idiocy. Super.

[@TamponTimWalz]

President Trump's Supreme Court is the greatest gift to America 🎉

[@WeAreGoingBackTo1776]

Thank the Lord!

[@Chulitatr]

Seriously? They're taking our rights away and have violated their oaths to the constitution and the rule of law.

[@josephsonora3787]

THE GREAT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CROWD IN THE BRONX = 25K! FJOEB'S CROWD IN NH = 10 🤣!!!

[@WeAreGoingBackTo1776]

So awesome 👏 they will have to replace Biden now bc he is losing so bad

[@fredd103]

He thinks he’s brilliant. He’s the opposite.

[@kenc7120]

Did the clown ride around on a horse and fetch water from a creek too?

[@BarneyHefner]

January 6th PROTESTORS: 2 canisters of bear spray and a megaphone. DEMOCRATS: "Democracy in peril!"😂😂😂

[@kenc7120]

Worse than Pearl Harbor. FJB!

[@SwiftJustice]

*"I don't care if they have F♡cking weapons! They're not here to hurt ME!!"* --Donald Jabroni Tr💩mp, 1/6/2021

[@omarfierros4973]

OF JESUS😇⚪YES / back No Trump🔴🤡😈

[@CliftonBowers-pc2xu]

U bi or just bi polar ?

[@omarfierros4973]

MSNBC stop: back MAGA Back Donald J Trump🇺🇸🤡 not ok work vote 2024

[@martin2289]

Check into some ESL courses there, bub.