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Bill of Rights Primer

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Aknazer

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My parents got me a book called "Bill of Rights Primer" and I was wondering if anyone else has read this book and what they thought of it. I just started reading it and in the opening section that describes the book I came across this bit that had me worried about the direction of the book; "By viewing the Bill of Rights as a document with an evolving meaning shaped by hostory..." Does this mean that the authors of the book basically view the BoR as a "living document" where the meaning can change over time without amendments?
 
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Aknazer said:
My parents got me a book called "Bill of Rights Primer" and I was wondering if anyone else has read this book and what they thought of it. I just started reading it and in the opening section that describes the book I came across this bit that had me worried about the direction of the book; "By viewing the Bill of Rights as a document with an evolving meaning shaped by hostory..." Does this mean that the authors of the book basically view the BoR as a "living document" where the meaning can change over time without amendments?
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Depends; you'll have to read further.

If evolving = we no longer should have *insert right here* then it's bull crap
If evolving = 1A protections apply to the internet, 2A applies to more than muskets and 4A protections apply to electronic info then it's right.
 
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