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V.

VACANCY. A place which is empty. The term is principally applied to cases

where an office is not filled.

2. By the constitution of the United States, the president has the

power to fill up vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate.

Whether the president can create an office and fill it during the recess of

the senate, seems to have been much questioned. Story, Const. Sec. 1553. See

Serg. Const. Law, ch. 31; 1 Breese, R. 70.

VACANT POSSESSION, estates. An estate which has been abandoned by the

tenant; the abandonment must be complete in order to make the possession

vacant, and therefore if the tenant have goods on the premises, it will not

be so considered. 2 Chit. Rep. 17 7; 2 Str. 1064; Bull. N. P. 97; Comyn on

Landl. & Ten. 507, 517.

VACANT SUCCESSION. An inheritance for which the heirs are unknown.

VACANTIA, BONA, civil law. Goods without an owner. Such goods escheat.

TO VACATE. To annul, to render an act void; as to vacate an entry which has

been made on a record when the court has been imposed upon by fraud, or

taken by surprise.

VACATION. That period of time between the end of one term and beginning of

another. During vacation, rules and orders are made in such cases as are

urgent, by a judge at his chambers.

VACCARIA, old Eng. law. A word which is derived from vacca, a cow, and

signifies a dairy-house. Co. Litt. 5 b.

VADIUM, contracts. A pledge, or surety.



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H.

HABEAS CORPORA, English practice. A writ issued out of the C. P. commending

the sheriff to compel the appearance of a jury in the cause between the

parties. It answers the same purpose in that court as the Distringas

juratores answers in the K. B. For a form, see Bootes Suit at Law, 151.

HABEAS CORPUS, remedies A writ of habeas corpus is an order in writing,

signed by the judge who grants the same, and sealed with the seal of the

court of he is a judge, issued in the name of the sovereign power where it

is granted, by such a court or a judge thereof, having lawful authority to

issue the same, directed to any one having a person in his custody or under

his restraint, commanding him to produce, such person at a certain time and

place, and to state the reasons why he is held in custody, or under

restraint.

2. This writ was it common law considered as a remedy to remove the

illegal restraint on a freeman. But anterior to the 31 Charles II. its

benefit was, in a great degree, eluded by time-serving judges, who awarded

it only in term time, and who assumed a discretionary power of awarding or

refusing it. 3 Bulstr. 23. Three or four years before that statute was

passed there had been two very great cases much agitated in Westminster

Hall, upon writs of habeas corpus for private custody, viz: the cases of

Lord Lei-ah: 2 Lev; 128; and Sir Robert Viner, Lord Mayor.of London. 3

Keble, 434, 447, 470, 504; 2 Lev. 128; Freem. 389. But the court has wisely

drew the line of distinction between civil constitutional liberty, as

opposed to the power of the crown, and liberty as opposed to the violence

and power of private persons. Wilmot's Opinions, 85, 86.


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J.

JACTITATION. OF MARRIAGE, Eng. eccl. law. The boasting by an individual that

he or she has married another, from which it may happen that they will

acquire the reputation of being married to each other.

2. The ecclesiastical courts may in such cases entertain a libel by the

party injured; and, on proof of the facts, enjoin the wrong-doer to

perpetual silence; and, as a punishment, make him pay the costs. 3 Bl. Com.

93; 2 Hagg. Cons. R. 423 Id. 285; 2 Chit. Pr. 459.

JACTURA. The same as jettison. (q.v.) 1 Bell's Com. 586, 5th ed.

JAIL. A prison; a place appointed by law for the detention of prisoners. A

jail is an inhabited dwelling-house within the statute of New York, which

makes the malicious burning of an inhabited dwelling-house to be arson. 8

John. 115; see 4 Call, 109. Vide Gaol; Prison.

JEOFAILE. This is a law French phrase, which signifies, "I am in an error; I

have failed." There are certain statutes called statutes of amendment and

jeofails because, where a pleader perceives any slip in the form of his

proceedings, and acknowledges the error, (jeofaile,) he is at liberty by

those statutes to amend it. The amendment, however, is seldom made, but the

benefit is attained by the court's overlooking the exception. 3 Bl. Com.

407; 1 Saund. 228, n. 1; Doct. Pl. 287; Dane's Ab. h.t.

JEOPARDY. Peril, danger. 2. This is the meaning attached to this word used

in the act establishing and regulating the post office department. The words

of the act are, "or if, in effecting such robbery of the mail the first

time, the offender shall wound the person having the custody thereof, or put

his life in jeopardy by the use of dangerous weapons, such offender shall

suffer death." 3 Story's L. U. S. 1992. Vide Baldw. R. 93-95.


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I.

IBIDEM. This word is used in references, when it is intended to say that a

thing is to be found in the same place, or that the reference has for its

object the same thing, case, or other matter. IOU, contracts. The memorandum

IOU, (I owe you), given by merchants to each other, is a mere evidence of

the debt, and does not amount to a promissory note. Esp. Cas. N. A. 426; 4

Carr. & Payne, 324; 19 Eng. Com. L. Rep. 405; 1 Man. & Gran. 46; 39 E. C. L.

R. 346; 1 Campb. 499; 1 Esp. R. 426; 1 Man. Gr. & So. 543; Dowl. & R. N. P.

Cas. 8.

ICTUS ORBIS, med. jurisp. A maim, a bruise, or swelling; any hurt without

cutting the skin. When the skin is cut, the injury is called a wound. (q.v.)

Bract. lib. 2, tr. 2, c. 5 and 24.

2. Ictus is often used by medical authors in the sense of percussus. It

is applied to the pulsation of the arteries, to any external lesion of the

body produced by violence also to the wound inflicted by a scorpion or

venomous reptile. Orbis is used in the sense of circlo, circuit, rotundity.

It is applied also to the eye balls. Oculi dicuntur orbes. Castelli Lexicon

Medicum.



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O.

OATH. A declaration made according to law, before a competent tribunal or

officer, to tell the truth; or it is the act of one who, when lawfully

required to tell the truth, takes God to witness that what he says is true.

It is a religious act by which the party invokes God not only to witness the

truth and sincerity of his promise, but also to avenge his imposture or

violated faith, or in other words to punish his perjury if he shall be

guilty of it. 10 Toull. n. 343 a 348; Puff. book, 4, c. 2, s. 4; Grot. book

2, c. 13, s. 1; Ruth Inst. book 1, ch. 14, s. 1; 1 Stark. Ev. 80; Merl.

Repert. Convention; Dalloz, Dict. Serment: Dur. n. 592, 593; 3 Bouv. Inst.

n. 3180.

2. It is proper to distinguish two things in oaths; 1. The invocation

by which the God of truth, who knows all things, is taken to witness. 2. The

imprecation by which he is asked as a just and all-powerful being, to punish

perjury.

3. The commencement of an oath is made by the party taking hold of the

book, after being required by the officer to do so, and ends generally with

the words,"so help you God," and kissing the book, when the form used is

that of swearing on the Evangelists. 9 Car. & P. 137.

4. Oaths are taken in various forms; the most usual is upon the Gospel

by taking the book in the hand; the words commonly used are, "You do swear

that," &c. "so help you God," and then kissing the book. The origin of this

oath may be traced to the Roman law, Nov. 8, tit. 3; Nov. 74, cap. 5; Nov.

124, cap. 1; and the kissing the book is said to be an imitation of the

priest's kissing the ritual as a sign of reverence, before he reads it to

the people. Rees, Cycl. h.v.

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This volume was published in 1911 by the Social-Democratic
Publishing Company and depending upon your politics will
either embrace or reject the message.

"The world has never had a good
definition of the word liberty, and
the American people are just now
in want of one."
...Abraham Lincoln in 1864

The time is not only ripe for a
change, it is rotten ripe.
........................................................................................

This little volume is dedicated to
the memory of the working class of
the revolutionary period of 1776 who
fought, bled and died to obtain free-
dom, but who, 'after their unselfish
sacrifice, were robbed of the fruits of
their struggle — robbed by the cunning
conspiracy of an exploiting master
class of the heritage that should have
been theirs.

Brief History of the "Patriotic" Achievements
of Our Fore Fathers

Statesmen of the Twentieth Century are not
wise enough to frame a Constitution
for the People of the Twenty
First Century

Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Statesmen
formed a Constitution for their great,
great, great grandchildren

From the Introduction:

In this brief history of the recital of historical events,
which preceded and followed the adoption of the Constitution
of the United States, it is not the purpose of the writer to
attempt to destroy any of the patriotic spirit of which every
true American should be proud to boast. On the contrary, it
is the purpose of the writer to stimulate patriotism — real
patriotism.

We have listened long and patiently to the "patriotic
sentiments" expressed by our Fourth of July orators, who in
the same breath have showered so much eloquent praise upon
the "glorious provisions of the United States Constitution."
We have heard the beautiful song so many times, and we have
been taught so much in our public school histories of the ex-
alted purpose of our revolutionary forefathers that it has
seemed almost like sacrilege to even hint at a word of criticism
regarding their work.

But a careful search of the pages of history shows that we
have been worshiping false gods and institutions.

There is nothing more terrible than the truth, and at the
same time there is nothing more beautiful than the truth, and
the truth herein is told, notwithstanding the fact that some of
our "revolutionary heroes," whom we have long been taught to
revere, are stripped of some of the halo that surrounds them.

There were tens of thousands of real heroes engaged in
that heroic struggle of revolutionary days, but the bourgeois
historians have failed to recognize the great part those heroes
played in the battles for freedom, and have showered praise
where it did not belong.

And there are just as many patriots — real patriots — in
proportion to the population, here today as there were in those
revolutionary days. And these revolutionists will arise in the
near future — will go to the ballot box — and overthrow a com-
bination of capitalist rulers who are more arrogant and more
oppressive today than King George III ever dared to be.
And the result of this revolution will be decisive and sure,
for the working class cannot longer be deprived of its own.
The Socialists are both hopeful and defiant. The future be-
longs to us, and it belongs to us because it is right that it
should belong to us.
......Silas Hood

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This volume was published in 1914.Whether you watch MSNBC or the Fox Network, this is an interesting read to learn of what
was being published in the political arena in the early 20th
century.

Allan Louis Benson (1871 – 1940) was an American newspaper editor and author who ran for President as the Socialist Party of America candidate in 1916.

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With her trademark passion, intelligence, and devastating wit, Huffington Post editor in chief Arianna Huffington tackles the issues that are crucial to this year’s presidential election and, even more so, to the fate of the country.

Huffington makes the case that America has been hijacked from within by a radical element—the “lunatic fringe” of the Right that has taken over the Republican Party. Despite holding views at odds with the majority of Americans, these zealots have given us an endless war in Iraq, a sputtering economy, a health care system on life support, a war on science and reason, and an immoral embrace of torture.

But they haven’t done it on their own: they have been enabled by a compliant media that act as if there is no such thing as truth and are more interested in cozying up to those in power than in holding them accountable, and by feckless Democrats who have allowed themselves to be intimidated into backing down again and again.

Both a withering indictment and a hopeful call to arms, Right Is Wrong is an explosive, boldly incisive work that will help set the national agenda. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (31)

My one complaint is that her conversion seems incomplete.
She comes off as saying that Reagan was a good president, rather than the unmitigated disaster that set us on the road to ruin.

Thought-provoking and right on target
Although I have admired Arianna Huffington for years, I was initially apprehensive about reading RIGHT IS WRONG in this year of 2010, since when it was published in 2008 we had the Bush Administration still in power, and this book frequently bashes George W. Bush, as well as other members of the right. I wasn't sure I wanted to hear all that over again, as now we have a promising new start with the Obama Administration. (Perhaps check out the new book The Promise: President Obama, Year One by Jonathan Alter.) However, once I got into this book I quickly realized what a GEM it is! So many terrific and cogent arguments here, including many details and perspectives that I did not know or had not thought of. Although there are some subjects dealt with here in which the situation has changed substantially since 2007-2008, such as the Iraq War, most subjects are essentially the same situation now, including global warming, health care reform, immigration, energy, and so on. Also, I like having a book to turn to for support when someone does not fully appreciate the absurdity of right-wing zealots in this country. I can just show them some sections in Arianna's book and say, "Here, read THIS and see what I mean!!" I especially admired the chapter condemning the Bush Administration's promotion of the torture of prisoners, which to me is one of the most shameful episodes in the history of the United States. Also, RIGHT IS WRONG is a real breeze to read and enjoy, because it covers a multitude of subjects and is also very funny. I don't know HOW she comes up with so many witty zingers! Also, if you're a thinking person, check out Arianna's web site, The Huffington Post!!

Huffington book
This is a very good book with a lot of vital information relating to corporate fraud.

Where are you coming from Arianna?
There is nothing new about this book.It is not worth the paper that it is printed on.Rather than pass it on, I threw it in the trash and feel bad that I spend MY HARD EARNED money on the book.
I think arianna would be good at writing novels since this actually is one.
No matter which side she's on at the moment she is dead wrong about too many things.The only thing I can really agree with, is that the Constitution of the United States is being trampled by both sides.I think it is time for all the Arianna's to stay home and raise a kid, rather than aborting them so they can have time to write such a silly worthless book.

Could Barely Keep Myself Interested
I question everything I read and this may be one of the most difficult and useless books I have ever read.Here's why:
1. The sentence structure is all over the place and reminds me of an angry person spoutting off in an email.
2. Citations are not easily cross referenced.
3. Facts are either incorrect or not referenced.Sometimes both.
4. There isn't a logical argument as to why her proposed solutions are better than others.Simply put, Arianna states that her conclusions are the only answer and any arguement against them isn't even worth the time of day.
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The Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to it). Also included are the Declaration of Independence, the 17 subsequent amendments to the Constitution, and brief biographies of the 55 of the Founding Fathers (those who were delegates from each of the thirteen original states except Rhode Island, which did not send any delegates, to the Constitutional Convention, which was held in Philadephia in 1787). This historical edition of the Constitution is a transcription of the original text. Items that have subsequently been amended or superseded are indicated and linked to the relevant amendments. ... Read more

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Our basic rights
For the benefit of all those unfortunates who grew up without the benefit of Yiddish speaking grandparents, the word "chutzpah" means brazen effrontery.The classic example is a man who kills his parents and pleads for mercy on the grounds that he's an orphan.

It's chutzpah, pure and simple, for right-wingers to complain about violations of our constitutional rights by the Omama administration.During the Bush administration our Habeas Corpus and Sixth Amendment rights were effectively abrogated.When the President declared somebody to be an enemy combatant the individual so described was held indefinitely, with no judicial ruling on the legality of the detention and with the right of the accused to have a fair trial denied.

While this was going on, the right wing of our political spectrum stayed silent or actively supported the administration.For them to now discover the Constitution because poor people will get access to medical care or for other programs they dislike is the essence of hypocrisy.The legality of the Affordable Care Act and of other administration actions will be decided by the courts, as they should be.If the legal system says the administration is acting legally, then it's acting legally.

As far as this ebook goes, it's good, though overpriced.The Table of Contents is active, the search function works as it should, and the text is easily readable even for somebody with my 74 year old eyes.
I recommend it to everybody.

This is as good as it gets.
Finally proof of the anointed ones mistakes as president (no not W). Two months in and already bowing to kings. This compilation is excellent and everyone should read it until it is burned in their brains. All real Patriots know how the 2009 "New New Deal" is ripping our rights away; read this and remember that we are here as a country because of the blood spilled for the documents inside. No better read out there.

Read it and weep...
Get it while you can, before it's gone. Our precious U.S. Constitution is being dismantled as we speak. The Bush/Cheney administration has done untold damage to this precious document our Founding Fathers fought so hard to shape and place in the world.

If you really consider yourself an American, and certainly if you think you are a patriot, buy it and read it. Every word. Then read the Patriot Act; put the FISA bill side by side with the Fourth Amendment. Start digging into the history of the last, oh, eight years or so and ask yourself: "What ya gonna do when they come for you?"

Educational
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An in-depth look at the defining document of America

Want to make sense of the U.S. Constitution? This plain-English guide walks you through this revered document, explaining how the articles and amendments came to be and how they have guided legislators, judges, and presidents and sparked ongoing debates. You'll understand all the big issues — from separation of church and state to impeachment to civil rights — that continue to affect Americans' daily lives.

• Get started with Constitution basics — explore the main concepts and their origins, the different approaches to interpretation, and how the document has changed over the past 200+ years

• Know who has the power — see how the public, the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court share in the ruling of America

• Balance the branches of government — discover what it means to be Commander in Chief, the functions of the House and Senate, and how Supreme Court justices are appointed

• Break down the Bill of Rights — from freedom of religion to the prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishments," understand what the first ten amendments mean

• Make sense of the modifications — see how amendments have reformed presidential elections, abolished slavery, given voting rights to women, and more

Open the book and find:

• The text of the Constitution and its ammendments

• Discussion of controversial issues including the death penalty, abortion, and gay marriage

• Why the word "democracy" doesn't appear in the Constitution

• What the Electoral College is and how it elects a President

• Details on recent Supreme Court decisions

• The Founding Fathers' intentions for balancing power in Washington

Customer Reviews (7)

My Review
I've alway's been interested in the Constitution, but because of the language I've always looked for an easier way tobetter understand it. Some of the words that were used by our Founding Fathers, can be just a little intimidating. As much as I hate to admit it, the U.S. Constitution for Dummies, makes it a breeze. I love it.

not consitutional
I thought that because this is a , "Dummies" Book, it would be easy tofollow. I found it to scattered...having each ammendment explained in one block would've been much easier to follow than having every thing chopped up...
I finally gave up....tracking down all the information was frustrating...I learn better with a straight forward format...

On the Money!!!
This is a no-nonsense book. It is clearly written for everyone to understand, and all the topics are on the money!!! There are no philosophical tangents that lead to outragiously foolish and hazardous conclusions. The author (Michael Arnheim) knows his Constitutional history and presents it in a well writren prose for everyone to understand and (more importantly)to enjoy!!!

Great primer for the common citizen
This is an excellent book for someone who has not had any schooling in the Constitution. I am just an average working man with a high school/tech school education but I do care about the direction our country is headed. This book explains the Constitution and many aspects of how government should operate so that even I can understand it. It is a big help to me to let me know if our elected officials are operating within the Constitution

The author does give his opinion on many of the controversial issues of the past and present but he makes it clear that it is his opinion only. He also gives the possible reasoning behind opposing viewpoints and actions in which he disagrees. It is not simply an ideological one sided book but something anyone could learn a lot from regardless of your political views.

The book does not go to great depth but I don't think you could expect that from a "Dummies" book. Overall, a great book for beginners.

Great Buy For Congress
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The full text of the Constitution of the United States of America, with the first ten amendments (i.e., the Bill of Rights) and all Subsequent Amendments. ... Read more

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Review of the Kindle Version
As an earlier reviewer pointed out, these documents have been "formatted" for the Kindle with literally no thought or care whatsoever. The text arrangement is shoddy and very distracting, and with no active table of contents, getting to a specific portion of any of these great founding documents is a tiresome chore.

Do note that this one star review is solely for the Kindle version of these documents, and not for the principles and values held within any of them which I would rate five stars many times over.

5 stars for 50 stars
Who could not give the US Constitution 5 stars?This is a handy little item to carry around, the binding is really great too.

Fortified with a Strong CONSTITUTION
Review the Constitution of the United States, I shall not. Yet, for me to read the Constitution is to see in fleeting review the fruits of abundance I so freely pick from the tree so firmly rooted by our founding fathers. Though many may argue about the twigs broken or the limbs grafted, time still ripens the wisdom of evolving the Articles of Confederation into a strong Constitution to "secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity."

The freedom available to instantly download this document into my pocket is to indeed "Kindle" a sense of wonder in the heart of this citizen now senior.

Not even a Table of Contents
Formatting was plain and without any standout type for articles/sections.Dont even think about links to relevant amendments.Pure shovelware.

The formatting of this work for Kindle works great!
The text is what it is. So I won't review that.... ;-)

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From the Preface:

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THE FATHERS OF THE CONSTITUTION,
CHAPTER I. THE TREATY OF PEACE
CHAPTER II. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
CHAPTER III. THE CONFEDERATION
CHAPTER IV. THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
CHAPTER V. DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN
CHAPTER VI. THE FEDERAL CONVENTION
CHAPTER VII. FINISHING THE WORK
CHAPTER VIII. THE UNION ESTABLISHED
NOTES ON THE PORTRAITS OF MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION WHO SIGNED
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Formatted for the Kindle. Linked Table of Contents.

CONTENTS
I. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL JUDICIARY
II. MARSHALL'S EARLY YEARS
III. JEFFERSON'S WAR ON THE JUDICIARY
IV. THE TRIAL OF AARON BURR
V. THE TENETS OF NATIONALISM
VI. THE SANCTITY OF CONTRACTS
VII. THE MENACE OF STATE RIGHTS
VIII. AMONG FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
IX. EPILOGUE
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Customer Reviews (2)

A classic study from 1919
This is a classic work by one of the most noted constitutional scholars of the early 20th century.Unfortunately, there is nothing in the Amazon information to indicate that the book was actually published in 1919.(My first clue was the passage saying that something that happened in 1805 or thereabouts was "a hundred years" ago.)The book sounds amazingly modern and it's remarkable that much of the discussion about separation of powers and the history of the Constitution seems so contemporary.Of course, the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts have radically changed the interpretation of the Constitution's stance on "state sovereignty," so the portions on Marshall's great later opinions on states and the Constitution do seem different from current understandings.Very interesting to read the views of a major scholar from nearly 100 years ago on the events of the early Republic.

only for history buffs
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Even before the emergence of the civil rights movement with black churches at its center, African American religion and progressive politics were assumed to be inextricably intertwined. In her revelatory book, Barbara Savage counters this assumption with the story of a highly diversified religious community whose debates over engagement in the struggle for racial equality were as vigorous as they were persistent. Rather than inevitable allies, black churches and political activists have been uneasy and contentious partners.

From the 1920s on, some of the best African American minds—W. E. B. Du Bois, Carter G. Woodson, Benjamin Mays, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Mary McLeod Bethune, Charles S. Johnson, and others—argued tirelessly about the churches’ responsibility in the quest for racial justice. Could they be a liberal force, or would they be a constraint on progress? There was no single, unified black church but rather many churches marked by enormous intellectual, theological, and political differences and independence. Yet, confronted by racial discrimination and poverty, churches were called upon again and again to come together as savior institutions for black communities.

The tension between faith and political activism in black churches testifies to the difficult and unpredictable project of coupling religion and politics in the twentieth century. By retrieving the people, the polemics, and the power of the spiritual that animated African American political life, Savage has dramatically demonstrated the challenge to all religious institutions seeking political change in our time.

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Overview of important (and overlooked) figures in black religion and religious politics
In Your Spirits Walk Beside Us, Professor Savage sets out to discuss the important history of theorizing about the practice of religion in black America while being attentive to critical thinkers and activists in black history whose rhetoric concerned the link between black social progress and the role of religious institutions.Never generalizing about the arguably ambivalent role afforded to black political movements by individual and collective religious institutions within the US, Savage nevertheless makes sure to highlight the neglected roles of intelligent black women in American religious history whose stories are lost when we acknowledge that they were not afforded the usual positions of authority occupied by black men as religious and political leaders.In addition, Savage paints a realistic and refreshing image of diverse thought within African American religion, illuminating not only the reality of diverse religious traditions but also diversity of opinion and theology within black Protestantism--attitudes about (the existence of) God, about non-Christians (namely, the forgotten black Christian fascination with Gandhi), about white religions, and about the efficacy of black pastors and churches in struggles for social equality.

As ultimately revealed in the final chapter, Savage's construction of a black pantheon of sorts for meaningful, critical intellectual thought about black religion in the US serves to provide the reader a better sense of how to locate modern black leaders in a larger historical debate about the relationship between religion, race, and politics with a focus on two such men, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright.As the two men might be considered different ideals for the synthesis of a racial consciousness with an effective, meaningful form of black Christianity, the focus of Savage's history relies on those individuals from history who largely represent the most effective presence of black religious liberalism in American history (and rightly so, given that these women and men made and preserved the black institutions responsible for progress).While attention is given to the reality of a conservative, individualistic, affluent tide in black religion evidenced by modern megachurches, I do feel that such conservative positioning and history needs to be given stronger attention in order to highlight for an audience interested in the intersection of religion and politics how race colors differently the simplistic liberal/conservative divide so easily stereotyped in modern political discourse. But the author's best work remains her ability to make sure that any modern discussion about religion, race, and politics is sensitive to the history of gendered divisions within black social history.Perhaps a more robust discussion of the political divides between black women in religious institutions would complicate Savage's important response to the minimization of black women in African American history and religion, but I believe it would have helped to further illuminate reasons for why such progress in black history was made only by a minority within a minority, one composed of a majority of women. ... Read more

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Great!
I got one of these for free in a gift basket at a luncheon.

It is super useful and lasted a long time under the heavy weight of law books.I was able to use it for my courses and read a bunch of random stuff.I forgot all of the random stuff already.

Please develop a Kindle edition for free.

A must have for anyone who care about the constitution, not you GB
It's a handy pocket book of the constituion and everyone should have a copy wether this one or some other one. Not for you GB.

"The U.S. Constitution: and Fascinating Facts About It" by Terry L. Jordan
"The U.S. Constitution and Fascinating Facts About It" by Terry L. Jordan
This pamphlet is handy, concise and offers some interesting tidbits concerning the people, their times and situations, as to why the U. S. Constitution came to be.It is, of course more and there is so much more about the writing, ammending and signing of this document, that one should just use this information to inform the reader and use these "facts" for conversation and pondering these most important topics.The Whys and Hows of how the U. S. Constitution came about, precedes the signing by many years, authors of like materials drawn upon to create this writing and reasons behind each Article and Amendment.You hear so many references by those who would quote and misquote the authors and signers, as to why it became what it is. There is so much more to know about what happened during these times concerning the minds of these men involved with its creation that one should do extensive reading, conversation with scholors and authorities, before you may know enough to know the minds of these strong willed men.

Outstanding Educational Gift!
This is a great, inexpensive product.The Constitution of the United States combined with many little known facts and interesting details.Makes a great gift during the current political discussions taking place in the country--great educational tool.I guess the supreme test is that I've purchased a bunch of these and given them as gifts with wonderful responses...and I'm going to buy more!

enlightening
Very informative.The fascinating facts were just that.
The size of the book makes it easy to slip into ones pocket. ... Read more

Product Description
A compilation of important American government documents including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill of Rights and all amendments to the United States Constitution. An excellent educational reference tool to have on hand.

This is a DRM FREE digital edition (NO Digital Rights Management!), with linked Table of Contents. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (11)

Good God - Independance ???
Page 53, in large, all caps, bold type, the title page for the "Declaration of Independence", SOHO Books demonstrated they cannot spell independence. An inexcusable error in this book. Of course it is five stars for content but the misspelling made it 4 stars for me - especially when it was spelled correctly numerous times throughout the book. This must have been done by a human, not a spellchecker, as there is no such word as "independance" the spelling used by SOHO Books.

Next best book after the Bible.
We need to know the details of our Constitution and what made America great. Especially when our freedoms are in jeopardy.

Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of American, Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments
It's important to have verbatim evidence of our constitution and its amendments and the bill of rights, etc., because in today's political climate, we must know the limits of the bureaucracies to know whether or not boundaries are being overstepped (which I believe they are!).This puts all this vital information together in one place for easy reference.

Founding documents of the United States of America
The Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights is the law of the land that does not change. It is not a "living document as activist judges want to believe, it is the written unchanging law of our land that explains what America is all about. These documents are very important; you should read them, know them.

a-must-have
A document every American should have and understand.Also, should be required reading in our school systems. ... Read more