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226th anniversary of the u. S. Constitution and i am reminded of vindication on the 200th anniversary, when the nation magazine asked novelist el doctorow to read the constitution from start to finish in right of his reactions. Didnt enjoy the assignment. Is 5000 words long, but reads like 50,000 he said. Alexei erdrich and shows not a trace of wit. He uses none of the troops of literature to create an pathetic state of mind of the reader. Those of you whove read the work now that he is one of our finest writers and understands American History very well. But this occasion i think you missed the story. For one thing, he missed a third of the constitution, which is 7500 words long. Apparently he quit when he got to the end of the original power. Under the common american misconception that the amendments dont count. Even reading the 1787 document, kia i think missed some truly high rhetoric, some literary trope and may be no wait, but a certain amount of irony. Like at doctorow, america
Purloined, trafficked and concealed for over two centuries. This last constitution could forever change americas history and its future. So the idea is that the words on that are upstairs in the parchment, those arent clear. But if we could get a hold of some other word that those same people wrote, that would make everything clear. Freedom of religion can date sovereignty, the right to bear arms. These other words are so powerful in the constitution that people are willing to kill for them. If we could just get our hands on these words, we would finally be will to read the words we do have. Original intent of the original meaning of original understanding, whatever you call this idea, it is worth asking why so important in our national dialogue. There is a history here. It is particularly american. We did people for the past 200 or 300 years have had a more intense relationship with the christian bible than probably any other people in history. That biblical tradition is where the ide
We are. At least we are not laughing. You can see where the precipitation is up north as we talked about yesterday still too far to the north. We do have midtoupper level clouds over us that are making it mild of the we will get a little bit of sunshine in the afternoon and temperatures are above average. The midtoupper level moisture will let go and evaporate before it hits the ground. Lowtomid 60s, another mild day. The second day of the week commute, leyla gulen . Im afraid we are reporting or seeing reports of accidents. The first accident is in san jose a solo vehicle spinout northbound 101 not causing delays because it is on the shoulder. C. H. P. Is out there. There is no wore as to injuries. To oak, eastbound 580, this is where we have an accident involving a motorcyclist. That is blocking one lane. We are not seeing delays. Westbound 580 up to highway 13 the drive is still looking clear. Identified, this is our drive through walnut creek southbound 680 with cars out there and
Mary has the story from washington, dc. Much of the United States is resembling the north pole, a dangerous arctic blast crippling the country, plunging temperatures to recordbreaking lets. Not doing any good. What is the worst part of the cold this morning . The wind is very, very bad. It hurts your face. I cannot talk right now. It is called a polar vortex a whirlpool of frigid arctic air bringing freezing temperatures to every state but hawaii creating a frozen nightmare for travelers, stranding commuters on the road, airports, and on the tracks. A chicago family trapped in their car for more than 15 hours. I told my husband, the next trip we take, we will be flying. Air travel is no better. Jetblue on monday canceled all flights at four major east coast hubs. Some have resumed. There are so many in the same boat no point getting angry. 500 amtrak passengers stranded outside of chicago, trapped by blowing, drifting snow. Some amazing polar portraits of the winter snow, Lake Michigan