Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Does Your Constitution Come with a Disclaimer?

Becasue this one does. The printed Constitution from A & D Publishing comes with the following disclaimer on the rear:
This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today. Parents might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this was written before allowing them to read this classic work.
Now, it's likely that this is a standard print on all of the books this publisher sells of a certain age and was never intended to be put on the Constitution. However, in this age, it's still a possibility that this was what was intended to be put on there. If that is the case, I'm guessing President Obama has shares in the company, because it certainly seems to reflect his understanding of the Constitution.

2 comments:

  1. ...
    It certainly sounds like it might have been intentional, which says something about these times.

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