Petals and Pages: A Mini Review of Stephen Breyer’s Totally Awesome Book On Constitutional Interpretation! 💛☕️

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I layered my white skirt extender with this pale yellow skirt from SHEIN, and together, it sort of made me feel like a Disney princess or a character from a fairytale book, LOL!!

(I’m trying out new little graphics to organize my blog post…hope you like it! I find it fun!)

I chose purple hair clips because I love that it descends into a gradient (light to dark purple)! 💜 And I can’t resist a spiked choker!

The last book I read was How to Interpret the Constitution by Cass R. Sunstein, which I greatly enjoyed and it was my first toe-in-the-water of trying to understand what the Constitution’s all about. And now I’ve fallen into a rabbit hole of sorts, because now I’m reading this!

I picked this book because I thought: what better way to learn more about this topic than through the eyes of someone who actually SERVED on the U.S. Supreme Court?!?! It was a no-brainer; I bought the book immediately after finishing my previous read!

There are different ways to interpret the Constitution, which is how Supreme Court justices come to conclusions for their decisions! Stephen Breyer offers a very in-depth reflection and comparison on both pragmatic and textualist approaches to the Constitution, and he weighs in on his personal opinion of why he thinks the pragmatic approach works best. Breyer references many famous Supreme Court decisions within the book, which has inspired me for my next Barnes & Noble trip; I want to buy a small book I’ve seen there called The Supreme Court: Landmark Decisions as a supplemental reference!

Breyer’s easy-to-follow writing style, bite-sized chapters and extensive knowledge and experience makes for a book that I find myself looking forward to reading each day! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I know, I know; it seems like this rabbit hole I’ve fallen into of all things Constitution has come out of nowhere – but not necessarily! ✨Quick story time✨: I worked at a law firm for 11 years back in the day. I didn’t want to become an attorney or anything – I was (ironically!) working there while I studied Art in college. While working in the law library, I was never really interested in any of the law books I saw (I just had to organize them and update material). Except for one law book. One book in the entire law library always caught my attention, and I found myself flipping through it a few times. It was called Constitutional Law, and I still remember exactly what the book looked like! 💗

So, it’s an interest that remained dormant and inactive for a reeeeeally long time, and I’m just now diving into it! Is it weird that I feel like I’m falling in love with this subject matter…?! Have you ever found a topic or book genre that you just couldn’t get enough of? 📖☕️💕 Do tell!

11 thoughts on “Petals and Pages: A Mini Review of Stephen Breyer’s Totally Awesome Book On Constitutional Interpretation! 💛☕️”

  1. I love the outfit! You DO look like a Disney princess 😊💞 The combination of sweet (skirt, butterflies) and edgy (spike collar, boots) looks really good!

    It’s nice to see you have lovely yellow flowers 🌹 The heat has killed most of ours 😭

    And that’s so interesting! I never knew you worked at a law firm. The Constitution is probably a very helpful thing to know about… and tbh I don’t know much about it 😓

    I go into rabbit holes too 😁 I can’t wait for my next one, though I’m not sure what it will be!

    PS: The designs look great! I like a bit of visual breaks, without it being too AI, you know? 🤔

    Hope you’re having a great weekend! 🥰🌹

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    1. Thank you so much for the sweet comment!! 💓 Sweet and edgy combinations are my fashion favorites!

      The heat really has done a number on the plant life around my house, but the yellow roses are charging through!

      I’m so glad to hear that other people also go into rabbit holes! Isn’t it fun?! 🥰 I always feel so passionate about whatever rabbit hole I fall into!

      I hope your week is starting off wonderfully! 💜

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  4. I love your fairy tale fit, yellow roses, and new blogger graphics! I also enjoyed learning more about your time working for a law firm. I like that even though you ended up going down a different career path, the experience introduced you to something you love. That said, I’m glad you’re enjoying your Constitution book and similar tomes. As you know, I can’t get enough of cozy mysteries and quirky romcoms. Reading rules! 😁📘

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  5. Wow, you are truly embracing the subject! And explained it so well. Yes, I’ve had a.couple rabbit hole journeys. The Irish famine, writings and history of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and A few others. Lovely outfit. Stay cool.

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