Posted on 08/13/2014 1:30:56 AM PDT by Swordmaker
Sometimes when I see just how ignorant many American politicians are of the Constitution of the United States, I get the urge to send them a copy along with some annotations. Perhaps now that more of those in the federal government are using Macs, we might begin to see them paying more attention to this document that outlines the supreme law of the land. Why? Well, there's a copy of the U.S. Constitution on each and every Mac in the Dictionary app.
To see this information from The New Oxford American Dictionary, just launch the Dictionary app from your Applications folder. Once it's up and running, go up to the menu bar and select Go > Front/Back Matter. There you'll not only find such exciting information as who was on the editorial staff and advisory board for the Dictionary, but also a bunch of useful references.
In addition to the aforementioned Constitution of the United States of America, there's also a complete Language Guide, a history of the English language, a list of the fifty states and each state capital, a list of every President of the U.S. from George Washington to George W. Bush (not sure what happened to the current incumbent...), the Declaration of Independence, a list of countries of the world, a list of chemical elements from hydrogen to meitnerium, a cross-reference of standard to metric measure conversions, and the Arabic, Hebrew, Greek and Russian alphabets.
Sure, it's not exactly Wikipedia, but it's sure nice to know that if you're offline and just happen to need to know what the 21st Amendment to the Constitution did (it repealed Prohibition), you've got it at your fingertips.
There is a free Constitution App, just download it and there you have it.
Apple truly must be evil!!!
Very cool. Thanks for the ping.
I don’t usually learn anything, since I know it all but, that was an interesting item to learn about.
Now, don’t get me wrong about what I’m gonna say.
But as far as I’m concerned, there is way too much emphasis on the Constitution these days.
The Constitution affects ONLY the dealings of the Federal government. As far as the States go, the Constitution has little bearing.
And in GIVING power to the Constitution, we GIVE power to the Federal government! Think about it.
So we can easily see how the Federal government has become involved in all the little local matters of our communities.
Every time somebody feels twinged, the file a federal lawsuit over it, claim the are abused, and deserve “equal protection”.
Did you see this Ditter? Very cool.
I found it. It’s got a lot of stuff as well as the Constitution.
“The 4th Amendment is illegal search and seizure.”
Of course, but it becomes the 3rd Amendment once Apple deletes the Second Amendment.
What!
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