The Politically Incorrect Guide to the ConstitutionSimon and Schuster, 2007 M06 11 - 258 páginas The Constitution of the United States created a representative republic marked by federalism and the separation of powers. Yet numerous federal judges--led by the Supreme Court--have used the Constitution as a blank check to substitute their own views on hot-button issues such as abortion, capital punishment, and samesex marriage for perfectly constitutional laws enacted by We the People through our elected representatives. Now, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution shows that there is very little relationship between the Constitution as ratified by the thirteen original states more than two centuries ago and the "constitutional law" imposed upon us since then. Instead of the system of state-level decision makers and elected officials the Constitution was intended to create, judges have given us a highly centralized system in which bureaucrats and appointed--not elected--officials make most of the important policies. In The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution, Professor Kevin Gutzman explains how the Constitution:
As Professor Gutzman shows, constitutional law is supposed to apply the Constitution's plain meaning to prevent judges, presidents, and congresses from overstepping their authority. If we want to return to the founding fathers' vision of the Republic, if we want the Constitution enforced in the way it was explained to the people at the time of its ratification, then we have to overcome the "received wisdom" about what constitutional law is. The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution is an important step in that direction. |
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... America's rights Jefferson's view of the British Empire: A federation of independent states Gunsmoke—and fear of ... American people” or the sovereign states? Judges: Power-Hungry from the Beginning Judging the judges The Court's ...
... America's rights Jefferson's view of the British Empire: A federation of independent states Gunsmoke—and fear of ... American people” or the sovereign states? Judges: Power-Hungry from the Beginning Judging the judges The Court's ...
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... The Articles of Confederation The Declaration of Independence The Constitution of the United States Acknowledgments Notes Index 219 223 229 231 241 243 245 INTRODUCTION F ew subjects in American life are so thoroughly x Contents.
... The Articles of Confederation The Declaration of Independence The Constitution of the United States Acknowledgments Notes Index 219 223 229 231 241 243 245 INTRODUCTION F ew subjects in American life are so thoroughly x Contents.
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Kevin Gutzman. INTRODUCTION. F. ew subjects in American life are so thoroughly mystified, so completely surrounded by a ... America's federal government, students are introduced to the ideas of “republicanism,” “limited government,” and ...
Kevin Gutzman. INTRODUCTION. F. ew subjects in American life are so thoroughly mystified, so completely surrounded by a ... America's federal government, students are introduced to the ideas of “republicanism,” “limited government,” and ...
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... American law their own ideas of “the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society,” as Chief Justice Earl Warren put it in Trop v. Dulles (1958). Note the allusion to Darwin's theory of evolution here: if ...
... American law their own ideas of “the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society,” as Chief Justice Earl Warren put it in Trop v. Dulles (1958). Note the allusion to Darwin's theory of evolution here: if ...
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... American Revolution began. They had distinct histories, and they had been founded for distinct purposes, at distinct times, by distinct groups of people. The British government essentially displayed an attitude of “benign neglect ...
... American Revolution began. They had distinct histories, and they had been founded for distinct purposes, at distinct times, by distinct groups of people. The British government essentially displayed an attitude of “benign neglect ...
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