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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... Declaration of Independence State sovereignty? Never heard of it Marshall finally gets one right Undoing Marshall—and Undoing the Union 105 “The object and end of all government” Taney tackles the Commerce and Contracts Clauses The War ...
... Declaration of Independence State sovereignty? Never heard of it Marshall finally gets one right Undoing Marshall—and Undoing the Union 105 “The object and end of all government” Taney tackles the Commerce and Contracts Clauses The War ...
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... action Sex discrimination and the Fourteenth Amendment The Supreme Court and “privacy” The Supreme Court's electoral interventions Conclusion Appendices The Articles of Confederation The Declaration of Independence ix Contents.
... action Sex discrimination and the Fourteenth Amendment The Supreme Court and “privacy” The Supreme Court's electoral interventions Conclusion Appendices The Articles of Confederation The Declaration of Independence ix Contents.
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Kevin Gutzman. Conclusion Appendices 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 ...
Kevin Gutzman. Conclusion Appendices 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 ...
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... declaration of independence meant war, which the colonists might well lose. Even if they won, the colonists would have a victorious army and a conquering general, which had always been a formula for military dictatorship as a precursor ...
... declaration of independence meant war, which the colonists might well lose. Even if they won, the colonists would have a victorious army and a conquering general, which had always been a formula for military dictatorship as a precursor ...
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... declare “that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and ... declaration of 10 The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution.
... declare “that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and ... declaration of 10 The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution.
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