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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... United States. 3. United States. Supreme Court. 4. Judges—United States. I. Title. KF4550.Z9G88 2007 342.7302—dc22 2007013954 Published in the United States by Regnery Publishing, Inc. One Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 ...
... United States. 3. United States. Supreme Court. 4. Judges—United States. I. Title. KF4550.Z9G88 2007 342.7302—dc22 2007013954 Published in the United States by Regnery Publishing, Inc. One Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 ...
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... United States” Reforming the Confederation A vision of national government: The Virginia Plan Monarchists and nationalists and federalists—oh my! Selling the Constitution A rocky road Federalists battle Republicans over the Bill of ...
... United States” Reforming the Confederation A vision of national government: The Virginia Plan Monarchists and nationalists and federalists—oh my! Selling the Constitution A rocky road Federalists battle Republicans over the Bill of ...
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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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... United States Constitution. From its earliest days, its exponents— chiefly lawyers and judges, but with a helping of other politicians, journalists, and authors of various kinds thrown in—have trained the people at large to believe that ...
... United States Constitution. From its earliest days, its exponents— chiefly lawyers and judges, but with a helping of other politicians, journalists, and authors of various kinds thrown in—have trained the people at large to believe that ...
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... that were joined as the United States. all the rights of his subjects in England. When one. WHAT. MADE. THE. CONSTITUTION: REVOLUTION. AND. CONFEDERATION. FEDERALISM VS. NATIONALISM AT THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION. 1 First Chapter.
... that were joined as the United States. all the rights of his subjects in England. When one. WHAT. MADE. THE. CONSTITUTION: REVOLUTION. AND. CONFEDERATION. FEDERALISM VS. NATIONALISM AT THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION. 1 First Chapter.
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