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Bezig met laden... Our Secret Constitution: How Lincoln Redefined American Democracydoor George P. Fletcher
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The premise of this book is that Lincoln, in a couple of sentences in the Gettysburg address, introduced concepts which were later encoded in the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments. However, he further postulates that Lincoln and these amendments introduce an entirely new set of rules for constitutional law that is based on equality and nationhood rather than states' rights and the rights of "the People". His logic is imperfect in many regards and the case is never made. However, it is easy to see how this kind of lawyerly thinking has begun to subvert the original Constitution starting in the latter half of the 20th century. The many cases that Fletcher aduces to his argument are interesting in themselves and also show how, in general, the Supreme Court has tended to take a conservative view of these amendments and continues to restrain major changes in the social order that might be expected if Fletcher's views were fully realized. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Americans hate and distrust their government, but, at the same time, love and trust their government. These contradictory attitudes are resolved by Fletcher's novel interpretation of constitutional history. He says that the US has 2 constitutions - one catering to freedom and fear, the other to the need for security and social justice. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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