William B. Glidden

Regulating Our Constitutional Rights

Democratic Rule or Judicial Fiat?

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Produktbeschreibung

The author proposes and defends a constitutional amendment to require that laws of Congress be upheld unless the Supreme Court by unanimous vote decides that a particular law is unconstitutional. This will strengthen the peopleâ s right to be governed by majority rule, including in cases where rights are concerned.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 580g
• ISBN-13: 9781666936117
• ISBN-10: 1666936111
• Artikelnr.: 67655836

Autorenporträt

William B. Glidden taught history and political science at Clarkson College of Technology in Potsdam, New York, and spent his career as a lawyer in the Law Department of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Should We Reform the Role and Operation of the Court?
Chapter 2: The Drafting and Ratification of Our Constitution
Chapter 3: The Original Meaning of the Bill of Rights
Chapter 4: The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment
Chapter 5: The Court Shreds Congress's Fourteenth Amendment Enforcement
Power
Chapter 6: Fourteenth Amendment Due Process
Chapter 7: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights in the States
Chapter 8: The Court's Enforcement of the Bill of Rights Against Congress
Chapter 9: Choosing Policies for Abortion, Religious Liberty, and Free
Speech
Chapter 10: The Court Should Veto Only Clear Mistakes of Congress
Appendix: Table of Cases
Bibliography
Index
About the Author