Garrett Epps

Wrong and Dangerous

Ten Right-Wing Myths about Our Constitution

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Produktbeschreibung

In Wrong and Dangerous, legal scholar Garrett Epps tackles 10 of the most prevalent myths, providing in terms every citizen can understand a clear grasp of the Constitution and the government it established.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 149mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9781442216761
• ISBN-10: 144221676X
• Artikelnr.: 35115231

Autorenporträt

Garret Epps, a regular contributor on legal issues to Atlantic.com and The American Prospect, is a journalist, novelist, and legal scholar. He has taught at American University, Boston College Law School, Duke Law School, and the University of Oregon. He currently teaches constitutional law at the University of Baltimore Law School and resides in Washington, D.C.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Stealing the Constitution The Ten Big Myths #1: The Right Is
"Originalist," Everyone Else Is "Idiotic" #2: The 'Purpose' of the
Constitution Is to Limit Congress #3: Congress Has Stretched the Commerce
Power Beyond Its Proper Limits #4: The Constitution Doesn't Separate Church
and State #5: Equality and Self-Government Are "Wholly Foreign to the First
Amendment" #6: The Second Amendment Allows Citizens to Threaten Government
#7: The Tenth Amendment, "State's Rights," and "State Sovereignty" #8: Pay
No Attention to That Fourteenth Amendment Behind the Curtain #9: Election
of Senators Destroys "States' Rights" #10: International Law is a Threat to
the Constitution Afterword: The Battle Ahead Suggestions for Further
Reading The Constitution of the United States of America The Articles of
Confederation and Perpetual Union Acknowledgments About the Author Praise
for Garrett Epps Notes