Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public MoralityYale University Press, 1 oct. 2008 - 304 pagini divIn the opening chapter of this book, Elizabeth Price Foley writes, “The slow, steady, and silent subversion of the Constitution has been a revolution that Americans appear to have slept through, unaware that the blessings of liberty bestowed upon them by the founding generation were being eroded.” She proceeds to explain how, by abandoning the founding principles of limited government and individual liberty, we have become entangled in a labyrinth of laws that regulate virtually every aspect of behavior and limit what we can say, read, see, consume, and do. Foley contends that the United States has become a nation of too many laws where citizens retain precious few pockets of individual liberty. With a close analysis of urgent constitutional questions—abortion, physician-assisted suicide, medical marijuana, gay marriage, cloning, and U.S. drug policy—Foley shows how current constitutional interpretation has gone astray. Without the bias of any particular political agenda, she argues convincingly that we need to return to original conceptions of the Constitution and restore personal freedoms that have gradually diminished over time./DIV |
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... gun lobbyists and zealous members of special interest groups. As Thomas Jefferson put it back in 1787, “Lethargy [is] the forerunner of death to the public liberty.” Many liberals seem to have concluded that amendment - through Preface x.
... gun lobbyists and zealous members of special interest groups. As Thomas Jefferson put it back in 1787, “Lethargy [is] the forerunner of death to the public liberty.” Many liberals seem to have concluded that amendment - through Preface x.
Pagina xi
... concluded that amendment - through - interpreta- tion is a net societal good , since it has generally allowed desired changes to oc- cur . For example , the Court's infamous “ switch in time that saved nine ” during the New Deal is ...
... concluded that amendment - through - interpreta- tion is a net societal good , since it has generally allowed desired changes to oc- cur . For example , the Court's infamous “ switch in time that saved nine ” during the New Deal is ...
Pagina xiii
... concluded that “liberty for all” was meant to be the pre-eminent value underlying American law. If this is deemed ideological (undoubtedly it will by those who think that all constitu- tional theory is inherently ideological), it at ...
... concluded that “liberty for all” was meant to be the pre-eminent value underlying American law. If this is deemed ideological (undoubtedly it will by those who think that all constitu- tional theory is inherently ideological), it at ...
Pagina 17
... conclude that these in- cipient American states did not genuinely embrace them . But these early laws — adopted at a time when states were colonies of the British empire — are reflective of British norms in governing , not American ...
... conclude that these in- cipient American states did not genuinely embrace them . But these early laws — adopted at a time when states were colonies of the British empire — are reflective of British norms in governing , not American ...
Pagina 25
... concluded that Maryland's sum- mary procedure law, as a law of Maryland, was valid: By making the note negotiable at ... conclude that the summary procedure The Morality of American Law 25.
... concluded that Maryland's sum- mary procedure law, as a law of Maryland, was valid: By making the note negotiable at ... conclude that the summary procedure The Morality of American Law 25.
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The Harm Principle | 41 |
4 Marriage | 65 |
5 Sex | 102 |
6 Reproduction | 131 |
7 Medical Care | 151 |
8 Food Drugs and Alcohol | 178 |
Notes | 199 |
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