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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... means, matter most. Liberals often claim that their theory of malleability is merely subscribing to the philosophy of a “living Constitution,” which sounds wonderful when contrasted to the theoretical opposite—until one realizes that ...
... means, matter most. Liberals often claim that their theory of malleability is merely subscribing to the philosophy of a “living Constitution,” which sounds wonderful when contrasted to the theoretical opposite—until one realizes that ...
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... means. But even Americans who are deeply concerned about moral values should take a deep breath before demanding that government stamp out morally offensive activity. Americans routinely decry the perceived intolerance of other ...
... means. But even Americans who are deeply concerned about moral values should take a deep breath before demanding that government stamp out morally offensive activity. Americans routinely decry the perceived intolerance of other ...
Pagina 25
... mean in this instance an indictment or presentment, because the same article, in the first point thereof, points out the cases in which an indictment or presentment must be used, which cases are where the crime is capital or otherwise ...
... mean in this instance an indictment or presentment, because the same article, in the first point thereof, points out the cases in which an indictment or presentment must be used, which cases are where the crime is capital or otherwise ...
Pagina 32
... mean that they were not equally interested in preserving individual liberty against allgovernment, whether federal or state. The Anti-Federalist focus on the federal government was understandable given that the federal government was ...
... mean that they were not equally interested in preserving individual liberty against allgovernment, whether federal or state. The Anti-Federalist focus on the federal government was understandable given that the federal government was ...
Pagina 33
... means rationalization—rendered the liberty of all citizens, black and white alike, vulnerable to majoritarian legislative whims, and significantly undermined the original foundational principles of limited government and residual ...
... means rationalization—rendered the liberty of all citizens, black and white alike, vulnerable to majoritarian legislative whims, and significantly undermined the original foundational principles of limited government and residual ...
Cuprins
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4 Marriage | 65 |
5 Sex | 102 |
6 Reproduction | 131 |
7 Medical Care | 151 |
8 Food Drugs and Alcohol | 178 |
Notes | 199 |
Index | 281 |
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