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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... respect the principles of individualism, diversity, and equality upon which this country was founded and believe that the law and its interpretation should further these principles in an objective, unbiased manner. But there is a high ...
... respect the principles of individualism, diversity, and equality upon which this country was founded and believe that the law and its interpretation should further these principles in an objective, unbiased manner. But there is a high ...
Pagina xiii
... respects, this book may raise more questions than it answers. No book offering a comprehensive theory of American law can an- swer all of the intriguing questions that will inevitably arise upon careful exam- ination. Nonetheless, I ...
... respects, this book may raise more questions than it answers. No book offering a comprehensive theory of American law can an- swer all of the intriguing questions that will inevitably arise upon careful exam- ination. Nonetheless, I ...
Pagina 4
... respect for authority , as well as from a plethora of social changes that challenge traditional understandings of right and wrong . Many Americans feel powerless to protect themselves or their children from these socio - demographic ...
... respect for authority , as well as from a plethora of social changes that challenge traditional understandings of right and wrong . Many Americans feel powerless to protect themselves or their children from these socio - demographic ...
Pagina 6
... respect laws passed by the majority over their opposition . " 20 Restoring the morality of American law would help strike the proper balance between public morality and individual privacy , which in turn would help re- duce these ...
... respect laws passed by the majority over their opposition . " 20 Restoring the morality of American law would help strike the proper balance between public morality and individual privacy , which in turn would help re- duce these ...
Pagina 7
... that we will need to take out our Constitution , dust if off , and regain proper respect for the morality of American law that it re- veals.2 22 8 Chapter 2 The Morality of American Law We hold A Nation of Laws , Not Men 7.
... that we will need to take out our Constitution , dust if off , and regain proper respect for the morality of American law that it re- veals.2 22 8 Chapter 2 The Morality of American Law We hold A Nation of Laws , Not Men 7.
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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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