Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public MoralityYale University Press, 1 oct. 2008 - 304 pages 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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... Bill of Rights. Although I can under- stand the pragmatic and political considerations that have driven the Court's ... amendment-through- interpretation undercuts the necessity for vigorous public political involve- ment, allowing “we ...
... Bill of Rights. Although I can under- stand the pragmatic and political considerations that have driven the Court's ... amendment-through- interpretation undercuts the necessity for vigorous public political involve- ment, allowing “we ...
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... 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 hailed by liberals ...
... 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 hailed by liberals ...
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... Amendment inspired me in law school . His re- cent books , The Structure of Liberty : Justice and the Rule of Law ( 2000 ) and Restoring the Lost Constitution : The Presumption of Liberty ( 2003 ) , have begun a substantial new movement ...
... Amendment inspired me in law school . His re- cent books , The Structure of Liberty : Justice and the Rule of Law ( 2000 ) and Restoring the Lost Constitution : The Presumption of Liberty ( 2003 ) , have begun a substantial new movement ...
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... amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. If they are to remain to- gether, they must leave the United States. In situations such as these, which should trump: individual privacy or pub- lic morality? Should an individual be at liberty ...
... amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. If they are to remain to- gether, they must leave the United States. In situations such as these, which should trump: individual privacy or pub- lic morality? Should an individual be at liberty ...
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... rights of the minority . For this , neutral principles of individual liberty for all , unalterable by mere majorities , were needed . It was the desire to deal with these threats to individual liberty that sparked the demand for a bill ...
... rights of the minority . For this , neutral principles of individual liberty for all , unalterable by mere majorities , were needed . It was the desire to deal with these threats to individual liberty that sparked the demand for a bill ...
Table des matières
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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 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public Morality Elizabeth Price Foley Affichage d'extraits - 2006 |
Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public Morality Elizabeth Price Foley Aucun aperçu disponible - 2012 |
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