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9780415948951

Overruling Democracy

by  Jamin B. Raskin


ISBN-10: 0415948959

ISBN-13: 9780415948951

$56.95




Book Specs



Binding

UK-B Format Paperback

Publisher

Routledge

Published on  

Aug 14, 2004

Edition  

1st Edition

Dimensions  

6.00x0.71x9.00 Inches

Weight  

1.28 Pounds

About the Book

The Supreme Court has recently issued decisions announcing that citizens have neither a constitutional right to vote, nor the right to an education. Conservative judges have continually disavowed claims to any rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. In "Overruling Democracy, " celebrated law professor Jamin B. Raskin, argues that we need to develop a whole new set of rights, through amendments or court decisions, that revitalize and protect the democracy of everyday life. Detailing specific cases through interesting narratives, "Overruling Democracy" describes the transgressions of the Supreme Court against the Constitution and the people - and the faulty reasoning behind them -- and lays out the plan for the best way to back a more democratic system.