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A More Perfect
Constitution: 23 Proposals to
Revitalize Our Constitution and Make
America a Fairer
Country
by Larry J. Sabato
Larry Sabato has one of the most
visionary and fertile political minds in
America. Like so many, he is increasingly
alarmed at the growing dysfunction and
unfairness of our political system. To
solve this, to restore the equity for
ordinary citizens that is at the core of
our democratic society, we must take a
radical step -- to revise the
Constitution, the document that guides our
political process, for until some of its
outmoded provisions are reformed, we will
only have more of the same.
A More Perfect Constitution
presents twenty three creative and dynamic
proposals to reinvigorate American
governance at a time when such change is
urgently needed. Combining idealism and
pragmatism, and with full respect for the
original document, Sabato's
thought-provoking ideas range from the
length of the president's term in office
and the number and terms of Supreme Court
justices to the structure of Congress, the
vagaries of the antiquated Electoral
College, and a compelling call for
universal national service -- all laced
through with the history behind each issue
and their potential impact on the lives of
ordinary people.
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Bastiat's
classic text on law, a very popular work
with classical liberals, conservatives,
and libertarians.
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Violence, lust, deception, murder,
incest, and vengeance: These are the
subjects of the biggest -- and perhaps the
juiciest -- bestseller of all time, the
Book of Genesis. It's oft-told
tales have inspired, cautioned, and
challenged humankind for generations. But
perhaps never before has anyone examined
these stories from a modern legal
perspective.
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How is social justice different from
other kinds of justice? The word "social,"
says Thomas Sowell, is redundant here:
"All justice is inherently social. Can
someone on a desert island be either just
or unjust?" The Quest for Cosmic
Justice goes on to show how one
person's sense of justice and equality can
lead to their exact opposites: injustice
and inequality.
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The End of Democracy?: The
Judicial Usurpation of
Politics
This book is about American
conservatism's most ferocious internecine
controversy in years. It erupted when
First Things, a journal of religion
and public life, published a symposium on
"the judicial usurpation of politics."
This will enlighten you about the whole
batter being waged today in-house.
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