Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public MoralityYale University Press, 1. 10. 2008. - 304 страница 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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... United States . 2. Constitutional law — United States . 3. Law and ethics . I. Title . KF1262.F65 2006 342.7308′58 — dc22 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library . 2006010502 The paper in this book meets ...
... United States . 2. Constitutional law — United States . 3. Law and ethics . I. Title . KF1262.F65 2006 342.7308′58 — dc22 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library . 2006010502 The paper in this book meets ...
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... United States?” I hope future genera- tions will answer, “American law is based on a secular morality designed to maximize individual liberty.” I am aware that, in many respects, this book may raise more questions than it answers. No ...
... United States?” I hope future genera- tions will answer, “American law is based on a secular morality designed to maximize individual liberty.” I am aware that, in many respects, this book may raise more questions than it answers. No ...
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... meets the love of her life while vacationing in Ireland. She returns to the United States and her new love follows her, obtaining a temporary work visa. When the work visa expires, the 1 1 Introduction: A Nation of Laws, Not Men.
... meets the love of her life while vacationing in Ireland. She returns to the United States and her new love follows her, obtaining a temporary work visa. When the work visa expires, the 1 1 Introduction: A Nation of Laws, Not Men.
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... United States. Unfortunately, they live in a state that has enacted a state consti- tutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. If they are to remain to- gether, they must leave the United States. In situations such as these ...
... United States. Unfortunately, they live in a state that has enacted a state consti- tutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. If they are to remain to- gether, they must leave the United States. In situations such as these ...
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... United States Code, the corresponding 210-plus volumes of the Code of Federal Regulations, the over 75,000 pages of the Federal Register, and the innumerable pages of informal agency opinions and guidance documents to appreciate the ...
... United States Code, the corresponding 210-plus volumes of the Code of Federal Regulations, the over 75,000 pages of the Federal Register, and the innumerable pages of informal agency opinions and guidance documents to appreciate the ...
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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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