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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... criminal punishment may be imposed upon those who inflict “injuries and wrongs” upon others, which he defines as “a vi- olation of a right” to life, liberty, or property.40 Another prominent early American legal scholar, Thomas Cooley ...
... criminal punishment may be imposed upon those who inflict “injuries and wrongs” upon others, which he defines as “a vi- olation of a right” to life, liberty, or property.40 Another prominent early American legal scholar, Thomas Cooley ...
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... criminal law , in all governments of civilized countries , and other laws conducive to safety and consequent happiness of the peo- ple . This power has always been exercised by government , and its existence cannot be reasonably denied ...
... criminal law , in all governments of civilized countries , and other laws conducive to safety and consequent happiness of the peo- ple . This power has always been exercised by government , and its existence cannot be reasonably denied ...
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... criminal case , to be a witness against himself ; to deprive him of life , liberty or property , without due course of law ; to take private property for public use , without just compensation ; to deprive the accused in all criminal ...
... criminal case , to be a witness against himself ; to deprive him of life , liberty or property , without due course of law ; to take private property for public use , without just compensation ; to deprive the accused in all criminal ...
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... criminal jurisprudence . The necessary pre- requisite of an injury to fellow citizens perceived by Wilson was not limited to criminal law . Wilson recognized that civil law was also predicated on injury to a fellow citizen — what he ...
... criminal jurisprudence . The necessary pre- requisite of an injury to fellow citizens perceived by Wilson was not limited to criminal law . Wilson recognized that civil law was also predicated on injury to a fellow citizen — what he ...
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... criminal acts because, although the harm has been suffered by a particular individual, society has found the harm sufficiently malicious or severe that the action po- tentially warrants a loss of liberty by the wrongdoer. Other ...
... criminal acts because, although the harm has been suffered by a particular individual, society has found the harm sufficiently malicious or severe that the action po- tentially warrants a loss of liberty by the wrongdoer. Other ...
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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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