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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... existence cannot be reasonably denied . How far the provisions of the Legislature can extend , is always submitted to its discretion , provided its Acts do not go beyond the great principle of securing the public safety — and its duty ...
... existence cannot be reasonably denied . How far the provisions of the Legislature can extend , is always submitted to its discretion , provided its Acts do not go beyond the great principle of securing the public safety — and its duty ...
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... existence can be rec- onciled with such rights. Similarly, the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 limited some of its declared rights to “freem[e]n”—presumably either white or black—while others lacked such limiting language.93 ...
... existence can be rec- onciled with such rights. Similarly, the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 limited some of its declared rights to “freem[e]n”—presumably either white or black—while others lacked such limiting language.93 ...
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... existence to the Federal government, its National character, its Constitution, or its laws.”99 The Slaughterhouse ma- jority attempted to elucidate some of these uniquely “national” privileges and immunities that states were forbidden ...
... existence to the Federal government, its National character, its Constitution, or its laws.”99 The Slaughterhouse ma- jority attempted to elucidate some of these uniquely “national” privileges and immunities that states were forbidden ...
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... existence of a harm principle underlying Ameri- can law is significantly reinforced upon consideration of the purpose of gov- ernment. PROTECTING LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY (LLP) If, as discussed in the previous chapter, the purpose of ...
... existence of a harm principle underlying Ameri- can law is significantly reinforced upon consideration of the purpose of gov- ernment. PROTECTING LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY (LLP) If, as discussed in the previous chapter, the purpose of ...
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... existence of emotional harm is too variable to be either reasonably measurable or predictable . If citizens could be jailed , fined , or sued for any action that is emotionally hurtful or offensive to others , there would be very few ...
... existence of emotional harm is too variable to be either reasonably measurable or predictable . If citizens could be jailed , fined , or sued for any action that is emotionally hurtful or offensive to others , there would be very few ...
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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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