Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public MoralityYale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 304 pages 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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... offensive to many? May the public, acting through its elected representatives, enact laws restricting individual liberty, based solely on the majority's belief that the act is offensive or immoral? In this book, I will attempt to answer ...
... offensive to many? May the public, acting through its elected representatives, enact laws restricting individual liberty, based solely on the majority's belief that the act is offensive or immoral? In this book, I will attempt to answer ...
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... offensive.13 Indeed , recent polls indicate that a large majority of Americans blame the cur- rent state of moral decline on the judiciary , agreeing with the statement , “ Judi- cial activism . . . seems to have reached a crisis ...
... offensive.13 Indeed , recent polls indicate that a large majority of Americans blame the cur- rent state of moral decline on the judiciary , agreeing with the statement , “ Judi- cial activism . . . seems to have reached a crisis ...
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... offensive in their respective stations.”39 Yet there is also a glimmer of recognition in the first wave of American legal texts that the American conception of government was not so broad. One of the first prominent American legal ...
... offensive in their respective stations.”39 Yet there is also a glimmer of recognition in the first wave of American legal texts that the American conception of government was not so broad. One of the first prominent American legal ...
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... offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” It has been urged by the prisoner's counsel that this constitutional provision operates upon state courts proprio vigore. This has been denied on the other side. I do not consider it ...
... offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” It has been urged by the prisoner's counsel that this constitutional provision operates upon state courts proprio vigore. This has been denied on the other side. I do not consider it ...
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... offense.52 upon Although the court's belief that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment was applicable to the states is dicta, it provides an important snap- shot into the minds of high-ranking state judges, revealing that ...
... offense.52 upon Although the court's belief that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment was applicable to the states is dicta, it provides an important snap- shot into the minds of high-ranking state judges, revealing that ...
Contents
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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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