Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public MoralityYale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 304 páginas 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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... difficult to discern exactly what these voters had in mind when they expressed concern about “ moral values , ” it seems fair to say that they feel America is experiencing a general moral decline . The perceived attack on moral values ...
... difficult to discern exactly what these voters had in mind when they expressed concern about “ moral values , ” it seems fair to say that they feel America is experiencing a general moral decline . The perceived attack on moral values ...
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... difficult for anyone— judge , scholar , or neighbor — to advocate for more , rather than less , liberty . In the passion of the moment , it is difficult to stop and consider whether , in the long run , the cure being proposed is worse ...
... difficult for anyone— judge , scholar , or neighbor — to advocate for more , rather than less , liberty . In the passion of the moment , it is difficult to stop and consider whether , in the long run , the cure being proposed is worse ...
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... and individual privacy , which in turn would help re- duce these societal ills . But restoring the morality of American law would re- quire a sustained and conscious effort — a difficult task 6 A Nation of Laws , Not Men.
... and individual privacy , which in turn would help re- duce these societal ills . But restoring the morality of American law would re- quire a sustained and conscious effort — a difficult task 6 A Nation of Laws , Not Men.
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... difficult task for a politically disen- gaged citizenry grown accustomed to monolithic government and voluminous liberty - disregarding laws.21 Yet this sort of sustained effort to return to the foundational American legal principles of ...
... difficult task for a politically disen- gaged citizenry grown accustomed to monolithic government and voluminous liberty - disregarding laws.21 Yet this sort of sustained effort to return to the foundational American legal principles of ...
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... difficult to enforce . Why this is so is perhaps merely a re- flection of human nature : those in power prefer to employ their power in a way that furthers their own political ends . The inherent human tendency — a ten- dency of which ...
... difficult to enforce . Why this is so is perhaps merely a re- flection of human nature : those in power prefer to employ their power in a way that furthers their own political ends . The inherent human tendency — a ten- dency of which ...
Contenido
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The Harm Principle | 41 |
4 Marriage | 65 |
5 Sex | 102 |
6 Reproduction | 131 |
7 Medical Care | 151 |
8 Food Drugs and Alcohol | 178 |
Notes | 199 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public Morality Elizabeth Price Foley Vista previa limitada - 2008 |
Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public Morality Elizabeth Price Foley Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |
Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public Morality Elizabeth Price Foley Sin vista previa disponible - 2012 |
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