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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... process . 15 Judges should not read too much , according to current orthodox theory , into constitutional language such as " due process , " " privileges or immunities , " or " [ other ] rights ... retained by the people " because doing ...
... process . 15 Judges should not read too much , according to current orthodox theory , into constitutional language such as " due process , " " privileges or immunities , " or " [ other ] rights ... retained by the people " because doing ...
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... Due Process Clauses of the Fifth Amend- ment: My first answer to this inquiry is, that by the 5th article of the amended constitu- tion of the U. S., it is declared ... due process of law. This due process of 24 The Morality of American Law.
... Due Process Clauses of the Fifth Amend- ment: My first answer to this inquiry is, that by the 5th article of the amended constitu- tion of the U. S., it is declared ... due process of law. This due process of 24 The Morality of American Law.
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... due process of law. This due process of law I understand is to be such as the law may have provided. It surely cannot mean in this instance an indict- ment or presentment, because the same article, in the first point thereof, points out ...
... due process of law. This due process of law I understand is to be such as the law may have provided. It surely cannot mean in this instance an indict- ment or presentment, because the same article, in the first point thereof, points out ...
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... due course of law ; to take private property for public use , without just compensation ; to deprive the accused in ... process for obtaining witnesses in his favor , and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence ; to enact laws ...
... due course of law ; to take private property for public use , without just compensation ; to deprive the accused in ... process for obtaining witnesses in his favor , and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence ; to enact laws ...
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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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