Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public MoralitydivIn 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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... enacted a state consti- tutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. If they are to remain to- gether, they must leave the United States. In situations such as these, which should trump: individual privacy or pub- lic morality ...
... enacted a state consti- tutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. If they are to remain to- gether, they must leave the United States. In situations such as these, which should trump: individual privacy or pub- lic morality ...
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... enacting , repealing , and refining laws . The exponential growth of laws is an ineluctable by - product of disregarding the morality of American law . Growing legislative power and its inherent exer- cise in the name of majoritarian ...
... enacting , repealing , and refining laws . The exponential growth of laws is an ineluctable by - product of disregarding the morality of American law . Growing legislative power and its inherent exer- cise in the name of majoritarian ...
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... enacts a public morality - based law and there is no specific constitu- tional language prohibiting such a law , the only ... enacted laws by an inherently undemo- cratic , appointed - for - life judiciary.16 Citizens unhappy with public ...
... enacts a public morality - based law and there is no specific constitu- tional language prohibiting such a law , the only ... enacted laws by an inherently undemo- cratic , appointed - for - life judiciary.16 Citizens unhappy with public ...
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... enacted preferences of the majority may appear heavy - handed , culturally insensitive , or motivated by prejudice , generating alienation between the affected minority and the majority . It should come as no surprise that over time ...
... enacted preferences of the majority may appear heavy - handed , culturally insensitive , or motivated by prejudice , generating alienation between the affected minority and the majority . It should come as no surprise that over time ...
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... enact laws.6 In this sense, popular sovereignty is a col- lective concept: a majority of citizens (or, more accurately, a majority of those voting) would keep their representatives in line by wielding the power of the franchise.7 But ...
... enact laws.6 In this sense, popular sovereignty is a col- lective concept: a majority of citizens (or, more accurately, a majority of those voting) would keep their representatives in line by wielding the power of the franchise.7 But ...
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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