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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Page xi
... important thing , to the liberals , is that the Court reached the right results , even if the analytical path by ... importance Preface xi.
... important thing , to the liberals , is that the Court reached the right results , even if the analytical path by ... importance Preface xi.
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... importance of constitu- tional text and original intent than do their liberal counterparts, they, too, are guilty of ... important liberty-protecting language of the Constitution is both obvious and sad. Underneath the emo- tionally ...
... importance of constitu- tional text and original intent than do their liberal counterparts, they, too, are guilty of ... important liberty-protecting language of the Constitution is both obvious and sad. Underneath the emo- tionally ...
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... important contribution. Special apprecia- tion is also owed to Dean Evan Caminker, library Director Margaret Leary, IT Director Rosa Peters, and librarian Sandra Zeff of the University of Michigan Law School, for extending various important ...
... important contribution. Special apprecia- tion is also owed to Dean Evan Caminker, library Director Margaret Leary, IT Director Rosa Peters, and librarian Sandra Zeff of the University of Michigan Law School, for extending various important ...
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... important liberty-protecting con- stitutional phrases combined with a steadily expanding interpretation of gov- ernment powers has fundamentally altered the original Constitution sub silen- tio.5Even the Supreme Court's acknowledgment ...
... important liberty-protecting con- stitutional phrases combined with a steadily expanding interpretation of gov- ernment powers has fundamentally altered the original Constitution sub silen- tio.5Even the Supreme Court's acknowledgment ...
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... important issue on their minds , surpassing the economy , terrorism , the war in Iraq , health care , taxes , and education.11 Although it is difficult to discern exactly what these voters had in mind when they expressed concern about ...
... important issue on their minds , surpassing the economy , terrorism , the war in Iraq , health care , taxes , and education.11 Although it is difficult to discern exactly what these voters had in mind when they expressed concern about ...
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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