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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... specific actions are punishable. These ordinary laws often reflect “public moral- ity”—i.e., the passions, prejudices, and moral beliefs of a portion of the citi- zenry. But are they legitimate exercises of governmental power? Should we ...
... specific actions are punishable. These ordinary laws often reflect “public moral- ity”—i.e., the passions, prejudices, and moral beliefs of a portion of the citi- zenry. But are they legitimate exercises of governmental power? Should we ...
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... specific constitu- tional language prohibiting such a law , the only remedy for those restrained by the law lies with the political process . 15 Judges should not read too much , according to current orthodox theory , into ...
... specific constitu- tional language prohibiting such a law , the only remedy for those restrained by the law lies with the political process . 15 Judges should not read too much , according to current orthodox theory , into ...
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... specific limitation to the contrary literally turns the constitutional structure on its head , dishonoring both twin foundational principles of limited government and residual individ- ual sovereignty . The orthodox “ majority rules ...
... specific limitation to the contrary literally turns the constitutional structure on its head , dishonoring both twin foundational principles of limited government and residual individ- ual sovereignty . The orthodox “ majority rules ...
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... specific individual rights within the Constitution. The trickling down of popular sovereignty to the individual level was essen- tial to protect individual liberty from erosion. Threats to liberty could emanate just as easily from ...
... specific individual rights within the Constitution. The trickling down of popular sovereignty to the individual level was essen- tial to protect individual liberty from erosion. Threats to liberty could emanate just as easily from ...
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... specific purposes , surrounded by a large realm of residual individual sover- eignty . The Federalists ultimately conceded the necessity of a bill of rights to as- suage the concerns of the Anti - Federalists , who did not trust the ...
... specific purposes , surrounded by a large realm of residual individual sover- eignty . The Federalists ultimately conceded the necessity of a bill of rights to as- suage the concerns of the Anti - Federalists , who did not trust the ...
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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