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Geoffrey R. Stone,
• Perilous Times
Noted law professor traces the repression of free speech and prosecution of dissenters during times of national hysteria. Arguing that excesses are later corrected and repented in ways that ultimately strengthen our tradition of civil liberties, the author urges us to "take comfort ...in what we have not done since Sept. 11." Amazon |
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| |  The Outlaw Sea : A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime
William Langewiesche , June 2005, 256pp.
• The Outlaw Sea describes a sea, that from port, seems controlled by law, but it is a mistake to assume that paper makes order. Once over the horizon and out of sight, there is little order and law is unenforceable. Weather, pirates, human error and greed triumph over paperwork. • Amazon |
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| |  Active Liberty: Interperting Our Democratic Constitution
Stephen Bryer, September 05, 176pp.
• "Active Liberty" by Justice Stephen Breyer, describes the intent of the writers of the constitution as enabling the people govern themselves. Justice Breyer writes that the document is not a set of rules set for all time when they were written, but a means to assist citizens in gaining the knowledge and power they need to influence government policy. Amazon |
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Stephen Bryer, September '05, 176ppp.
• Active Liberty
The writers of the Constitution wanted it to be a guide to self-government, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer writes in his new book, "Active Liberty." The document was not intended to be unchanging rules, set for all time when they were written, but a means to assist citizens in gaining the knowledge and power they need to influence government policy. Amazon |
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| |  Radicals in Robes: Why Extreme Right-Wing Courts are Wrong for America
Cass R. Sunstein ,
• Radicals in Robes
A description of the rise of "legal fundamentalism," advanced by self-styled "strict constructionists" claiming to interpret the Constitution as intended by the original ratifiers. Sunstein argues that fundamentalists ignore, or misread, the history they claim to venerate. Further, he says many fundamentalist positions undermine liberties Americans have come to value and reflect their political ideology more than history. Amazon |
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Perilous Times
Noted law professor traces the repression of free speech and prosecution of dissenters during times of national hysteria. Arguing that excesses are later corrected and repented in ways that ultimately strengthen our tradition of civil liberties, the author urges us to "take comfort ...in what we have not done since Sept. 11."
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