Making our democracy work : a judge's view / Stephen Breyer.
Justice Breyer discusses what the Court must do going forward to maintain that public confidence and argues for interpreting the Constitution in a way that works in practice. He forcefully rejects competing approaches that look exclusively to the Constitution's text or to the eighteenth-century view...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2010.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Physical Description: | xiv, 270 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
Justice Breyer discusses what the Court must do going forward to maintain that public confidence and argues for interpreting the Constitution in a way that works in practice. He forcefully rejects competing approaches that look exclusively to the Constitution's text or to the eighteenth-century views of the framers. Instead, he advocates a pragmatic approach that applies unchanging constitutional values to ever-changing circumstances--an approach that will best demonstrate to the public that the Constitution continues to serve us well. |
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Call Number: | KF4575 .B73 2010 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780307269911 : 0307269914 |