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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Main Author: Breyer, Stephen G., 1938-
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:xiv, 270 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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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.
Call Number:KF4575 .B73 2010
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index.
ISBN:9780307269911 :
0307269914