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EBOOK Framed:America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199930876
EAN: 4B38E301EB
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Stron: 448
Data wydania: 2012
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In his widely acclaimed volume Our Undemocratic Constitution, Sanford Levinson        boldly argued that our Constitution should not be treated with "e;sanctimonious        reverence,"e; but as a badly flawed document deserving revision. Now Levinson takes us        deeper, asking what were the original assumptions underlying our institutions, and        whether we accept those assumptions 225 years later.In Framed, Levinson challenges        our belief that the most important features of our constitutions concern what rights        they protect. Instead, he focuses on the fundamental procedures of governance such        as congressional bicameralism; the selection of the President by the electoral        college, or the dimensions of the President's veto power--not to mention the near        impossibility of amending the United States Constitution. These seemingly "e;settled"e;        and "e;hardwired"e; structures contribute to the now almost universally recognized        "e;dysfunctionality"e; of American politics.Levinson argues that we should stop treating        the United States Constitution as uniquely exemplifying the American constitutional        tradition. We should be aware of the 50 state constitutions, often interestingly        different--and perhaps better--than the national model. Many states have updated        their constitutions by frequent amendment or by complete replacement via state        constitutional conventions. California's ungovernable condition has prompted serious        calls for a constitutional convention. This constant churn indicates that basic law        often reaches the point where it fails and becomes obsolete. Given the experience of        so many states, he writes, surely it is reasonable to believe that the U.S.          Constitution merits its own updating.Whether we are concerned about making America        more genuinely democratic or only about creating a system of government that can        more effectively respond to contemporary challenges, we must confront the ways our        constitutions, especially the United States Constitution, must be changed in        fundamental ways.

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