Although the Voting Rights Act of 1965 did more to fortify American republicanism than any other civil rights legislation in American history finally securing the right to vote for black citizens in the Jim Crow South almost one hundred years after passage of the Fifteenth Amendment as currently implemented, the landmark law actually undermines the Founders' vision of American government. Deconstructing the Republic contends that the Founders' vision rests on the idea that individual citizens can choose their representatives based on public debate and argument, without regard to their race,...
Although the Voting Rights Act of 1965 did more to fortify American republicanism than any other civil rights legislation in American history finally ...
Freedom and the Rule of Law takes a critical look at the historical beginnings of law in the United States, and how that history has influenced current trends regarding law and freedom. Anthony Peacock has compiled articles that examine the relationship between freedom and the rule of law in America. The rule of law is fundamental to all liberal constitutional regimes whose political orders recognize the equal natural rights of all.
Freedom and the Rule of Law takes a critical look at the historical beginnings of law in the United States, and how that history has influenced curren...
