[lbo-talk] Planning behind non-democratic parts of US govt's structure?

Michael Pugliese michael.098762001 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 7 16:38:14 PST 2007


http://www.amazon.com/Our-Undemocratic-Constitution-People-Correct/dp/0195307518

Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (And How We the People Can Correct It) (Hardcover) by Sanford Levinson (S/B good even if Robert George blurbs it.)

"Sanford Levinson's irreverent tour reveals the subtle and not-so-subtle ways our Constitution blocks the responsible practice of democratic government. We ignore his critique at our peril."--Bruce Ackerman, Yale Law School "Sanford Levinson is the most imaginative, innovative and provocative constitutional scholar of our time. His new, sharp critique of the Constitution makes for bracing reading and forces us to confront what we really think of the Constitution. Every American needs to read this book and see if he or she agrees with Levinson that it is necessary to abandon the Framer's work and adopt a fundamentally new system of government. This work cannot be ignored."--Walter Dellinger, O'Melveny and Myers, Former Acting Solicitor General of the United States "In an ideal world, every citizen would read this book and ponder the profound issues it raises about how to achieve democracy in our republic. As Socratic in spirit, as it is engaging in style, this is a marvelous guide to the pros and cons of democratic reform. Take up its invitation to look freshly at institutions you have taken for granted."--James Fishkin, Stanford University "Few scholars are in the same league with Professor Sanford Levinson when it comes to raising provocative questions about the Constitution and conventional modes of interpreting its provisions. Whether one agrees or disagrees with his analyses and prescriptions is largely beside the point; what matters is that he forces readers to think about dimensions of constitutional questions that ordinarily go unnoticed. In Our Undemocratic Constitution, Professor Levinson is at his thought-provoking best."--Robert P. George, Princeton University

For Justin, Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency (Inalienable Rights) by Richard A. Posner



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