Our republican Constitution: securing the liberty and sovereignty of We the people pdf

Randy E. Barnett 是乔治城大学法律中心的 Carmack Waterhouse 法律理论教授，教授宪法和合同。从西北大学和哈佛法学院毕业后，他在芝加哥库克县州检察官办公室担任检察官，审理了许多重罪案件。他曾是西北大学和哈佛法学院的客座教授。 2008年，他获得了古根海姆宪法研究奖学金。 2004 年，巴内特在美国最高法院出庭，就 Gonzalez 诉 Raich 的医用大麻案进行辩论。他在国际上演讲，并出现在广播和电视节目中，例如 CBS 晚间新闻、PBS NewsHour、国家谈话 (NPR)、Hannity & Colmes (FOX) 和 Ricki Lake Show。他在东京大学和京都同志社大学举办了神户 2000 年法学讲座。 Barnett 的奖学金包括 80 多篇文章和评论以及 8 本书，包括恢复失落的宪法：自由推定（普林斯顿，2004 年）、宪法：上下文案例（Aspen 2008）、合同案例和学说（Aspen，4th ed. 2008)，以及我们的共和党宪法：保障我们人民的自由和主权（Broadside Books，2016 年）。

Our republican Constitution: securing the liberty and sovereignty of We the people pdf 兰迪·巴尼特

Creating our republican Constitution -- Improving our republican Constitution -- Preserving our republican Constitution -- Conclusion : redeeming our republican Constitution.;"From the early days of the American republic, the nature of government "of the people, by the people, for the people" has been disputed. This is because there are not one but two very different notions of "We the People" and popular sovereignty, which yield competing schools of constitutional thought. The democrats view We the People collectively and think popular sovereignty resides in the people as a group. They view the Constitution as a living document and contend that today's majority should not be governed by the dead hand of past majorities. The republicans view We the People as a collection of individuals. Their vision of government is that it should not reflect the will of the majority--but rather secure the preexisting rights of each and every person to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This fundamental disagreement lies at the heart of our current national divide. In [this book], Barnett tells the fascinating story of how this conflict arose shortly after the Revolution, leading to the adoption of a new and innovative republican constitution; and how the struggle and eventual victory over slavery led to its improvement by a newly formed Republican Party. Yet soon after, progressive academics and activists urged the courts to remake it into a democratic constitution by ignoring key passages of its text. And eventually the courts complied. ... Drawing from his deep knowledge of constitutional law and history ..., Barnett explains why We the People would benefit greatly from the renewal of our Republican Constitution, and how this can be accomplished in the courts and political arena."--Jacket.