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050 00 $aKF4550$b.G46 1995
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100 1 $aGerber, Scott Douglas,$d1961-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94115352
245 10 $aTo secure these rights :$bthe Declaration of Independence and constitutional interpretation /$cScott Douglas Gerber.
260 $aNew York :$bNew York University Press,$c[1995], ©1995.
263 $a9503
300 $axv, 315 pages ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aForeword / Henry J. Abraham -- 1. The Declaration of Independence. "An Expression of the American Mind" Revising the Revisionism: Lockean Liberalism and the American Revolution. The Political Philosophy of the Declaration of Independence -- 2. The Constitution of the United States. The Preamble. The Framing and Ratification of the Constitution. The Bill of Rights. The Federalist Papers. The Intellectual Leaders of the Constitutional Period. Early State Constitutions -- 3. The Court. From Legislative Supremacy to Judicial Review. Natural Rights and Judicial Review. Judicial Finality -- 4. Checks on the Court. Limiting the Court's Appellate Jurisdiction. The Article 5 Amendment Process. Impeachment. Judicial Self-Restraint. The Appointment Process -- 5. Constitutional Interpretation. Equality. Life. Liberty. The Pursuit of Happiness -- Conclusion: A New American Revolution?
520 $aScott Douglas Gerber here argues that the Constitution of the United States should be interpreted in light of the natural rights political philosophy of the Declaration of Independence and that the Supreme Court is the institution of American government that should be primarily responsible for identifying and applying that philosophy in American life.
520 8 $aImportantly, the theory advanced in this book - what Gerber calls "liberal originalism" - is neither consistently "liberal" nor consistently "conservative" in the modern conception of those terms. Rather, the theory is liberal in the classic sense of viewing the basic purpose of government to be safeguarding the natural rights of individuals.
520 8 $aAs Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence, "to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men." In essence, Gerber maintains that the Declaration articulates the philosophical ends of our nation and that the Constitution embodies the means to effectuate those ends.
520 8 $aFrom the opening chapter's bold revision of the character of the American Revolution to the closing chapter's provocative reinterpretation of many of the most famous cases in Supreme Court history, this book demonstrates the importance of approaching constitutional interpretation from more than one discipline. Indeed, Gerber's analysis reveals that the Constitution cannot be properly understood without recourse to history, political philosophy, and law.
650 0 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139986
650 0 $aNatural law$xPhilosophy.
852 00 $bleh$hKF4550$i.G46 1995