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100 1 $aCole, David,$d1958-$eauthor.
245 10 $aEngines of liberty :$bthe power of citizen activists to make constitutional law /$cDavid Cole.
264 1 $aNew York :$bBasic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,$c[2016]
300 $aviii, 307 pages ;$c25 cm
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520 $a"From an award-winning legal scholar, a stirring argument about the central role of citizen activists in shaping our nation's constitutional law Who determines whether gay Americans can marry? Who says whether citizens can own guns? And who decides on the fate of prisoners taken in the War on Terror? Most Americans would answer: the Supreme Court. While the rest of us stand by waiting for their decisions, the nine justices decide the fate of our freedoms. Overturning this conventional wisdom, David Cole argues that citizen activists are the true drivers of constitutional change. He shows that time and time again, associations of ordinary Americans have persuaded a majority of the justices to adopt their point of view and transform constitutional law. Revealing the tactics successful causes adopt, Cole offers a guidebook for anyone seeking social change, as well as a deeper understanding of how our Constitution actually works. An unexpected account of the power of small groups of committed people, The Spirit of Liberty is essential reading for anyone who has lost faith in political activism in our era of gridlock."--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Most Americans see the Supreme Court as the ultimate arbiter of constitutional freedoms. They are not wrong to do so: most of the major changes we have seen to our constitutional rights in the past 200 years--ending segregation, prohibiting sex discrimination, protecting political association--have come about because of decisions made by the Supreme Court. But as the award-winning constitutional scholar David Cole argues in The Spirit of Liberty, while the Supreme Court may be the final decision maker, it is not the true source of constitutional change. Citizen activists are. Many times in this nation's history, citizens have fought to get their causes on the Court's docket--and have successfully waged parallel battles in the court of public opinion, which often guides the Supreme Court's decisions. Through the stories of three successful campaigns--for same-sex marriage, against gun control, and for civil liberties in the War on Terror--Cole reveals how advocates and interest groups sway the Supreme Court and, in the process, rewrite constitutional law."--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tThe vision --$tA marathon, not a sprint : Vermont --$tOne step forward, how many back? Massachusetts --$tA victory lost and regained : California --$tLosing forward : Maine --$tThe end game : Windsor and Obergefell --$tOne state at a time --$tRevisionist history --$tFederal forums --$tSupreme recognition --$tPeople power --$t"Completely hopeless" --$tKorematsu's legacy --$tAt home abroad --$tMessages and messengers --$tTransformative transparency --$tThe Obama difference.
650 0 $aLaw reform$zUnited States$xCitizen participation.
650 0 $aJustice, Administration of$zUnited States$xCitizen participation.
650 0 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States.
650 0 $aLaw reform$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPolitical participation$zUnited States.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE$xConstitutions.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aConstitutional law.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00875797
650 7 $aJustice, Administration of$xCitizen participation.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00985161
650 7 $aLaw reform.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00994081
650 7 $aLaw reform$xCitizen participation.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00994082
650 7 $aPolitical participation.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01069386
651 7 $aUnited States.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204155
650 7 $aDroit constitutionnel.$2eclas
650 7 $aConstitutional law.
650 7 $aRéformes constitutionnelles.$2eclas
650 7 $aConstitutional reforms.
650 7 $aParticipation politique.$2eclas
650 7 $aPolitical participation.
650 7 $aDroits civils.$2eclas
650 7 $aCivil rights.
651 7 $aEtats-Unis d'Amérique.$2eclas
651 7 $aUnited States of America.
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