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Perfecting the Constitution: The Case for the Article V Amendment Process
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Lexington Books
Publication date
March 25, 2015
Pages
239
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781498515443
ISBN-10
1498515444
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.84 lbs.
Original list price
$39.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: He who can change the Constitution controls the Constitution. So who does control the Constitution? The answer has always been: âthe people.â The people control the Constitution via the Article V amending process outlined in the Constitution itself. Changes can only be made through Article V and its formal procedures. Article V has always provided a means of perfecting the Constitution in an explicit, democratically authentic, prudent, and deliberative manner. In addition to changing the Constitution Article V also allowed the people to perfect and preserve their Constitution at the same time.
In recent years Article V has come under attack by influential legal scholars who criticize it for being too difficult, undemocratic, and too formal. Such scholars advocate for ignoring Article V in favor of elite adaptation of the Constitution or popular amendment through national referendums. In making their case, critics also assume that Article V is an unimportant and expendable part of the Constitutional structure. One notable scholar called the Constitution âimbecilicâ because of Article V.
This book shows that, to the contrary, Article V is a unique and powerful extension of the American tradition of written constitutionalism. It was a logical extension of American constitutional development and it was a powerful tool used by the Federalists to argue for ratification of the new Constitution. Since then it has served as a means of âperfectingâ the US Constitution for over 200 years via a wide range of amendments. Contrary to contemporary critics, the historical evidence shows Article V to be a vital element in the Constitutional architecture, not an expendable or ancillary piece. This book defends Article V against critics by showing that it is neither too difficult, undemocratic, nor too formal. Furthermore, a positive case is made that Article V remains the most clear and powerful way to register the sovereign desires of the American public with regard to alterations of their fundamental law. In the end, Article V is an essential bulwark to maintaining a written Constitution that secures the rights of the people against both elites and themselves.
In recent years Article V has come under attack by influential legal scholars who criticize it for being too difficult, undemocratic, and too formal. Such scholars advocate for ignoring Article V in favor of elite adaptation of the Constitution or popular amendment through national referendums. In making their case, critics also assume that Article V is an unimportant and expendable part of the Constitutional structure. One notable scholar called the Constitution âimbecilicâ because of Article V.
This book shows that, to the contrary, Article V is a unique and powerful extension of the American tradition of written constitutionalism. It was a logical extension of American constitutional development and it was a powerful tool used by the Federalists to argue for ratification of the new Constitution. Since then it has served as a means of âperfectingâ the US Constitution for over 200 years via a wide range of amendments. Contrary to contemporary critics, the historical evidence shows Article V to be a vital element in the Constitutional architecture, not an expendable or ancillary piece. This book defends Article V against critics by showing that it is neither too difficult, undemocratic, nor too formal. Furthermore, a positive case is made that Article V remains the most clear and powerful way to register the sovereign desires of the American public with regard to alterations of their fundamental law. In the end, Article V is an essential bulwark to maintaining a written Constitution that secures the rights of the people against both elites and themselves.
Editions
Hardcover
from Lexington Books (June 10, 2013)
9780739168387 | details & prices | 239 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.24 lbs | List price $75.00
About: He who can change the Constitution controls the Constitution.
About: He who can change the Constitution controls the Constitution.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Lexington Books (March 25, 2015)
9781498515443 | details & prices | 239 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.84 lbs | List price $39.99
About: He who can change the Constitution controls the Constitution.
About: He who can change the Constitution controls the Constitution.
With Daniel O'Mahony |
from London Bridge (March 1, 1996); titled "The Man in the Velvet Mask"
9780426204619 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $5.95
This edition also contains The Man in the Velvet Mask
This edition also contains The Man in the Velvet Mask
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