Cosmic Constitutional Theory: Why Americans Are Losing Their Inalienable Right to Self-Governance

by J. Harvie Wilkinson III

Book Overview

American constitutional law has undergone a transformation. Issues once left to the people have increasingly become the province of the courts. Subjects as diverse as abortion rights and firearms regulations, health care reform and counterterrorism efforts, not to mention a millennial presidential election, are more and more the domain of judges.

What sparked this development? In this engaging volume, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson argues that America's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199846014
• ISBN13: 9780199846016
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"