Toward an American Revolution: Exposing the Constitution and Other IllusionsSouth End Press, 1988 - 251 էջ In simple direct language, Jerry Fresia reveals the true intent of our "Founding Fathers" who designed the Constitution to protect their property and ensure that the poorer majority would have no real voice in political affairs. Fresia reveals the Founders' fears of "too much" democracy, why the Constitution was opposed by most Americans, and how its ratification was gained through deception and physical coercion. Toward an American Revolution shows how the illegal wars, domestic repression, and economic inequity of late twentieth century America are not incongruous with our Constitutional design. Book jacket. |
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... values are not their values . The govern- ment of the United States does not , in its policies , express the decen- cy of its people . It lacks legitimacy . And we need to confront that fact . Ideologically , then , there are three ...
... values are not their values . The govern- ment of the United States does not , in its policies , express the decen- cy of its people . It lacks legitimacy . And we need to confront that fact . Ideologically , then , there are three ...
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... value of free speech must , on occasion , be subordinated to other values and con- siderations . " Yes , but what values and what considerations ? Former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas helped answer this question when he declared that ...
... value of free speech must , on occasion , be subordinated to other values and con- siderations . " Yes , but what values and what considerations ? Former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas helped answer this question when he declared that ...
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... values have put down for 200 years and it is the self that must emerge before political analysis and political organizing can begin . But constitutional values run through us in ways that are unclear and in ways that we shall discover ...
... values have put down for 200 years and it is the self that must emerge before political analysis and political organizing can begin . But constitutional values run through us in ways that are unclear and in ways that we shall discover ...
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Resurrection of an Imperial System | 47 |
A System of Injustice | 71 |
The Constitution and Secret Government | 97 |
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