(PDF/ePub) The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit Writen By Randy E. Barnett
The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit
A renowned constitutional scholar and a rising star provide a balanced and definitive analysis of the origins and original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment.Adopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment profoundly changed the Constitution, giving the federal judiciary and Congress new powers to protect the fundamental rights of individuals from being violated by the states. Yet, according to Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick, the Supreme Court has long misunderstood or ignored the original meaning of the amendment's key clauses, covering the privileges and immunities of citizenship, due process of law, and the equal protection of the laws.Barnett and Bernick contend that the Fourteenth Amendment was the culmination of decades of debates about the meaning of the antebellum Constitution. Antislavery advocates advanced arguments informed by natural rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the common law. They also utilized what is today called public-meaning originalism. Although their
Product details: The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit
Author : Randy E. Barnett
Pages : 488 pages
Publisher : Belknap Press
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ISBN-10 : 0674257766
ISBN-13 : 9780674257764
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