A Century of Controversy: Constitutional Reform in Alabama

H Thomson

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Langue : anglais

Edité par The University of Alabama Press, 2019

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This timely examination of Alabama's severely criticized state constitution will serve as an indispensable guide for legislators and citizens considering reform of the outdated document. Alabama's present constitution, adopted in 1901, is widely viewed as the source of many, if not most, of the state's historic difficulties and inequities. Chief among these is a poorly funded school system, an imbalanced tax system that favors special business interests, legislated racism, and unchecked urban sprawl. Many citizens believe that, after 100 years of overburdening amendments and confusing addendums, the constitution urgently needs rewriting. With this book, Bailey Thomson has assembled the best scholarship on the constitution, its history, and its implications for the future. Historian Harvey H. Jackson III details the degree to which the 1901 document was drafted as a legal tool to ensure white supremacy at the expense of poor whites and blacks, while Joe A. Sumners illustrates how the constitution ties the hands of elected civic leaders by handing authority for local decisions to state government in Montgomery. James W. Williams Jr. explores the impact of the state constitution on the beleaguered tax system and the three principal 'revenue crises' it has engendered. Thomson's own contribution explains how, in contrast to the previous failed attempts for constitutional change by past governors who appealed to their fellow power brokers, the current reform movement arose from the grassroots level. As citizens and politicians in Alabama review the 1901 constitution for revision, as they navigate the pitfalls and opportunities inherent in change, it is incumbent that they inform themselves adequately on the controversies that have swirled around the constitution since its adoption. The future of Alabama's government will depend upon it, as will the fortunes of Alabama's business interests and the well-being of every citizen in the state for years to come.…

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Titre
A Century of Controversy: Constitutional Reform in Alabama
Auteur
H Thomson
Éditeur
The University of Alabama Press
Année de publication
2019
État de l'article
Fair
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Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0817312188
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780817312183

World of Books (was SecondSale)

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