Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right Wing Myths about Our Constitution

Epps, Garrett

ISBN 10: 144221676X / ISBN 13: 9781442216761

Edité par Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012

N° de réf. du vendeur 144221676X-4-35079656

Synopsis :

The primary purpose of the United States Constitution is to limit Congress. There is no separation of church and state. The Second Amendment allows citizens to threaten the government. These are just a few of the myths about our constitution peddled by the Far Right-a toxic coalition of Fox News talking heads, radio hosts, angry "patriot" groups, and power-hungry Tea Party politicians. Well-funded, loud, and unscrupulous, they are trying to do to America's founding document what they have done to global warming and evolution-wipe out the facts and substitute partisan myth. In the process, they seek to cripple the right of We the People to govern ourselves. In Wrong and Dangerous, legal scholar Garrett Epps provides the tools needed to fight back against the flood of constitutional nonsense. In terms every citizen can understand, he tackles ten of the most prevalent myths, providing a clear grasp of the Constitution and the government it established.

À propos de l?auteur: Garret Epps, a regular contributor on legal issues to Atlantic.com and The American Prospect, is a journalist, novelist, and legal scholar. He has taught at American University, Boston College Law School, Duke Law School, and the University of Oregon. He currently teaches constitutional law at the University of Baltimore Law School and resides in Washington, D.C.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right Wing Myths ...
Éditeur : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Date d'édition : 2012
Reliure : hardcover
Etat : Fair