The Fallacies of States' Rights
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Constitutional, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government
| Author: | Sotirios A. Barber | ISBN: | 9780674070424 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | January 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sotirios A. Barber |
| ISBN: | 9780674070424 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | January 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Barber shows how arguments for states’ rights from John C. Calhoun to the present offend common sense, logic, and bedrock constitutional principles. The Constitution is a charter of positive benefits, not a contract among separate sovereigns whose function is to protect people from the central government, when there are greater dangers to confront.
Barber shows how arguments for states’ rights from John C. Calhoun to the present offend common sense, logic, and bedrock constitutional principles. The Constitution is a charter of positive benefits, not a contract among separate sovereigns whose function is to protect people from the central government, when there are greater dangers to confront.
