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The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America
2023,2019
Overview
The New York Times–bestselling author \"delivers a full-throated indictment of the U.S. Supreme Court in this punchy polemic\" ( Publishers Weekly).
In this book, Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America, explains how the Supreme Court has spilled beyond its Constitutional powers—and how we the people should take that power back.
Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann asks, What if the Supreme Court didn't have the power to strike down laws? According to the Constitution, it doesn't. From the founding of the republic until 1803, the Supreme Court was the final court of appeals, as it was always meant to be. So where did the concept of judicial review start? As so much of modern American history, it began with the battle between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, and with Marbury v. Madison.
Hartmann argues it is not the role of the Supreme Court to decide what the law is but rather the duty of the people themselves. He lays out the history of the Supreme Court of the United States, from Alexander Hamilton's defense to modern-day debates, with key examples of cases where the Supreme Court overstepped its constitutional powers. The ultimate remedy to the Supreme Court's abuse of power is with the people--the ultimate arbiter of the law—using the ballot box. America does not belong to the kings and queens; it belongs to the people.
\"A meticulously documented strategy for trimming the power of nine ideologically motivated political activists unaccountable to the will of the people. . . . important and timely.\"—David Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers,Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated,Berrett-Koehler
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ISBN
9781523085972, 1523085975, 1523085940, 9781523085941
