Constitutional Redemption : : Political Faith in an Unjust World / / Jack M. Balkin.
Political constitutions, hammered out by imperfect human beings in periods of intense political controversy, are always compromises with injustice. What makes the U.S. Constitution legitimate, argues this daring book, is Americans' enduring faith that the Constitution's promises can someda...
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Balkin, Jack M., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Constitutional Redemption : Political Faith in an Unjust World / Jack M. Balkin. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2011] ©2011 1 online resource (304 p.) : 1 table text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- 1. FAITH AND STORY IN AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- 2. JUST A STORY -- 3. LEGITIMACY AND FAITH -- 4. IDOLATRY AND FAITH -- 5. FIDELITY AND FAITH -- 6. THE LAW OF EQUALITY IS THE LAW OF IN EQUALITY -- 7. WRONG THE DAY IT WAS DECIDED -- 8. HOW I BECAME AN ORIGINALIST -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Political constitutions, hammered out by imperfect human beings in periods of intense political controversy, are always compromises with injustice. What makes the U.S. Constitution legitimate, argues this daring book, is Americans' enduring faith that the Constitution's promises can someday be redeemed, and the constitutional system be made "a more perfect union."A leading constitutional theorist, Balkin argues eloquently that the American constitutional project is based in faith, hope, and a narrative of shared redemption. Our belief that the Constitution will deliver us from evil shows in the stories we tell one another about where our country came from and where it is headed, and in the way we use these historical touchstones to justify our fervent (and opposed) political creeds. Because Americans have believed in a story of constitutional redemption, we have assumed the right to decide for ourselves what the Constitution means, and have worked to persuade others to set it on the right path. As a result, constitutional principles have often shifted dramatically over time. They are, in fact, often political compromises in disguise.What will such a Constitution become? We cannot know. But our belief in the legitimacy of the Constitution requires a leap of faith-a gamble on the ultimate vindication of a political project that has already survived many follies and near-catastrophes, and whose destiny is still over the horizon. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Constitutional law United States. LAW / Constitutional. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2011 9783110261189 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2011 9783110261233 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK PAKET RECHTSWISSENSCHAFTEN 2011 9783110261264 ZDB-23-DGC Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) 9783110756067 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205 print 9780674058743 https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674060814 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674060814 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674060814.jpg |
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