01667nam a2200277Ia 4500 TVU_12006 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 0195307518 9780195307511 eng 342.7302 S105 Levinson, Sanford Our undemocratic constitution where the constitution goes wrong (and how we the people can correct it) Sanford Levinson Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2006 ix, 231 p. 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-222) and index Levinson argues that too many of our Constitution's provisions promote either unjust or ineffective government. Under the existing blueprint, we can neither rid ourselves of incompetent presidents nor assure continuity of government following catastrophic attacks. Less important, perhaps, but certainly problematic, is the appointment of Supreme Court judges for life. Adding insult to injury, the United States Constitution is the most difficult to amend or update of any constitution currently existing in the world today. Democratic debate leaves few stones unturned, but we tend to take our basic constitutional structures for granted. Levinson boldly challenges the American people to undertake a long overdue public discussion on how they might best reform this most hallowed document and construct a constitution adequate to our democratic values Constitutional law; Law reform Sanford Levinson Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh