We the People, Erwin Chemerinsky
We the People, Erwin Chemerinsky
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We the People
A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century

Author: Erwin Chemerinsky

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/13/2018


Synopsis

Worried about what a super conservative majority on the Supreme Court means for the future of civil liberties? From gun control to reproductive health, a conservative court will reshape the lives of all Americans for decades to come. The time to develop and defend a progressive vision of the U.S. Constitution that protects the rights of all people is now.

University of California Berkeley Dean and respected legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky expertly exposes how conservatives are using the Constitution to advance their own agenda that favors business over consumers and employees, and government power over individual rights.

But exposure is not enough. Progressives have spent too much of the last forty-five years trying to preserve the legacy of the Warren Court’s most important rulings and reacting to the Republican-dominated Supreme Courts by criticizing their erosion of rights—but have not yet developed a progressive vision for the Constitution itself. Yet, if we just look to the promise of the Preamble—liberty and justice for all—and take seriously its vision, a progressive reading of the Constitution can lead us forward as we continue our fight ensuring democratic rule, effective government, justice, liberty, and equality.

About Erwin Chemerinsky

Erwin Chemerinsky is Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law and dean of the Berkeley Law School, University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of fifteen books, including Free Speech on Campus and Closing the Courthouse Door: How Your Constitutional Rights Became Unenforceable.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Annemarie on December 30, 2024

For a political science textbook, I found this text too be very comprehensive, thought provoking, and relevant in the way it tied together relevant political happenings to the systems is explained, and would absolutely recommend reading it to anyone who has had assigned or suggested in a class, or w......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on April 23, 2022

Typical text book......more

Goodreads review by Julia on December 18, 2019

I mean, as far as textbooks go, this one was far better than the original Political Science one. I had high hopes for the class, but now I'm very glad to be done!......more

Goodreads review by Faith on March 16, 2011

I don't have the exact read start and finish dates on many books I have read this year. The dates are approximated, as I have been in & out of the hospital, and on bed rest, and read 2-5 books a day depending on the book & length and my ability to focus. All dates are approximated, by month.......more

Goodreads review by Johannah on May 05, 2013

It's pretty dry. Engaging at times, but the style is not particularly inspirational. Thorough, concise, well rounded. Defines even basic political items without patronizing the reader. The statistics presented are occasionally interesting. Read for my Intro to Political Science class.......more