
Lawless
The Obama Administration's Unprecedented Assault on the Constitution and the Rule of Law
David E. Bernstein(Author)
Encounter Books,USA (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 31. December 2015
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-59403-833-4 (ISBN)
Description
In Lawless, George Mason University law professor David E. Bernstein provides a lively, scholarly account of how the Obama administration has undermined the Constitution and the rule of law. Lawless documents how President Barack Obama has presided over one constitutional debacle after another--Obamacare; unauthorized wars in the Middle East; attempts to strip property owners, college students, religious groups, and conservative political activists of their rights; and many more. Violating his own promises to respect the Constitution's separation of powers, Obama brazenly ignores Congress when it won't rubber-stamp his initiatives. "We can't wait," he intones when amending Obamacare on the fly or signing a memo legalizing millions of illegal immigrants, as if Congress doing its job as a coequal branch of government somehow permits the president to rule like a dictator, free from the Constitution's checks and balances. President Obama has also presided over the bold and rampant lawlessness of his underlings. Harry Truman famously said, "The buck stops here." When confronted with allegations that his administration's actions are illegal, Obama responds, "So sue me."
Lawless shows how President Obama has betrayed not only the Constitution but also his own stated principles. In the process, he has done serious and potentially permanent damage to our constitutional system. As America swings into election season, it will have to grapple with finding a president who can repair Obama's lawless legacy.
Lawless shows how President Obama has betrayed not only the Constitution but also his own stated principles. In the process, he has done serious and potentially permanent damage to our constitutional system. As America swings into election season, it will have to grapple with finding a president who can repair Obama's lawless legacy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
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Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59403-833-4 (9781594038334)
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Lawless
The Obama Administration's Unprecedented Assault on the Constitution and the Rule of Law
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Persons
David E. Bernstein is the George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia, where he has been teaching constitutional law and other subjects since 1995. He is the author of several books, most recently Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights against Progressive Reform. Professor Bernstein blogs at the Volokh Conspiracy, hosted by the Washington Post.