Extremism Triumphant: The Politics of Slavery and AbortionUniversal-Publishers, 2003 - Всего страниц: 292 Generations of Americans have witnessed the political disputes over slavery and abortion, the two most contentious issues in the nation's history. This book surveys the origins and course of this unfortunate strife, arguing that leaders on both sides of the two issues have embraced political expediency or an illogical view of the Constitution, rather than viable solutions. Focusing on key events and a diverse range of individuals, Extremism Triumphant offers fresh perspectives while lamenting missed opportunities and bitter debate. Making extensive use of Congressional debates and Supreme Court opinions, the narrative takes us on a journey from before the nation's founding to the early part of the 21st Century. Critical of each pole of the slavery impasse that brought civil war, the book shows how the nation made numerous errors as it tried to tackle the equally passionate feud over reproductive freedom. Unsurprisingly, both camps of the modern abortion debate receive criticism. With a willingness to question conventional wisdom dear to conservatives and liberals, Extremism Triumphant challenges each side to ponder its own claim to the moral high ground. |
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... individuals , some with the purest motives and distinguished records of public service , either pandered to or naively created extremism . I hope to exemplify how the errors made in the 19th Century have been repeated far too often in ...
... individuals , some with the purest motives and distinguished records of public service , either pandered to or naively created extremism . I hope to exemplify how the errors made in the 19th Century have been repeated far too often in ...
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... individuals work to prevail in political discourse without keeping the nation's good as their guiding star . The advancement of personal beliefs 1 The Federalist Papers can be found at www.constitution.com . For a fascinating discussion ...
... individuals work to prevail in political discourse without keeping the nation's good as their guiding star . The advancement of personal beliefs 1 The Federalist Papers can be found at www.constitution.com . For a fascinating discussion ...
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... individual rights . Faction , therefore , requires an organized group . My discussion of extremism will not be limited to “ a number of citizens , ” since individuals can fuel the dangerous vice . The words of one person can ignite ...
... individual rights . Faction , therefore , requires an organized group . My discussion of extremism will not be limited to “ a number of citizens , ” since individuals can fuel the dangerous vice . The words of one person can ignite ...
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... Individuals can play a role at this stage ; the action of one can be enough to compel the extremism of others . When groups or individuals act with such pernicious intensity , extremism can become an avalanche . Our society must defend ...
... Individuals can play a role at this stage ; the action of one can be enough to compel the extremism of others . When groups or individuals act with such pernicious intensity , extremism can become an avalanche . Our society must defend ...
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... individual rights. Madison said we cannot subvert liberties to check faction, but we can make attempts to diminish its negative effects. Since much of the “extremism” I will discuss was not illegal activity, Madison's idea of ...
... individual rights. Madison said we cannot subvert liberties to check faction, but we can make attempts to diminish its negative effects. Since much of the “extremism” I will discuss was not illegal activity, Madison's idea of ...
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Origins of Extremism to 1820 | 55 |
Extremism Between Compromises 18201850 90 | 90 |
The Follies of Judges Named Douglas | 133 |
Tool of Extremism | 152 |
Lincolns Missed Opportunities | 179 |
The Supreme Court Debates Abortion | 193 |
Politicians and Abortion Since Roe | 228 |
Why Roe Is Not Dred | 260 |
Bibliographic Essay | 270 |
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Extremism Triumphant: The Politics of Slavery and Abortion Darin Wipperman Ограниченный просмотр - 2003 |
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Стр. 2 - By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.
Стр. 48 - The foregoing cases suggest that specific guarantees in the Bill of Rights have penumbras, formed by emanations from those guarantees that help give them life and substance.
Стр. 67 - South Carolina can never receive the plan if it prohibits the slave trade. In every proposed extension of the powers of Congress, that state has expressly and watchfully excepted that of meddling with the importation of Negroes.
Стр. 214 - I fear for the future. I fear for the liberty and equality of the millions of women who have lived and come of age in the 16 years since Roe was decided. I fear for the integrity of, and public esteem for, this Court.
Стр. 67 - Religion and humanity had nothing to do with this question. Interest alone is the governing principle with nations. The true question at present is, whether the Southern States shall or shall not be parties to the Union.
Стр. 197 - Court that it is not the proper function of the legislature or the courts to place viability, which essentially is a medical concept, at a specific point in the gestation period. The time when viability is achieved may vary with each pregnancy, and the determination of whether a particular fetus is viable is, and must be, a matter for the judgment of the responsible attending physician.
Стр. 50 - The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men. Marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man," fundamental to our very existence and survival.
Стр. 197 - For the stage subsequent to viability the State, in promoting its interest in the potentiality of human life, may, if it chooses, regulate, and even proscribe, abortion except where it is necessary, in appropriate medical judgment, for the preservation of the life or health of the mother.
Стр. 38 - This means, on the other hand, that, for the period of pregnancy prior to this "compelling" point, the attending physician, in consultation with his patient, is free to determine, without regulation by the State, that in his medical judgment the patient's pregnancy should be terminated. If that decision is reached, the judgment may be effectuated by an abortion free of interference by the State. With respect to the State's important and legitimate interest in potential life, the "compelling
Стр. 172 - States, every free person born on the soil of a State, who is a citizen of that State by force of its Constitution or laws, is also a citizen of the United States.