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The rule of law in the wake of Clinton / edited by Roger Pilon.
LIBRA KF382 .R853 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rule of law--United States.
- Rule of law.
- United States.
- Civil rights--United States.
- Civil rights.
- Law--Political aspects.
- Law.
- Clinton, Bill, 1946-.
- Clinton, Bill.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 240 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, 2000.
- Summary:
- Now that the Clinton Presidency has drawn to a close, political analysts and historians will study his administration and policies for some time to determine what his legacy will be. This timely collection of essays concludes that Clinton's legacy -- in legislation, executive orders, executive branch actions, court briefs, and conduct in office -- is an assault on limited government and individual rights. Containing 15 essays by scholars, lawyers, lawmakers, and cultural critics, this book chronicles Clinton's utter disregard for "a nation of laws, not of men".
- Contents:
- Part I Our Heritage
- 1. Civilization, Progress, and the Rule of Law / Lillian R. BeVier 19
- Part II The Abuse of the Constitution
- The Assault on Limited Government
- 2. Ignoring Constitutional Limits / Roger Pilon 27
- 3. Expanding Executive Power / Douglas W. Kmiec 47
- The Assault on Individual Liberty
- 4. Speech and Privacy / Nadine Strossen 69
- 5. Crime, Drugs, and Forfeiture / Timothy Lynch 85
- 6. Property Rights and Economic Regulation / James Wootton 99
- Part III The Clearest Cases
- 7. Scandal, Corruption, and the Rule of Law / Fred Thompson 111
- Part IV The Abuse of Common Law, Statute, and Legal Institutions
- Extortion Parading as Law
- 8. The War on Tobacco / Robert A. Levy 121
- 9. The War on Guns / Bill Pryor 135
- 10. The War on Microsoft / C. Boyden Gray 145
- Toward the Rule of Man
- 11. Politicizing the Justice Department / Theodore B. Olson 151
- 12. The Imperial President Abroad / John C. Yoo 159
- Part V The Guardians of Law Fail
- 13. The Political Parties / Daniel E. Troy 183
- 14. The Bar and the Legal Academy / Ronald D. Rotunda 207
- 15. The Media and the Cultural Institutions / David Horowitz 231.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1930865031
- OCLC:
- 44794954
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