Congress and the Fourteenth Amendment : enforcing liberty and equality in the states / William B. Glidden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glidden, William B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--United States.

Civil rights.

Federal government--United States.

Federal government.

United States. Constitution--14th Amendment.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Congress and the Fourteenth Amendment, William B. Glidden examines the misuse of the fourteenth amendment. The fourteenth amendment was created under the belief that states have the duty, and Congress the power by appropriate legislation, to protect people in their life, liberty, and property rights. Instead, the Supreme Court has insisted that Congress cannot regulate private conduct because the amendment only applies to actions of the states, and Congress cannot regulate state conduct because only the Court can decide what

Contents:

An overview of the post-Civil War constitutional amendments

The Thirteenth Amendment and the 1866 Civil Rights Act

The original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment

Applying constitutional rules for governance over time

The Supreme Court eviscerated the privileges or immunities clause and section five

Congress, protective laws, and the court in the 20th century

The judicial supremacy and state action doctrines should be removed from section five

Section five should be restored to the Constitution in its full original meaning so Congress can protect our Fourteenth Amendment rights.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-27105-5

1-4985-1534-7

0-7391-8574-8

OCLC:

857769376