The Second Constitutional Convention: How The American People Can Take Back Their Government
A University of Kentucky professor of journalism and telecommunications, Labunski holds degrees in political science and law and worked in radio and television news for 10 years. His call for a constitutional convention is based on current political woes--the campaign finance mess, low voter turnout, and so forth--and on a belief that existing institutions (state and federal legislatures and the courts) cannot make the kinds of changes needed to restore American democracy. Labunski proposes local, state, and national meetings to discuss potential amendments and effective use of the Internet and other media to involve Americans in active discussion. He proposes and thoroughly discusses eight amendments: campaign finance reform; equal rights; a crime victims' bill of rights; congressional term changes, including term limits; direct election of the president and vice president; protecting federal courts' jurisdiction; changing the Constitution's amendment process; and repealing the Second Amendment. Even readers turned off by the concept will find useful information in Labunski's defense of his radical proposal.Mary CarrollCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved