A less perfect union
Subtitle: the case for states' rights
By: Adam Freedman
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9780062269942; 9780062269959
Subjects: United States; Federal government; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; States' rights (American politics); History
Description: "Liberals believe that "states' rights" is merely a smokescreen for racist repression. What we have forgotten is that the Constitution itself is a compromise between state and federal governments--a compromise the Federal government no longer respects. Historically, the doctrine of states' rights has been a powerful engine of prosperity and a protector of American freedoms. Conservatives need to reclaim states' rights as an honorable tradition, and a necessary component of constitutional government"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the war against the states; title: The past: everything they taught you is wrong. The bill of (states') rights; title: Free speech, free trade, and nullification; title: States' rights and the abolitionists; title: Progressives give birth to a nation; title: FDR creates satellite states; title: Big brother comes of age; title: The present: the case for states' rights today. The blessings of liberty; title: Democracy, for a change; title: Real diversity; title: A more competent government; title: A lasting peace; title: The future: reviving states' rights. An action plan.