Our undemocratic constitution where the constitution goes wrong (and how we the people can correct it)
Sanford Levinson.
- Oxford University Press pbk.
- New York Oxford University Press 2008.
- ix, 249 p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-238) and index.
The ratification referendum : sending the constitution to a new convention for repair -- Our undemocratic legislative process -- The legacy of Article II : too-powerful presidents, chosen in an indefensible process, who cannot be displaced even when they are manifestly incompetent -- Life tenure for Supreme Court justices : an idea whose time has passed -- The constitution as creator of second-class citizens -- The impermeable Article V -- Disenchantment and desire : what is to be done?
9780195365573 (pbk.) 0195365577 (pbk.)
Constitutional law--United States. Law reform--United States.