
The Cult of the Constitution
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Narrated by:
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Teri Schnaubelt
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By:
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Mary Anne Franks
In this controversial and provocative book, Mary Anne Franks examines the thin line between constitutional fidelity and constitutional fundamentalism.
Constitutional fundamentalists read the Constitution selectively and self-servingly. Fundamentalist interpretations of the Constitution elevate certain constitutional rights above all others, benefit the most powerful members of society, and undermine the integrity of the document as a whole. The conservative fetish for the Second Amendment (enforced by groups such as the NRA) provides an obvious example of constitutional fundamentalism; the liberal fetish for the First Amendment (enforced by groups such as the ACLU) is less obvious but no less influential. Economic and civil libertarianism have increasingly merged to produce a deregulatory, "free-market" approach to constitutional rights that achieves fullest expression in the idealization of the internet. The worship of guns, speech, and the internet in the name of the Constitution has blurred the boundaries between conduct and speech and between veneration and violence.
But the Constitution itself contains the antidote to fundamentalism. The Cult of the Constitution lays bare the dark, antidemocratic consequences of constitutional fundamentalism and urges listeners to take the Constitution seriously, not selectively.
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The book is disturbing, but I agree with it 100%. It does do some comparing the US Constitution to the Bible of fundamentalists, but really it emphasizes the lack of equality and stated in the Declaration of Independence with the actuality of our nation. It points out how far we have always been from our stated goal and dream. And even those who claim to try to fix it, come far from the point.
I think that it is up to ALL of us to continue to work to remedy this situation!
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Who, exactly, the people?
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Very thought provoking
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excellent book
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A bit repetitive but really interesting
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I will read it again, trying to gain greater understanding of the problems and how to reduce them in ways that I can.
Thought provoking
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Every American needs to read this book.
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I’ve been saying this for a long time
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Great analysis of our current state
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