02875nam 22005894a 450 991045135530332120200520144314.01-280-56445-80-19-534561-41-4294-3099-0(CKB)1000000000404982(EBL)431049(OCoLC)77798045(SSID)ssj0000216850(PQKBManifestationID)11173197(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216850(PQKBWorkID)10198799(PQKB)11238568(MiAaPQ)EBC431049(Au-PeEL)EBL431049(CaPaEBR)ebr10160564(CaONFJC)MIL56445(EXLCZ)99100000000040498220060406d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOur undemocratic constitution[electronic resource] where the constitution goes wrong (and how we the people can correct it) /by Sanford LevinsonOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (244 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-536557-7 0-19-530751-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-222) 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?.Prelude: The Wisdom of Thomas Jefferson. Introduction: A Tale of Two Signings. 1. The Ratification Referendum: Sending the Constitution to a New Convention for Repair. 2. Our Undemocratic Legislative Process. 3. The Legacy of Article II: Too-Powerful Presidents, Chosen in an Indefensible Process, Who Cannot Be Displaced Even When They Are Manifestly Incompetent. 4. Life Tenure for Supreme Court Justices: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed. 5. The Constitution as Creator of Second-Class Citizens. 6. The Impermeable Article V. 7. Disenchantment and Desire: What Is to Be Done?. Coda: The Wisdom of WooConstitutional lawUnited StatesLaw reformUnited StatesElectronic books.Constitutional lawLaw reform342.7302Levinson Sanford1941-859701MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451355303321Our undemocratic constitution2221176UNINA