LEADER 02875nam 22005894a 450 001 9910451355303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-56445-8 010 $a0-19-534561-4 010 $a1-4294-3099-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000404982 035 $a(EBL)431049 035 $a(OCoLC)77798045 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000216850 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11173197 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216850 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198799 035 $a(PQKB)11238568 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431049 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431049 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10160564 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL56445 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000404982 100 $a20060406d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOur undemocratic constitution$b[electronic resource] $ewhere the constitution goes wrong (and how we the people can correct it) /$fby Sanford Levinson 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (244 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-536557-7 311 $a0-19-530751-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201-222) and index. 327 $aThe 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?. 330 $aPrelude: 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 Woo 606 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States 606 $aLaw reform$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConstitutional law 615 0$aLaw reform 676 $a342.7302 700 $aLevinson$b Sanford$f1941-$0859701 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451355303321 996 $aOur undemocratic constitution$92221176 997 $aUNINA