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This title in other formats:The Second Bill of Rights: FDR's Unfinished Revolution and Why We Need It More Than Everby Cass Sunstein
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a State of the Union Address that was arguably the greatest political speech of the twentieth century. The speech began what Cass R. Sunstein calls the Second American Revolution by giving form and specificity, for the first time, to the concept of human economic rights. Many of the great legislative achievements of the past sixty years stem from Roosevelt's proposal for a Second Bill of Rights. Yet these rights have never been written into the Constitution, and they remain the subject of passionate debate. In recent years they have even lost ground.Using FDR's speech as a launching point, Sunstein examines the "legal realist" school of thought, which decisively refuted the idea of laissez-faire economics; describes how Roosevelt gradually developed the idea of a Second Bill of Rights; and asks why the Second Bill, which was almost enacted under the Warren Court, has never attained the constitutional status FDR sought for it. The reason, Sunstein maintains, is not anything unique to American culture or temperament but a particular historical accident: the election of Richard Nixon as President in 1968.This is an ambitious, sweeping book that argues for a new vision of FDR, of constitutional history, and of our current political scene. The Second Bill of Rights is an integral part of the American tradition and the starting point for contemporary political reform. Book News Annotation:In his 1944 State of the Union Address, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
contended that human beings have inherent economic rights and
presented a vision of an America in which all citizens were free from
want. In this text for students and the general reader, Sunstein
examines Roosevelt's idea for a second Bill of Rights and questions
why these rights have never attained the status FDR sought for them.
Sunstein (law, U. of Chicago) is a contributing editor at The New
Republic.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:An ambitious, sweeping argument for a new vision of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, constitutional history, and our current political scene, this book is an integral part of the American tradition and the starting point for contemporary political reform. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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