Principles matter : the Constitution, progressives, and the Trump Era /
Ball, Carlos A.,
Principles matter : the Constitution, progressives, and the Trump Era / Carlos A. Ball. - 1 online resource (312 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Using dozens of examples from the ways in which Trump abused presidential powers, this book explains how federalism, separation of powers, and free speech can help mitigate the harms that autocratic leaders in the Trump mold can inflict on both democratic institutions and vulnerable minorities. In doing so, the book urges progressives to follow this rule of thumb in the post-Trump era: If a constitutional principle was worth deploying to resist Trump's harmful policies and autocratic governance, then it is worth defending in the post-Trump era even if it makes the short-term attainment of progressive objectives more difficult.
Specialized.
9780197584514 (ebook) : No price
Constitutional law--United States.
United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
KF4550 / .B257 2021
342.730090512
Principles matter : the Constitution, progressives, and the Trump Era / Carlos A. Ball. - 1 online resource (312 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Using dozens of examples from the ways in which Trump abused presidential powers, this book explains how federalism, separation of powers, and free speech can help mitigate the harms that autocratic leaders in the Trump mold can inflict on both democratic institutions and vulnerable minorities. In doing so, the book urges progressives to follow this rule of thumb in the post-Trump era: If a constitutional principle was worth deploying to resist Trump's harmful policies and autocratic governance, then it is worth defending in the post-Trump era even if it makes the short-term attainment of progressive objectives more difficult.
Specialized.
9780197584514 (ebook) : No price
Constitutional law--United States.
United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
KF4550 / .B257 2021
342.730090512
