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659012
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Barnett, Randy E
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Restoring the lost constitution : : the presumption of liberty /\ Randy E. Barnett
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Princeton, N.J. :: Princeton University Press,, 2005
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xv, 366 p. ;; 24 cm
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0691115850 (cased)
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: 9780691115856 (cased)
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: 0691123764 (pbk.)
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: 9780691123769 (pbk.)
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Originally published: 2004
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Introduction. Why care what the Constitution says? -- pt. I. Constitutional legitimacy. The fiction of 'we the people': is the Constitution binding on us? ; Constitutional legitimacy without consent: protecting the rights retained by the people ; Natural rights as liberty rights: retained rights, privileges, or immunities -- pt. II. Constitutional method. Constitutional interpretation: an originalism for nonoriginalists ; Constitutional construction: supplementing original meaning ; Judicial review: the meaning of the judicial power -- pt. III. Constitutional limits. Judicial review of federal laws: the meaning of the necessary and proper clause ; Judicial review of state laws: the meaning of the privileges or immunities clause ; The mandate of the Ninth Amendment: why Footnote Four is wrong ; The presumption of liberty: protecting rights without listing them -- pt. IV. Constitutional powers. The proper scope of federal power: the meaning of the Commerce Clause ; The proper scope of state power: construing the 'police power' ; Showing necessity: judicial doctrines and application to cases -- Conclusion. Restoring the lost constitution
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United States.
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Constitutional history-- United States
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Constitutional law-- United States
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Judicial review-- United States
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Libertarianism-- United States
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