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PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674729005
ISBN-139780674729001
eBay Product ID (ePID)175709359
Product Key Features
Number of Pages264 Pages
Publication NameCitizens Divided : Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution
LanguageEnglish
SubjectElection Law, Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Constitutional, American Government / General, Legal History
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
AuthorLawrence Lessig, Robert C. Post, Frank I. Michelman, Nadia Urbinati
Subject AreaLaw, Political Science
SeriesThe Tanner Lectures on Human Values Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight19 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2013-040590
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsDemocracy is not just a structure of elections and political institutions, but a mysterious and historically fluid set of ideas about the relationship between citizens and those who govern. With his characteristically subtle understanding of our cultural history, Robert Post shows how changing ideas of self-government illuminate one of the great political and legal controversies of our time.
Series Volume Number7
Dewey Decimal342.73/078
SynopsisThe Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which struck down a federal prohibition on independent corporate campaign expenditures, is one of the most controversial opinions in recent memory. Defenders of the First Amendment greeted the ruling with enthusiasm, while advocates of electoral reform recoiled in disbelief. Robert Post offers a new constitutional theory that seeks to reconcile these sharply divided camps. Post interprets constitutional conflict over campaign finance reform as an argument between those who believe self-government requires democratic participation in the formation of public opinion and those who believe that self-government requires a functioning system of representation. The former emphasize the value of free speech, while the latter emphasize the integrity of the electoral process. Each position has deep roots in American constitutional history. Post argues that both positions aim to nurture self-government, which in contemporary life can flourish only if elections are structured to create public confidence that elected officials are attentive to public opinion. Post spells out the many implications of this simple but profound insight. Critiquing the First Amendment reasoning of the Court in Citizens United, he also shows that the Court did not clearly grasp the constitutional dimensions of corporate speech. Blending history, constitutional law, and political theory, Citizens Divided explains how a Supreme Court case of far-reaching consequence might have been decided differently, in a manner that would have preserved both First Amendment rights and electoral integrity., First Amendment defenders greeted the Citizens United ruling with enthusiasm, while electoral reformers recoiled in disbelief. Robert Post offers a constitutional theory that seeks to reconcile these sharply divided camps, and explains how the case might've been decided in a way that would preserve free speech and electoral integrity.
LC Classification NumberKF4920.P67 2014
