The Fallacies of States' Rights

The Fallacies of States' Rights
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9780674067967
ISBN-13 : 0674067967
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Book Synopsis The Fallacies of States' Rights by : Sotirios A. Barber

Download or read book The Fallacies of States' Rights written by Sotirios A. Barber and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barber shows how arguments for states’ rights from John C. Calhoun to the present offend common sense, logic, and bedrock constitutional principles. The Constitution is a charter of positive benefits, not a contract among separate sovereigns whose function is to protect people from the central government, when there are greater dangers to confront.


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