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Freeing speech : the constitutional war over national security /
The United States is in the midst of a heated conversation over how the Constitution impacts national security. In a traditional reading of the document, America uses military force only after a full and informed national debate. However, modern presidents have had unparalleled access to the media a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
New York University Press,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The United States is in the midst of a heated conversation over how the Constitution impacts national security. In a traditional reading of the document, America uses military force only after a full and informed national debate. However, modern presidents have had unparalleled access to the media as well as control over the information most relevant to these debates, which jeopardizes the abilities of a democracy's citizens to fully participate in the discussion. In Freeing Speech, John Denvir targets this issue of presidential dominance and proposes an ambitious solution: a First Amendment. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 189 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814720868 0814720862 9780814785348 0814785344 |