Overview
The prominent constitutional law scholarās fascinating (and yes, mind-boggling) argument that we donāt need the Constitution after all
For some, to oppose the Constitution is to oppose the American experiment itself. But leading constitutional scholar Louis Michael Seidman argues that our founding document has long passed its āsell-byā date. It might sound crazy, but Seidmanās arguments are both powerful and, well, convincing.
As Seidman shows, constitutional skepticism and disobedience have been present from the beginning of American history, even worming their way into the Federalist Papers. And, as Seidman also points out, no one alive today has agreed to be bound by these rules.
In From Parchment to Dust, Seidman offers a brief history of the phenomenon of constitutional skepticism and then proceeds to a masterful takedown of our most cherished, constitutionally enshrined institutions and beliefs, from the Supreme Court (āan arrogant elite in robesā), to the very concepts of civil rights, due process, and equal protectionāall of which he argues are just pretenses for preserving a fundamentally rigged and inequitable status quo.
Rather than rely on the specific wording of a flawed and outdated document, rife with āMadisonās mistakes,ā Seidman proposes instead a version that better reflects our shared values, and leaves it to people currently alive to determine how these values will play out in contemporary society.
From Parchment to Dust is a short, sharp, and iconoclastic book questioning the value (and ultimately the hypocrisy) of embracing the Constitutionāwhich, after all, was written more than 230 years agoāas our moral and political lodestar.
This book title, From Parchment to Dust (The Case for Constitutional Skepticism), ISBN: 9781620976364, by Louis Michael Seidman, published by The New Press (November 2, 2021) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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