{"product_id":"corrupted-by-power-the-supreme-court-and-the-constitution-9780595773404","title":"Corrupted by Power: The Supreme Court and the Constitution","description":"Alexander Hamilton called the judiciary the \"least dangerous\" branch of government. He was right then but wrong today. Since Hamilton's time the Supreme Court has become a cardinal example of Lord Acton's famous dictum: \"Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.\" It is not a corruption of bribes, or even of bad intentions, but of taking upon itself the right to alter the Constitution whenever past principles offend present preferences of five or more Justices. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorrupted by Power\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the Constitution is repeatedly changed to mean whatever the Supreme Court wants it to mean. Precedent is followed only when past decisions support current opinions. Otherwise precedents are overruled, misrepresented or ignored. A conspicuous example is the judicial manufacture of new First Amendment rights, including rights to advocate criminal behavior, publish degrading sex and extreme violence, and advertise vice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan the Constitution be rescued? Discover what can be done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert E. Riggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.86h x 6.72w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595773404\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40843726291059,"sku":"9.7806E+12","price":38.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f1884912-eab6-4f55-b308-847a2efa3473.jpg?v=1685799589","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/corrupted-by-power-the-supreme-court-and-the-constitution-9780595773404","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}