{"product_id":"the-cult-of-the-constitution-paperback-softback-9781503614987","title":"The Cult of the Constitution (Paperback \/ softback) 9781503614987","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cult of the Constitution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Anne Franks (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781503614987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 September 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.424 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Uncompromisingly critical, Franks challenges both liberal and conservative views of the Bill of Rights in the name of equality. Rights that don't work for the least powerful will ultimately work to preserve the privileges of the most powerful; agree or disagree with Franks's conclusions, her arguments require attention.\"—Rebecca Tushnet, Harvard Law School \"\u003ci\u003eThe Cult of the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e shows how gun violence, racism, and misogyny are linked by a 'fundamentalist' interpretation of First and Second Amendment rights. Like all fundamentalism, this one tends to reinforce the interests of the powerful and to perpetuate inequality. It doesn't have to be this way. At this moment of #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, and #NeverAgain, Mary Anne Franks' book is a necessary reassessment of constitutional orthodoxy. A powerful must-read.\"—Tamara Piety, author of \u003ci\u003eBrandishing the First Amendment: Commercial Speech in America\u003c\/i\u003e \"In this timely book, Mary Anne Franks takes on some of our most divisive constitutional issues. She analyzes gun restrictions, free speech, and regulation of the internet with a firm command of the legal implications and human stakes of judicial decision making. An important and insightful book.\"—Deborah L. Rhode, Stanford Law School \"Mary Anne Franks has written a powerful challenge to the prevailing constitutional orthodoxy of the right and the left. Her trenchant critique of progressives' naive devotion to America's flawed founding charter is provocative and persuasive. A deeply troubling and absolutely vital book.\"—Mark Joseph Stern, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e \"This is a worthy addition to the literature of critical legal studies—and a timely text as battles over the Constitution and its interpretation continue to rage.\"—Kirkus Reviews \"\u003ci\u003eThe Cult of the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e is an extremely important book. Franks challenges scholars and supporters of 20th century liberal constitutionalism to acknowledge its shortcomings in dealing with the technological and social-media-driven realities of the 21st-century....[She] has forced open a new and vital debate about rights, liberties and constitutional government.\"—Mark Rush, \u003ci\u003eLaw and Politics Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \"Lost amid the clamor of academic and judicial battles over how to interpret the Constitution is its effect on the most vulnerable....Mary Anne Franks finds that effect by exploring the constitutional fundamentalism underlying much of constitutional law.\"—\u003ci\u003eHarvard Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this controversial and provocative book, Mary Anne Franks examines the thin line between constitutional fidelity and constitutional fundamentalism. \u003ci\u003eThe Cult of the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how deep fundamentalist strains in both conservative and liberal American thought keep the Constitution in the service of white male supremacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstitutional fundamentalists read the Constitution selectively and self-servingly. Fundamentalist interpretations of the Constitution elevate certain constitutional rights above all others, benefit the most powerful members of society, and undermine the integrity of the document as a whole. The conservative fetish for the Second Amendment (enforced by groups such as the NRA) provides an obvious example of constitutional fundamentalism; the liberal fetish for the First Amendment (enforced by groups such as the ACLU) is less obvious but no less influential. Economic and civil libertarianism have increasingly merged to produce a deregulatory, \"free-market\" approach to constitutional rights that achieves fullest expression in the idealization of the Internet. The worship of guns, speech, and the Internet in the name of the Constitution has blurred the boundaries between conduct and speech and between veneration and violence. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut the Constitution itself contains the antidote to fundamentalism. \u003ci\u003e The Cult of the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the dark, antidemocratic consequences of constitutional fundamentalism and urges readers to take the Constitution seriously, not selectively. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Who We Are\u003cbr\u003e  1. The Cult of the Constitution\u003cbr\u003e  2. The Cult of the Gun\u003cbr\u003e  3. The Cult of Free Speech\u003cbr\u003e  4. The Cult of the Internet\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion: Until We All Are Free\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523400069400,"sku":"9781503614987","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cult-of-the-constitution-paperback-softback-9781503614987","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}