This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... achievement, one hurdle after another is found in the path, which tends to paralysis of effort and the paralysis of our social forces as well. Herein is the real explanation of the failure of American politics. Herein is the explanation of the lack of political interest. America has invited direct industrial ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... achievement, one hurdle after another is found in the path, which tends to paralysis of effort and the paralysis of our social forces as well. Herein is the real explanation of the failure of American politics. Herein is the explanation of the lack of political interest. America has invited direct industrial action by the indirection of our political institutions. THE SACREDNESS OF THE CONSTITUTION Moreover America is almost alone in the sanctity we have attached to the written Constitution. Reactionary as is the British Constitution, it is far more fluid than is our own. The composition of the government of Great Britain can be changed at a single election. The ministry is elected by Parliament. It is responsive and responsible to Parliament. There is no Supreme Court to interfere with the will of the people once it is finally imbedded in law. Even the House of Lords has only a suspensive veto, which can be overridden by the more popular branch of the government. America is the only country that has entrusted its courts with power to veto the acts of other branches of the government. No other country has approved the idea that officials shall be subject to endless obstacles in carrying out their acts. America almost alone assumes that indirection is to be preferred to directness, and that confusion is more to be desired than simplicity. These obstacles to popular government are not accidental. They were designed by the men who drafted the Federal Constitution. Hamilton distrusted democracy. And he carried his distrust as far as possible in the provisions of the Federal Constitution. He copied the most reactionary features of the British Constitution. And these provisions have been given sanctity by the decisions of the courts, which have...
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Add this copy of Revolution and Democracy to cart. $66.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Palala Press.
Add this copy of Revolution and Democracy to cart. $307.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1921 by B.W. Huebsch.
