Acknowledgements 1. The Supreme Court and America's Democracy Deficit 2. The Court Supreme: Bush v. Gore and the Judicial Assault on Democracy 3. The People Have No Right to Vote and No Right to Rule 4. Unequal Protection: The Supreme Court's Racial Double Standard in Redistricting 5. America's Signature Exclusion: How Democracy is Made Safe for the Two-Party System 6. Arrogant Orwellian Bureaucrats: How the Electoral-Industrial Complex Controls America's Political Debates and Gerrymanders Your Mind 7. Schooling for Democracy 8. Democracy and the Corporation 9. Unflagging Patriotism: The People, The Flag and the Constitution 10. Overruling the Court and Re-Righting America
Jamin B. Raskin is Professor of Law at American University in Washington D.C. His articles have appeared in Slate, The Washington Monthly, The American Prospect, TheNation, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and many other newspapers, journals and magazines.
"Jamin Raskin brilliantly shows how political and legislative
democracy are being scandalously curtailed and undermined by the
Supreme Court, which has become law unto itself. Not a counsel of
despair, Overruling Democracy also explains how we the people--with
a little courage--can reclaim our democracy." -- Robert Kuttner,
co-editor, The American Prospect
"American democracy thrives because people like Jamin Raskin, an
eloquent, thoughtful and provocative small-d democrat, insist on
reminding us of our aspirations to equality and rule by the people.
You may disagree with some of his ideas, as I do, and still come
away refreshed and even electrified. The old issue was liberal
judicial activism. The new issue is a conservative judicial
activism that could constrain the ability of the democratic
branches of our government to solve public problems. For liberals,
Raskin says, 'it is time to let go of any lingering nostalgic
enchantment with the Supreme Court.' He's right." -- E.J. Dionne,
author of Why Americans Hate Politics and They Only Look Dead: Why
Progressives Will Dominate the Next Political Era"Jamin Raskin is
in the forefront of progressive academics who bring specialized
knowledge to bear on the large pressing issues of the day in a
language that is broadly accessible. In Overruling Democracy he
offers a critique of American law and politics that is impassioned
yet thoughtful, polemical yet informative." -- Randall Kennedy,
Professor, Harvard Law School
"Jamin Raskin offers a passionate vision of the Supreme Court as
the guardian of participatory democracy in America. Even those who
take a more restrained view of the role of judges will benefit from
his powerful arguments and moral fervor." -- Jeffrey Rosen, Legal
Affairs Editor, The New Republic
"This brilliantly argued and meticulously researched book both
alarms and inspires. Raskin shows how the Supreme Court has used
its own perverse version of judicial activism to attack our
fundamental constitutional rights -- and he offers a vision for how
to restore democracy to America. Overruling Democracy belongs on
the reading list of anyone who takes citizenship seriously." --
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed"A gripping book
about the Supreme Court's assault on the political rights of the
people. This book is required reading for every citizen who cares
about the fate of our democracy." -- John Sweeney, President of the
AFL-CIO
"Raskin's groundbreaking suggestions for a democratic political
reform movement provide the reader with a brighter vision for the
future of the American governmental system." -- Congressman John
Conyers, (D-Michigan), Democratic leader on the House Judiciary
Committee
"This book is very interesting and thought provoking. It certainly
provides an intricate and complex discussion of the author's
concept of a progressive populist democracy and of the role of the
Supreme Court in that vision." -- Mark C. Miller, The Law and
Politics Review, Vol. 13 No. 8
"A brilliant exploration of how the Supreme Court has subverted
democratic principles with its decisions in areas ranging from
campaign finance to redistricting to the right to vote." -- Erwin
Chemerinsky, Professor, University of Southern California Law
School
"This provocative lawyer's brief challenges the ways in which
constitutional decision making impedes participatory democracy in
the United States...A smart, thorough, and proudly partisan plea
for participatory democracy in the United States." -- Political
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