Original intent the battle for America / directed by Anthony Sherin ; produced by Mathieu Roberts, Anthony Sherin ; a Majestic Light production.
"Original Intent is the judicial philosophy promoted by President George W. Bush and Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Originalists believe the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted in the way the Founding Fathers understood it in 1789 -- an era when only white men we...
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| On-line přístup: | Streaming video from Academic Video Online |
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| Médium: | Elektronický zdroj Video |
| Jazyk: | English |
| Vydáno: | New York : Filmakers Library, [2008] |
| Edice: | American history in video
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| Shrnutí: | "Original Intent is the judicial philosophy promoted by President George W. Bush and Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Originalists believe the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted in the way the Founding Fathers understood it in 1789 -- an era when only white men were allowed to vote and slavery was legal. Others believe the Constitution was crafted in broad, open-ended language and that its meaning evolves over time. Original Intent: The Battle for America argues that the far right is using originalism as a cover to advance a radically conservative political agenda"--Original container. |
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| Popis jednotky: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. |
| Fyzický popis: | 1 online resource (55 min.). Previously released as DVD. |
| Přístup: | Access limited to authorized users. |