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The Second Amendment
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Widely acclaimed at the time of its publication, the life story of the most controversial, volatile, misunderstood provision of the Bill of Rights.
At a time of increasing gun violence in America, Waldman's book provoked a wide range of discussion. This book looks at history to provide some surprising, illuminating answers.
The Amendment was written to calm public fear that the new national government would crush the state militias made up of all (white) adult men - who were required to own a gun to serve. Waldman recounts the raucous public debate that has surrounded the amendment from its inception to the present. As the country spread to the Western frontier, violence spread too. But through it all, gun control was abundant. In the 20th century, with Prohibition and gangsterism, the first federal control laws were passed. In all four separate times the Supreme Court ruled against a constitutional right to own a gun.
The present debate picked up in the 1970s-part of a backlash to the liberal 1960s and a resurgence of libertarianism. A newly radicalized NRA entered the campaign to oppose gun control and elevate the status of an obscure constitutional provision. In 2008, in a case that reached the Court after a focused drive by conservative lawyers, the US Supreme Court ruled for the first time that the Constitution protects an individual right to gun ownership. Famous for his theory of "originalism," Justice Antonin Scalia twisted it in this instance to base his argument on contemporary conditions.
In The Second Amendment: A Biography, Michael Waldman shows that our view of the amendment is set, at each stage, not by a pristine constitutional text, but by the push and pull, the rough and tumble of political advocacy and public agitation.
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From gun control to reproductive health, a conservative Supreme Court will reshape the lives of all Americans for decades to come. The time to develop and defend a progressive vision of the US Constitution that protects the rights of all people is now.
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Hypocritical evaluation of the constitution
- De surya en 03-23-19
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The Second Amendment Manifesto
- What Every American Should Know about Their Constitutional Right to Own Guns
- De: John Paine
- Narrado por: John Paine
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
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Are you worried that your Second Amendment rights will be taken away? Are you sick of patronizing politicians, celebrities, and media pundits claiming you don’t have the right to own guns? Do you want to know the real story of the Second Amendment, so you can decide what it means for yourself? The Second Amendment Manifesto is for you. In true stories stretching from ancient Greece to modern-day America, you’ll quickly discover how the Second Amendment came to be, why it’s worth protecting, and what you can do to defend it right now.
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Opened my eyes...
- De eac615 en 10-15-21
De: John Paine
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A Well-Regulated Militia
- The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America
- De: Saul Cornell
- Narrado por: Kevin T. Collins
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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Americans are deeply divided over the Second Amendment. Some passionately assert that the Amendment protects an individual's right to own guns. Others, that it does no more than protect the right of states to maintain militias. Now, in the first and only comprehensive history of this bitter controversy, Saul Cornell proves conclusively that both sides are wrong. Cornell, a leading constitutional historian, shows that the Founders understood the right to bear arms as neither an individual nor a collective right, but as a civic right.
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historically rich
- De Alexus Nelson en 12-13-19
De: Saul Cornell
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The Words That Made Us
- America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840
- De: Akhil Reed Amar
- Narrado por: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Duración: 27 h y 6 m
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In The Words That Made Us, Akhil Reed Amar unites history and law in a vivid narrative of the biggest constitutional questions early Americans confronted, and he expertly assesses the answers they offered. His account of the document's origins and consolidation is a guide for anyone seeking to properly understand America's Constitution today.
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And the words that made Us
- De Anonymous User en 10-17-22
De: Akhil Reed Amar
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution
- De: Kevin R.C. Gutzman
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 6 h y 34 m
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Instead of the system that the Constitution intended, judges have created a system in which bureaucrats and appointed officials make most of the important policies. While the government claims to be a representative republic, somehow hot-button topics from gay marriage to the allocation of Florida's presidential electors always seem to be decided by unelected judges. What gives them the right to decide such issues? The judges say it's the Constitution.
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The best PIG to date
- De Matthew Groom en 05-16-08
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The Second Founding
- How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
- De: Eric Foner
- Narrado por: Donald Corren
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar, a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation's foundation and how those guarantees have been shaken over time.
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Excellent book - problematic narrator
- De Jennifer en 10-01-19
De: Eric Foner
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The Shadow Docket
- How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
- De: Stephen Vladeck
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
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The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of the behind-the-scenes “shadow docket,” regularly making decisions that affect millions of Americans without public hearings and without explanation, through cryptic late-night rulings that leave lawyers—and citizens—scrambling. But Americans of all political stripes should be worried about what the shadow docket portends for the rule of law, argues Supreme Court expert Stephen Vladeck.
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Where was Vladeck?
- De SorenKMiller en 05-25-23
De: Stephen Vladeck
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The Cult of the Constitution
- De: Mary Anne Franks
- Narrado por: Teri Schnaubelt
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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Constitutional 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.
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very intelligent and well written hate speech
- De Anonymous User en 10-21-20
De: Mary Anne Franks
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The Bill of Rights Primer
- A Citizen's Guidebook to the American Bill of Rights
- De: Akhil Reed Amar, Les Adams
- Narrado por: Tim Lundeen
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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Many Americans reference the Bill of Rights, a document that represents many of the freedoms that define the United States. Who doesn’t know about the First Amendment’s freedom of religion or Second Amendment’s right to bear arms? In this succinct volume, Akhil Reed Amar and Les Adams offer a wealth of knowledge about the Bill of Rights that goes beyond a basic understanding.The Bill of Rights Primer is an authoritative guide to all American freedoms. Uncluttered and well-organized, this audiobook is perfect for those who want to study up on the Bill of Rights without needing a law degree to do so.
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At this length, basic; but at that, great
- De Philo en 06-10-15
De: Akhil Reed Amar, y otros
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I Escaped from Auschwitz
- The Shocking True Story of the World War II Hero Who Escaped the Nazis and Helped Save Over 200,000 Jews
- De: Rudolf Vrba, Alan Bestic, Sir Martin Gilbert - foreword, y otros
- Narrado por: Steven Jay Cohen
- Duración: 17 h y 10 m
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April 7, 1944 - This date marks the successful escape of two Slovak prisoners from one of the most heavily-guarded and notorious concentration camps of Nazi Germany. The escapees, Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, fled over 100 miles to be the first to give the graphic and detailed descriptions of the atrocities of Auschwitz. Originally published in the early 1960s, I Escaped from Auschwitz is the striking autobiography of none other than Rudolf Vrba himself. Vrba details his life leading up to, during, and after his escape from his 21-month internment in Auschwitz.
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Best story from the Holocaust I’ve ever read!
- De Chuck812 en 01-10-21
De: Rudolf Vrba, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Second Amendment
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- Matthew J. McMahon
- 02-19-19
Strong liberal bias but a good book
The author doesn’t try to hide his political leaning but no less an engrossing book on the history of the 2nd amendment.
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- Sustainability Man
- 06-10-22
Understanding BOTH clauses of the Second Amendment
An enlightening and enjoyable history and analysis of what the Second Amendment really means, including the popular meaning in colonial days of “a well-regulated militia” and even the military implications of “to bear arms”. The book is just the right length, not overlong or redundant, and so, unlike many extended essays, it does not wear out its welcome.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to better understand the meaning and significance of gun rights in America.
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- Maan Jokhadar
- 06-17-19
Surprisingly fair
This book is an excellent review of Second Amendment history. Though the narrative does lean a little bit to the left at times, I still think it was fair, based on my study and fact checking.
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- Jeff
- 09-30-19
My Opinion On This Book
I found the book to be quite informative. I found out things I hadn't known prior to listening to it. I can recommend this book to historians and 2nd Amendment enthusiasts. There, at times, when the book, while listening, where it got a bit long. I mean, my mind would stray from time to time. Other than that, It is a good listening book.
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- Kurt E. Warren
- 10-11-22
very bias views.
the author is definitely one sided with his views of the 2nd. it would have been better sticking to just the history and relate facts. we get enough bias info from the news.
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- ASH
- 02-20-24
Balanced and in depth perspective
Historical perspective & accuracy as well as its balance. Its detailed recounting of the US Constitution’s drafting and redrafting and efforts for adoption is excellent.
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- boris
- 08-14-19
Excellent history of the second amendment
A great listen for anyone concerned about the gun debate and the second amendment, and a excellent history altogether.
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- Malcolm
- 10-09-23
An interesting cherry picking of history
The author obviously did his homework but seemed content to be fairly one-sided, which of course is his right. Maligning people on the other side (Scalia) is not often a sign of a strong case.
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- James L. Wilkinson
- 08-30-22
Excellent analysis of the ENTIRE Amendment
I can understand why extreme gun rights advocates would not like this book. A clear analysis of the opening clause of the Second Amendment, referencing the need for a "well regulated militia," makes it evident that the ensuing phrase "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" is not the unlimited right that extremist claim. The book also makes it evident that Justice Scalia was not the "originalist" he claimed to be. Whatever "originalism" means, if Justice Scalia was attempting to discern the intent of the framers of the Bill of Rights, the book is a strong argument that he got that wrong. I recommend this book to gun rights advocates who are open minded enough to subject their beliefs to scrutiny. They will learn something.
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- James
- 02-26-23
Good review of early 2A history
It started as a very good independent review of 2A history in the U.S.. The 2 chapters then turn into far more into opinion than facts.
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