EPISODE · Oct 1, 2019 · 4H 15M
Thom Hartmann presents The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America Series: #2 of The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series Author: Thom Hartmann Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'Hartmann delivers a full-throated indictment of the U.S. Supreme Court in this punchy polemic.' -Publishers Weekly Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann asks, What if the Supreme Court didn't have the power to strike down laws? According to the Constitution, it doesn't. From the founding of the republic until 1803, the Supreme Court was the final court of appeals, as it was always meant to be. So where did the concept of judicial review start? As so much of modern American history, it began with the battle between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, and with Marbury v. Madison. Hartmann argues it is not the role of the Supreme Court to decide what the law is but rather the duty of the people themselves. He lays out the history of the Supreme Court of the United States, since Alexander Hamilton's defense to modern-day debates, with key examples of cases where the Supreme Court overstepped its constitutional powers. The ultimate remedy to the Supreme Court's abuse of power is with the people-the ultimate arbiter of the law-using the ballot box. America does not belong to the kings and queens; it belongs to the people.
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