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The New Constitution Of The United States: Do We Need One And How Would We Get One?, Jack M. Beermann
The New Constitution Of The United States: Do We Need One And How Would We Get One?, Jack M. Beermann
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Government in the United States has some serious problems. At the federal level, is the problem of gridlock. The United States Congress seems unable or unwilling to do anything about anything (although it must have done something to run up more than $16 trillion in debts). Forget about addressing problems such as global warming, income inequality, failing schools, economic stimulus or you name it. How bad is it, really? Has the United States become ungovernable, and is the Constitution to blame? In my view, it’s a mixed bag. Some aspects of the United States government work very well, others are …