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The Upside-Down Constitution
The Constitution's vision of federalism in which local, state, and federal government compete to satisfy preferences of individuals has given way to a cooperative, cartelized federalism that enables interest groups to leverage power at every level for their own benefit. Greve traces this inversion and dispels much received wisdom along the way.
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529 pages, Unknown Binding
First published February 1, 2012
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May 29, 2012
Outstanding Hamiltonian discussion of the state of federalism and the U.S. Constitution.
Greve documents the rise of "cartel federalism", noting how spending and regulation has compounded across levels of government. He pinpoints the abandonment of well-developed federal commercial common law doctrines in deference to state statutory law in the 1938 Erie SCOTUS decision as the root of the chaotic ills.
A smart and original conservative take on the constitution -- of much greater worth than superficial, unhelpful, and unrealistic appeals to clause-bound originalism and "states rights".
Greve documents the rise of "cartel federalism", noting how spending and regulation has compounded across levels of government. He pinpoints the abandonment of well-developed federal commercial common law doctrines in deference to state statutory law in the 1938 Erie SCOTUS decision as the root of the chaotic ills.
A smart and original conservative take on the constitution -- of much greater worth than superficial, unhelpful, and unrealistic appeals to clause-bound originalism and "states rights".
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