Men In Black: How the Supreme Court is Destroying America by Mark R. Levinis a great read. It details the usurping of power by the judiciary, once envisioned by the Consititution Fathers as the weakest branch, going back to Marbury v. Madison. In fact, the Supreme Court's "power" of jusicial review is itself Constitutional! It debunks absurd descisions like Roe v. Wade, and uses history (like Dredd Scott) to point out how the Courts have failed America over the last 200 years. Levin writes in a great style, and is able to explain high legal concepts to those of us who have not passed the bar, but have a working knowledge of government. The only flaw in the book is that Levin does not provide enough of a solution to this problem. One chapter is dedicated to "Resotring the Constitution," and this mostly involves Senate Republicans altering the filibuster rules. Either way, this book can empower the American public to call for change to our Courts, and could spell the end of "bench litigation." I highly recommend this book, and if I had an extra $500, I'd buy copies for 25 of my conservative friends and liberal professors.

Posted by Ryan S. on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 3:10 PM | Permalink |