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eBay item number:167610831340
Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 1993
- ISBN
- 9780029347133
- Book Title
- Restoration
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 1993
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Political Science, History
- Topic
- American Government / Legislative Branch, General, American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy
- Item Weight
- 11.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
0029347130
ISBN-13
9780029347133
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19671
Product Key Features
Book Title
Restoration
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1993
Topic
American Government / Legislative Branch, General, American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
328.73
Synopsis
From Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will, whose "thinking is stimulating, erudite, and makes for great reading" ( The Boston Globe ) comes a "biting, humorous, and perceptive" ( The New York Times Book Review ) argument for the necessity of term limits in Congress. The world's oldest democracy--ours--has an old tradition of skepticism about government. However, the degree of dismay about government today is perhaps unprecedented in our history. Americans are particularly convinced that Congress has become irresponsible, either unwilling or incapable of addressing the nation's problems--while it spends its time and our money on extending its members' careers. Many Americans have come to believe fundamental reform is needed, specifically limits on the number of terms legislators can serve. In Restoration , George Will makes a compelling case, drawn from our history and his close observance of Congress, that term limits are now necessary to revive the traditional values of classical republican government, to achieve the Founders' goal of deliberative democracy, and to restore Congress to competence and its rightful dignity as the First Branch of government. At stake, Will says, is the vitality of America's great promise self-government under representative institutions. At issue is the meaning of representation. The morality of representative government, Will argues, does not merely permit, it requires representatives to exercise independent judgment rather than merely execute instructions given by constituents. However, careerism, which is a consequence of the professionalization of politics, has made legislators servile and has made the national legislature incapable of rational, responsible behavior. Term limits would restore the constitutional space intended by the Founders, the healthy distance between the electors and the elected that is necessary for genuine deliberation about the public interest. Blending the political philosophy of the Founders with alarming facts about the behavior of legislative careerists, Restoration demonstrates how term limits, by altering the motives of legislators, can narrow the gap between the theory and the practice of American democracy.
LC Classification Number
JK1021
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- e***d (296)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat price for this huge book. Shipping was delayed but not too unreasonable though the book could have been packed a bit better with some bubble wrap as it tore through the very thin mailer envelope. Would recommend seller to cushion heavy books better when using thin mailer envelopes to avoid the tearing and potentially loosing books. Book is as described! Satisfied with my purchase and would buy from again if packaging was more sturdy. Thank you :)The Gourmet Cookbook, Vol. 1 - Gourmet Magazine Staff - Acceptable - See con... (#157131846434)
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