Is liberty or democracy the primary constitutional value? At a time when Americans are increasingly facing violations of their civil liberties, this author’s insightful new book entitled, The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty by Timothy Sandefur, explains why the Declaration of Independence, with its doctrines on the primacy of liberty, the natural rights of man, and the limits on legitimate government, should serve as the guidepost for understanding the Constitution.
In, The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty by Timothy Sandefur, the author takes the reader through the ideas of substantive due process and judicial activism and defends them from mainstream criticisms while drawing on examples from literature, television, and Supreme Court cases. The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty argues that modern legal doctrines, which value democracy over liberty, are endangering individual rights and corrupting our civic institutions.
The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty by Timothy Sandefur is a very good read.
