Constitution cafe
Jefferson's brew for a true revolution
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2011 - W. W. Norton & Co., New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
80,250 words, Guess
Page Count
321 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24853318M
- ISBN-139780393064803
- OCLC Control Number668194790
- OCLC Control Numberconstitutioncafj0000phil
- Library of Congress Control Number2011018129
Classifications
- DDC320.973
- LCCJK31 .P45 2011
Description
Thomas Jefferson proposed that we revise the Constitution every so often, not just to reflect the changing times but to revive and perpetuate our original revolutionary spirit. Could it be that the Constitution itself is part of the reason that our democracy is on life support, our government gone haywire? To find out, Christopher Phillips, originator of the Socrates Café dialogues, sets off on a cross-country junket to engage Americans of all stripes in an offbeat constitutional convention. Given the opportunity to rewrite the Constitution, a diverse bunch--from Burning Man die-hards to army veterans, Tea Party acolytes to Orange County slackers--weighs in with some really wild and worthwhile ideas about how our nation should be governed. With Jefferson as his iconoclastic and visionary guide, Phillips moderates these discussions and complements his participants' ideas by relating them to Jefferson's own experiences with governance and to his great expectations for our democracy.--From publisher description.
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