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This paper reviews arguments and counter-arguments regarding of Robert Bork's concept of modern liberalism and American decline.The author argues against the claim that modern liberalism is responsible for American decline.

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Conservative argument or White conservatives frequently argue that modern liberalism has been a major cause, perhaps the chief cause, of American's decline. Indeed, the phrase modern liberalism and American decline ..."

Tags:liberalism, conservatism, society, mores, economy

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"Many Presidents have found that the persons they nominate to the Supreme Court make decisions that are not in accord with the ideological views of President himself. There was a time when Supreme court appointments were undertaken in a pro forma fashion. Then, the Court was not considered an institution with as much power or importance as Congress and the Executive even though the three branches of government were supposed to be equal to one another. Yet, more recently battles over Supreme Court nominees have been heated, showing a shift in attitude as more and more policies are set by legislative fiat based on a reading of the Constitution. Presidents today want those they nominate to follow their ideology closely, but there is still no guarantee that this will occur. Judges are human beings, and they change their views just as the public does, just as the political ..."

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This paper responds to a hypothetical case of Canada banning speech on topics of a failing economy. The paper refers to the ideas of Bickel, Bork, and Ely, and explores those constitutional experts with different views of what a Supreme court is supposed to achieve, its ethical and legal process, and role among other democratic institutions.

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"Amidst a financial crisis, the Government of Canada introduces legislation to prevent a financial panic that renders it illegal to comment negatively on the economy, unless an officially sanctioned government employee. The penalty for violation can be 5 years imprisonment and a $50,000 fine, the penalty increased should damage to a sector of the economy be provable. The law is backed by the Bank of Canada, major financial and real estate..."

Tags:judicial rev, constitution, us theory

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This paper compares Sir Thomas More's 2 works of "Utopia" and "United States". Both works together were commonly known as "Utopia" . It discusses the historical significance of "Utopia" and its attitude towards religion and compares how these ideas are parallel to the situation today.

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"In Sir Thomas More?s book commonly known as Utopia, More presents an ideal society, which includes his idealized view of how religion might be practiced in such a perfect country.

"It is not possible to examine his view of the perfect religion without considering the times he lived in. Bork (1999) cited some interesting parallels between More?s era and the current one. More saw the common view of what was right and proper crumbling, particularly in the realm of religion. The Catholic Church to which More was devoted was being assailed on several sides. First Martin Luther challenged many of its core beliefs, and then Henry VIII, whom More was sworn to serve, formed a separate Church of England. Tynedale had produced a new translation of the Bible; church services could be held in English as well as in Latin; and the authority of the Catholic Church was being weakened (Philadelphia Society). Although the great majority of United States citizens today would reject the notion that there should be one, nationally recognized religion, many would see some similarities in our modern society and describe it as lacking a moral compass."

Tags:moral, Catholic, church, Bible, religion, law, superior, worship, citizens, priesthood, freedom, love, secular

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This paper examines the issue of morality by citing facts from two different books on morality in the U.S: Robert. Bork's "Slouching Towards Gamorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline" and K. Hymowitz's "Changing Culture: Abandoning the Sixties". The paper relates that each author takes a different stance on the issue and uses different means to persuade the reader of his/her conclusion. The paper asserts that the more heavy handed, biased, conservative author was more effective in propounding his conclusion than the objective, liberal author.

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"Of course, the effectiveness of each approach depends on the audience, or the reader of each piece. Since Bork's book is likely directed towards a conservative or sympathetic audience, his use of strong adjectives and opinionative language likely serves to make is message more concrete for his readers. Such language also helps reinforce the beliefs already held by his audience. For a more liberal audience, however, such language can turn them off to his ideas, by eroding his credibility as a thinker or unbiased observer. In contrast to Bork, Hymowitz presents her message in a fairly calm manner, citing numerous statistics and surveys, and avoiding more shocking examples and language. Her approach would likely be most effective with intellectuals (primarily liberals), but could seem aloof or suspect to a less educated audience. However, since the issue of morality is a very emotionally charged issue, I would have to conclude that Bork's approach is probably the most effective of the two. His use of strong, descriptive language, his detailed examples, and his more intuitive and anecdotal approach all seem more relevant to the issue of morality than Hymowitz's more logical approach to the issue."

Tags:morality conservatives liberals, pop culture, teen pregnancy

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This paper discusses how the crucial events of October, which culminated in the infamous Saturday Night Massacre, were triggered by Archibald Cox's demand for White House tape-recordings that might resolve the conflict between President Nixon's claims of innocence and the testimony of former counsel John Dean, which implicated the President in the Watergate cover-up. The paper further discusses how ultimately, the existence of these tape-recordings, which had been revealed by Alexander Butterfield during the Senate Watergate Hearings in the summer of 1973, provided Cox with a definitive means determining who was telling the truth and who was lying.

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"Watergate unfolded over a period of two years against the tragic backdrop of the Vietnam War, which produced a powerful anti-war movement across America in the late nineteen-sixties and early nineteen-seventies. Richard Nixon's Watergate crimes were a direct result of his fear that he would lose his reelection bid in November of 1972 to an anti-war Democrat, and a product of his rampant paranoia about leaks and obsessive penchant for secrecy. Ironically, the break in itself in June of 1972 was a minor crime compared to the massive cover up concocted and carried out by Nixon and high White House officials. "

Tags:bork, fires, cox