Michael William McConnell is a leading authority on constitutional law, whose writings delve into the historical roots of the American Constitution and its evolution over time. With a profound understanding of legal tradition, his scholarship examines complex issues of faith, freedom, and the role of religion in public life. McConnell's analytical approach and meticulous reasoning illuminate the enduring significance and ever-changing nature of the fundamental legal principles that shape American society. His extensive knowledge of legal thought offers readers an insightful perspective on key debates concerning governance and civil liberties.
While most histories of the time period include the Forbes Campaign as an aside, McConnell documents how and why Forbes and his army succeeded, and what his success meant to the subsequent history of the mid-Atlantic colonies, native inhabitants of the Ohio Country, and the empire he represented.
"Vital perspectives for the divided Trump era on what the Constitution's framers intended when they defined the extent--and limits--of presidential power. One of the most vexing questions for the framers of the Constitution was how to create a vigorous and independent executive without making him king. In today's divided public square, presidential power has never been more contested. The President Who Would Not Be King cuts through the partisan rancor to reveal what the Constitution really tells us about the powers of the president. Michael McConnell provides a comprehensive account of the drafting of presidential powers. Because the framers met behind closed doors and left no records of their deliberations, close attention must be given to their successive drafts. McConnell shows how the framers worked from a mental list of the powers of the British monarch, and consciously decided which powers to strip from the presidency to avoid tyranny. He examines each of these powers in turn, explaining how they were understood at the time of the founding, and goes on to provide a framework for evaluating separation of powers claims, distinguishing between powers that are subject to congressional control and those in which the president has full discretion. Based on the Tanner Lectures at Princeton University, The President Who Would Not Be King restores the original vision of the framers, showing how the Constitution restrains the excesses of an imperial presidency while empowering the executive to govern effectively." --book jacket
This is the remarkable memoir of the first gay marriage in the US, a stirring and unique love story about social change and the will to live an equal life.
The most easterly of the Irish provinces, Leinster includes the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath and Wicklow. This book provides a nostaligic survey of the railway lines that emanate from Dublin, featuring a wealth of images from bygone days.
When this story begins passengers then as now were the main business of the railways in southern England. Since then electrification has been the priority. Diesels appeared in the 1950s, steam ended in 1967, branch lines closed with Beeching, but in compensation the south has a remarkable network of preserved steam and diesel operated railways.
With over 200 images, this is a visual journey around the Emerald Isle, starting in the 1960s and moving through to modern times, showing the various traction, locomotives and stations that have made Ireland's railways what they are today.
"This work reframes the narrative of heart disease through stories of patients and the author's own family history"--