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When the Letter Betrays the Spirit
Tyson D. King-Meadows
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Description for When the Letter Betrays the Spirit
Hardback. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
When the Letter Betrays the Spirit examines the wide latitude provided to the executive branch and to the Supreme Court by the text of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Drawing from government enforcement data, legislative history, Supreme Court rulings, the 2006 reauthorization debate on the VRA, and from the 2007 scandal involving the firing of U.S. attorneys under the Bush Administration, the book examines when, why, and how executive and judicial discretion facilitates violation of voting rights. Connecting Johnson to Obama, the book outlines why the executive-centered model of voting rights enforcement relegates Congress to the sidelines, and outlines ... Read more
When the Letter Betrays the Spirit examines the wide latitude provided to the executive branch and to the Supreme Court by the text of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Drawing from government enforcement data, legislative history, Supreme Court rulings, the 2006 reauthorization debate on the VRA, and from the 2007 scandal involving the firing of U.S. attorneys under the Bush Administration, the book examines when, why, and how executive and judicial discretion facilitates violation of voting rights. Connecting Johnson to Obama, the book outlines why the executive-centered model of voting rights enforcement relegates Congress to the sidelines, and outlines ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Number of Pages
374
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739149126
SKU
V9780739149126
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About Tyson D. King-Meadows
Tyson D. King-Meadows is assistant professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Reviews for When the Letter Betrays the Spirit
King-Meadows does an outstanding job of advancing an inherently difficult proposition-a Congress-Centered approach to voting rights enforcement. Because he is so meticulous in analyzing the many practical implications of our current Executive-Centered Framework, and does it using many different kinds of evidence, his book will be of great interest to scholars who study African American politics, voting rights and civil ... Read more