Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People

July 2016

Past Event

Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

July 28, 2016

July 2016

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

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Speakers:

Randy Barnett

Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory, Georgetown University Law Center

Renowned constitutional law professor Randy Barnett recently completed Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People The book details the historical and ongoing tension between competing views of the U.S. Constitution: a democratic view that the Constitution evolves with changes in majoritarian will, and a republican view that the Constitution protects pre-existing inalienable rights despite shifts in public sentiment.

On July 28th, Hudson Institute hosted Randy Barnett, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, for a discussion of his latest book and other issues. Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Director of Hudson's Center for the Economics of the Internet, moderated the conversation.

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