America’s Two Constitutions

A Study of the Treatment of Dissenters in Time of War

Thomas J. Reed (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

484 Seiten

2017
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (Verlag)
978-1-68393-112-6 (ISBN)

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America’s Two Constitutions examines the history of treatment of antiwar dissenters from the American Revolution by the government and by vigilantes down to post-9/11, concluding that the United States has two constitutions, one for peacetime and another in time of war.

America’s Two Constitutions explores the history of the treatment of dissenters in time of war, beginning with the treatment of Tories during the Revolution, followed by description and analysis of the Lincoln administration’s treatment of disloyal persons during the Civil War, President Wilson’s organized plan to curb anti-war, anti-draft groups including the Socialist party during World War I, President Roosevelt’s handling of the Japanese internment program and trial of U.S. citizens by military commission during World War II, the cold war campaign against Communists in government and in the entertainment field, the FBI spying program COINTELL and other means to curb draft resisters and anti-war groups during the Viet Nam war followed by a chapter on the post 9-11 treatment of suspected terrorists including surreptitious interception of electronic traffic and trial of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals by military commission. The final chapter concludes that the United States has two constitutions: the written constitution in peacetime and a special unwritten constitution in time of war or national emergency.

Thomas J. Reed is professor emeritus of law, Widener University School of Law.

Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1The Whigs and the Tories: Dissent During the Revolution
2The War Power, Suspension of Civil Liberties and Military Commissions During the Civil War
3Wilson’s War on Anti-War Protesters
4Franklin Roosevelt and Military Necessity
5The Cold War
6The Treatment of Viet Nam Anti-War Activists and Draft Resisters
7The War on Terrorism and Suspension of Civil Liberties
8Summary and Conclusions
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	14.06.2018
Zusatzinfo	12 b/w illustrations;
Verlagsort	Cranbury
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 239 mm
Gewicht	894 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-68393-112-2 / 1683931122
ISBN-13	978-1-68393-112-6 / 9781683931126
Zustand	Neuware