Judges and Judiciary,
Civil Rights
Aug. 10, 2001
Pushing Back Our Rights
Former President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law on July 26, 1990, declaring, "Let the shameful walls of exclusion finally come tumbling down." Nearly 11 years later, his son, George W. Bush, is creating a federal judiciary that is poised to rebuild those walls, using "federalism" as a battering ram.
Former President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law on July 26, 1990, declaring, "Let the shameful walls of exclusion finally come tumbling down." Nearly 11 years later, his son, George W. Bush, is creating a federal judiciary that is poised to rebuild those walls, using "federalism" as a battering ram.
In theory, federalism represents a balance between federal regulatory power and the states' power to regulate themselves. In recent judicial ...
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