William Merkel (47 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 212 pages; very little wear to cover; weighs 15 ounces; measures 9 by 6 by .6 inches; first listed 7/25/09; Practical advice and anecdotes about the joys and challenges of blended family life, because one in three of us is now part of a stepfamily and almost half of us will one day take part in a blended family.…

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Condition: New.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 627-57. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Any movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 627-32. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Any movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 627-44. A fair or better original release 8 x 10 still. Any movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 627-57. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Any movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 627-45. A fair or better original release 8 x 10 still. Any movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. Photographic Image.

Condition: New. In English.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 627-63. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Any movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 627-45. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Any movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. Photographic Image.

dvd. Condition: Used - Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Text clean and tight; no dust jacket; 8.90 X 6.30 X 0.80 inches; 200 pages Very Good+ No dust jacket as issued.

No Binding. Condition: VG. A lot of five VG or better original release 8 x 10 stills. Note that any movie paper items from this movie are incredibly rare. Photographic Image.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Paperback. Condition: New. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."-Amendment II, United States Constitution The Second Amendment is regularly invoked by opponents of gun control, but H. Richard Uviller and William G. Merkel argue the amendment has nothing to contribute to debates over private access to firearms. In The Militia and the Right to Arms, or, How the Second Amendment Fell Silent, Uviller and Merkel show how postratification history has sapped the Second Amendment of its meaning. Starting with a detailed examination of the political principles of the founders, the authors build the case that the amendment's second clause (declaring the right to bear arms) depends entirely on the premise set out in the amendment's first clause (stating that a well-regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state). The authors demonstrate that the militia envisioned by the framers of the Bill of Rights in 1789 has long since disappeared from the American scene, leaving no lineal descendants. The constitutional right to bear arms, Uviller and Merkel conclude, has evaporated along with the universal militia of the eighteenth century. Using records from the founding era, Uviller and Merkel explain that the Second Amendment was motivated by a deep fear of standing armies. To guard against the debilitating effects of militarism, and against the ultimate danger of a would-be Caesar at the head of a great professional army, the founders sought to guarantee the existence of well-trained, self-armed, locally commanded citizen militia, in which service was compulsory. By its very existence, this militia would obviate the need for a large and dangerous regular army. But as Uviller and Merkel describe the gradual rise of the United States Army and the National Guard over the last two hundred years, they highlight the nation's abandonment of the militia ideal so dear to the framers. The authors discuss issues of constitutional interpretation in light of radically changed social circumstances and contrast their position with the arguments of a diverse group of constitutional scholars including Sanford Levinson, Carl Bogus, William Van Alstyne, and Akhil Reed Amar.  Espousing a centrist position in the polarized arena of Second Amendment interpretation, this book will appeal to those wanting to know more about the amendment's relevance to the issue of gun control, as well as to those interested in the constitutional and political context of America's military history. …

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