Political Discourse A Case Study of the Watergate Affair

LaRue, L.H.

ISBN 10: 082030980X / ISBN 13: 9780820309804

Published by The University of Geogia Press, 1988

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Marked out address label inside front cover on pastedown. Green cloth with black lettering on spine. 172 pages. Seller Inventory # 018561

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Title: Political Discourse A Case Study of the ...

Publisher: The University of Geogia Press

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: First Printing

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Synopsis:

Watergate has already told us much about the political dynamics of the presidency. In Political Discourse, L. H. LaRue shows that it can also reveal much about Congress, the men and women we elect to be our collective voice in Washington. Retracing the debates in the House Judiciary Committee as it voted on the articles of impeachment, LaRue shows that our representatives all of them lawyers chose to center their discussions largely on the president’s violation of the law.Yet, LaRue suggests, far greater matters than simple lawlessness were at stake. By choosing to organize their discussions predominantly around the concept of ";rule of law,"; our representatives sidestepped the crucial issues of government ethics, the public trust, and democracy itself that Watergate raised. In this way, they failed in their role as representatives and misstated the deepest concerns of their constituents. LaRue proposes that breach of trust, not rule of

About the Author:

L. H. LaRue is Class of 1958 Alumni Professor of Law Emeritus, Washington and Lee University. He is the author or editor of numerous books including "A Student's Guide to the Study of Law: An Introduction," "Rewriting the History of the Judiciary Act of 1787," and "Constitutional Law as Fiction."