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Washington's Heir is the first published biography of Bushrod Washington, George Washington's nephew and a Supreme Court Justice for over thirty years. Justice Washington is one of the most underrated Founding Fathers. He was Chief Justice John Marshall's right-hand man in establishing the authority of the Supreme Court and wrote many influential opinions defining the fundamental rights of citizens and the structure of the Constitution. Justic...

Advances a sweeping reinterpretation of the Bill of Rights~Reveals most Americans did not call the set of constitutional amendments ratified in 1791 the Bill of rights until the twentieth century~Asserts that the Bill of Rights was mostly used to increase the authority of the federal government until the end of World War Two~Presents the Bill of Rights is a dynamic idea that adapts with the times and facilitates constitutional change

What happens when the political ideas and constitutional interpretations of one generation are replaced by those of another? This process has occurred throughout American history down to the present day as "we the people” change our minds about how we govern ourselves. Depicting a monumental clash of generations, this reminds us once again how the US Constitution remains a living document.

Provides the most complete portrait yet of this remarkable statesman.

John Bingham was the architect of the rebirth of the United States following the Civil War. A leading antislavery lawyer and congressman from Ohio, Bingham wrote the most important part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees fundamental rights and equality to all Americans. He was also at the center of two of the greatest trials in history, giving the closing argument in the military prosecution of John Wilkes Booth'...

What happens when the political ideas and constitutional interpretations of one generation are replaced by those of another? This book tells how this process occurred throughout American history as "we the people" change our minds about how we govern ourselves. It shows how the meaning of Constitution evolves in a cyclical and predictable fashion.

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