U.S.A. 2012: After the Middle-Class Revolution
| Title | U.S.A. 2012: After the Middle-Class Revolution |
| Year for Search | 1996 |
| Authors | Dolbeare, Kenneth M.(b. 1930), and Hubbell, Janette Kay |
| Date Published | 1996 |
| Publisher | Chatham House Publishers |
| Place Published | Chatham, NJ |
| Keywords | Female author, Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Mostly non-fiction on the problems of the present with two brief fictional sections written as if from 2012 that frame the book. “A New Declaration of Independence” (21-24) and four amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The first amendment (118-19) establishes the procedures national initiatives and referenda; the second amendment (120) puts severe restrictions on political campaigning and campaign finance; the third amendment (127-28) mandates proportional representation in the electoral college and state legislatures, easing the voting process, and adding “None of the Above” to all ballots; the fourth amendment (134) mandates that federal and state courts must take economic and social considerations into account in their decisions, permits the review of “excessive” awards by juries and fees charged by lawyers, and other devices designed to discourage litigation. |
| Author Note | Dolbeare (b. 1930). Female co-author. |
| Full Text | 1996 Dolbeare, Kenneth M. (b. 1930) and Janette Kay Hubbell. U.S.A. 2012: After the Middle-Class Revolution. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers. Mostly non-fiction on the problems of the present with two brief fictional sections written as if from 2012 that frame the book. “A New Declaration of Independence” (21-24) and four amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The first amendment (118-19) establishes the procedures national initiatives and referenda; the second amendment (120) puts severe restrictions on political campaigning and campaign finance; the third amendment (127-28) mandates proportional representation in the electoral college and state legislatures, easing the voting process, and adding “None of the Above” to all ballots; the fourth amendment (134) mandates that federal and state courts must take economic and social considerations into account in their decisions, permits the review of “excessive” awards by juries and fees charged by lawyers, and other devices designed to discourage litigation. Female co-author. |
