Irreparable Harm: The U.S. Supreme Court and The Decision That Made George W. Bush President (Paperback)

by Renata Adler (Author)

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"Renata Adler is an amazing writer . . . as honest and direct as she is ingenious and thoughtful." --John Updike


Product Description
The legal precedents cited in the Supreme Court's decision to uphold George W. Bush as the winner of the disputed 2000 presidential election are examined and proven faulty in this probe first published in the New Republic. Specific examples of judges misquoting their previous decisions reveal that the legal grounding of the landmark case does not hold up under scrutiny. This blistering, no-holds-barred account offers an argument not based on partisan divisions as the author is a Republican and former advisor during the pivotal Watergate hearings.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Melville House; Stated 1st Printing edition (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974960950
• ISBN-13: 978-0974960951
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,436,137 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Where's the beef?, October 9, 2004

By	history_seeker (Chandler, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This "book" is 61 small pages. Adler reports that the court's decision is inconsistent with an earlier opinion by Scalia and opines that the decision violates "separation of powers". That's about all you'll find; little about the decisions of the lower courts, the arguments, the dissents, how the court came to vote the way it did. Poor value.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An article; not a "book", December 1, 2004

By	Stephen Deasy - See all my reviews

I have read and own each of Ms. Adler's books. Each book - previous to this sham - provides an engaging, thoughtful experience by one of the best thinkers and writers in America.I thought I was getting a good, detailed look at the genuine issues and context of the 2000 election--the kind of work the author did on the CBS/ Westmoreland case or even what Alan Dershowitz did in his book on the case or what Richard Posner wrote in his book on the Clinton impeachment. This is an extended letter to the editor dressed up on the web to look like a book; it belongs rather in a collection of the author's freelance articles.