The University of Texas at Austin   School of Law

Calvin H Johnson

Righteous Anger at the Wicked States:
The Meaning of The Founders' Constitution

Righteous Anger of the Wicked States is a history of why the U.S. Constitution was adopted. The most pressing need was to allow the federal government to tax to pay off the debts of the common defense. The Constitution went far beyond the immediate fiscal needs, however, to create a supreme, three-part national government. The book argues that the Founders' anger at the states for their recurring breaches of duty to the united cause explains both critical steps and the driving impetus for the revolution. "A fine achievement, and a sophisticated book," says Jefferson Powell of Duke Law School.

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Acknowledgments   |   Table of Contents   |   Introduction   |   Chapter One

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