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Entry: The U.S. Constitution is Not Democratic -- and Why That's a Good Thing Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_us_constitution_is_not_democratic_and_why_thats_a_good_thing#17894 Post contents: None of this should be a surprise to anyone. It sounds to me like the central thesis of Levinsons book is basically identical to the one put forward by Daniel Lazare in his 1995 book "The Frozen Republic". The primary difference seems to be that Lazare was honest about the intentions of the Founding Fathers, though as a fierce centralist he disagreed (as I recall the proud leftist Lazare, refused to vote for Nader or any Green because the party was filled with people who were anti-growth and had anti-federal government tendencies). In fact I would actually recommend Lazares book to Mr. Gutzman. While your book was the best book on The Constitution or Founders I can recall reading that was not an explicitly academic text, Lazares book is worth looking to as an rare example of a hardline leftist willing to come to the grips with the fact that the Founders really did want an ineffecient federal government, really did support a right to bear arms and really were true advocates of home rule. Sent at: 2008 09 07