Citation:
John Shattuck. 1/25/2017. “How to Defend Human Rights in the Trump Era.” The Boston Globe.
Abstract:
Carr Center's Senior Fellow John Shattuck's latest Op-Ed in the Boston Globe.
Recent presidents who threatened rights have been reined in. Richard Nixon used the power of the presidency to attack the Constitution and his political enemies, but the House of Representatives voted to impeach him. Ronald Reagan tried to overturn hard-won legislation on the rights of women and minorities, but civil society groups and a bipartisan congressional coalition beat back the attack. George W. Bush introduced the use of torture in violation of domestic and international law, but resistance inside the federal government led to reinstatement of the torture ban.
Following these examples, a new citizen movement must mobilize the assets of American democracy to protect basic rights and freedoms in the Trump era."
: John Shattuck | Jan 25 2017
: Carr Center's Senior Fellow John Shattuck's latest Op-Ed in the Boston Globe.