WHAT WOULD THE FRAMERS DO?

Instructor:  Dr. Marshall DeRosa

Course Description:  What do George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Richard Henry Lee and others have to contribute to today’s political debates?  These men gave us the constitutional framework to make public policy.  Considering how they would approach the public policy issues confronting Americans in 2008 may help to clarify the relevance of the constitutional framework they established over 218 years ago.  In other words, in what manner and to what extent is the US Constitution an asset or liability?

Six Lectures:

          Set One:
                   1.  The War in Iraq
                   2.  Religion and Politics
                   3.  National Healthcare

         Set Two:
                   4.  Illegal Immigration
                   5.  Public Education
                   6.  Campaigns and Elections

Biographical Information:  Dr. Marshall DeRosa is a professor of political science at FAU.  He has lectured throughout the US and in Europe.  He has authored several books, including The Confederate Constitution of 1861, The Ninth Amendment and the Politics of Creative Jurisprudence,  The Politics of Dissolution, numerous journal articles and professional reviews, and has a forthcoming book titled, The Confederacy and the Redemption of American Democracy.  He is a member of several professional organizations including a Salvatori Fellow and is a founding member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters.