To Defend the Constitution - Religion, Conscientious Objection, Naturalization, and the Supreme Court

People have been denied citizenship in America for many reasons. Would it surprise you to learn that four of those people were denied because they were conscientious objectors to war? The government believed that because they were not willing to bear arms in defense of the country, they were not attached to the principles of the Constitution, as required by naturalization law.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 2 One Immigration and Naturalization Chapter 3 Two Peace and War Chapter 4 Three Rosika Schwimmer: "...You Led the Way" Chapter 5 Four Douglas Clyde Macintosh: Alien Theologian Chapter 6 Five Marie Averil Bland: In Praise of Conscience Chapter 7 Six Harbingers of Change? Chapter 8 Seven James Louis Girouard: "The Correct Rule of Law" Chapter 9 Eight Death and Legislation Chapter 10 Epilogue Chapter 11 Appendixes Chapter 12 Bibliography Chapter 13 Case Index Chapter 14 Name Index Chapter 15 Subject Index Chapter 16 About the Author

About the author

By Ronald B. Flowers

Product details

• Authors: Ronald B. Flowers
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.09.2002
• EAN: 9780810845442
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-4544-2
• No. of pages: 534
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 35 mm
• Weight: 877 g
• Series: ATLA Monograph Series
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law