Why We Vote

Owen Fiss is the acknowledged master of purpose-driven constitutional interpretation. In this crucial book, he focuses on democracy itself, urging the courts to adopt a systemic approach to treating voting as the right at the core of our democratic Constitution. Why We Vote shows that Fiss's unique combination of moral vision and legal virtuosity is as essential, and as powerful, as ever. * Noah Feldman, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard University * Fiss has a genius for concise and clear constitutional arguments, and this book will be of great interest to any reader who fears that traditional American voting rights are currently at great risk. * Stanley N. Katz, Lecturer with rank of Professor of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University * This is a work of great lucidity and moral power. Fiss gives the best case we are likely to see for reading the Constitution as a charter of democracy. His arguments deserve close attention from jurists, scholars, and activists. * Jedediah Purdy, Raphael Lemkin Professor of Law, Duke Law School * Modern constitutional law has lost its way. It has forgotten that our Constitution, above all, intends to create a democracy, a system where the people truly rule. In this invaluable book, Owen Fiss eloquently reminds us of our Constitution's democratic character. Constitutional law is not-but must be-the law of democracy. * Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law, Harvard Law School *