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A rare and evocative memoir of a respected constitutional scholar,
dedicated public servant, political reformer, and facilitator of
peace in the land of his ancestors. John D. Feerick's life has all
the elements of a modern Horatio Alger story: the poor boy who
achieves success by dint of his hard work. But Feerick brought
other elements to that classic American success story: his deep
religious faith, his integrity, and his paramount concern for
social justice. In his memoir, That Further Shore, Feerick shares
his inspiring story, from his humble beginnings: born to immigrant
parents in the South Bronx, going on to practice law, participating
in framing the U.S. Constitution's Twenty-Fifth Amendment, serving
as dean of Fordham Law, and serving as President of the New York
City Bar Association and chair of state commissions on government
integrity. Beginning with Feerick's ancestry and early life
experiences, including a detailed genealogical description of
Feerick's Irish ancestors in County Mayo and his laborious quest to
identify them and their relationships with one another, the book
then presents an evocative survey of the now-vanished world of a
working-class Irish Catholic neighborhood in the South Bronx.
Feerick's account of how he financed his education from elementary
school through law school is a moving tribute to the immigrant work
ethic that he inherited from his parents and shared with many young
Americans of his generation. The book then traces Feerick's career
as a lawyer and how he gave up a lucrative partnership in a
prestigious New York City law firm at an early age to accept the
office of Dean of the Fordham School of Law at a fraction of his
previous income because he felt it was time to give back something
to the world. John Feerick has consistently shown his commitment to
the law as a vocation as well as a profession by his efforts to
protect the rights of the poor, to enable minorities to achieve
their rightful places in American society, and to combat political
corruption. That Further Shore is an inspiring memoir of how one
humble and decent man helped to make America a more just and
equitable society.
This book focuses on the Twenty-Fifth Amendment - its meaning,
legislative history, and applications. The Amendment has been
criticized for being vague and undemocratic. It has been praised
for making possible swift and orderly successions to the presidency
and vice presidency upon the occurrence of some of the most
extraordinary events in American history. Its vice presidential
selection feature has been recommended as the best method for
selecting all Vice Presidents. The repeal of that feature and the
abolition of the vice presidency have also been suggested.
Moreover, throughout the Watergate crisis the Amendment was alluded
to as affording a means by which a President could transfer
Presidential power during an impeachment proceeding, and it was
suggested as authorizing a Vice President and Cabinet to suspend,
so to speak, a President during the period of impeachment trial
before the Senate. Judging by all the attention the Amendment has
received and by the number of presidential and vice presidential
vacancies and illnesses which have occurred in our history, one can
expect that the Twenty-Fifth Amendment will receive frequent
application in the future of our country.
This book focuses on the Twenty-Fifth Amendment - its meaning,
legislative history, and applications. The Amendment has been
criticized for being vague and undemocratic. It has been praised
for making possible swift and orderly successions to the presidency
and vice presidency upon the occurrence of some of the most
extraordinary events in American history. Its vice presidential
selection feature has been recommended as the best method for
selecting all Vice Presidents. The repeal of that feature and the
abolition of the vice presidency have also been suggested.
Moreover, throughout the Watergate crisis the Amendment was alluded
to as affording a means by which a President could transfer
Presidential power during an impeachment proceeding, and it was
suggested as authorizing a Vice President and Cabinet to suspend,
so to speak, a President during the period of impeachment trial
before the Senate. Judging by all the attention the Amendment has
received and by the number of presidential and vice presidential
vacancies and illnesses which have occurred in our history, one can
expect that the Twenty-Fifth Amendment will receive frequent
application in the future of our country.
A rare and evocative memoir of a respected constitutional scholar,
dedicated public servant, political reformer, and facilitator of
peace in the land of his ancestors. John D. Feerick's life has all
the elements of a modern Horatio Alger story: the poor boy who
achieves success by dint of his hard work. But Feerick brought
other elements to that classic American success story: his deep
religious faith, his integrity, and his paramount concern for
social justice. In his memoir, That Further Shore, Feerick shares
his inspiring story, from his humble beginnings: born to immigrant
parents in the South Bronx, going on to practice law, participating
in framing the U.S. Constitution's Twenty-Fifth Amendment, serving
as dean of Fordham Law, and serving as President of the New York
City Bar Association and chair of state commissions on government
integrity. Beginning with Feerick's ancestry and early life
experiences, including a detailed genealogical description of
Feerick's Irish ancestors in County Mayo and his laborious quest to
identify them and their relationships with one another, the book
then presents an evocative survey of the now-vanished world of a
working-class Irish Catholic neighborhood in the South Bronx.
Feerick's account of how he financed his education from elementary
school through law school is a moving tribute to the immigrant work
ethic that he inherited from his parents and shared with many young
Americans of his generation. The book then traces Feerick's career
as a lawyer and how he gave up a lucrative partnership in a
prestigious New York City law firm at an early age to accept the
office of Dean of the Fordham School of Law at a fraction of his
previous income because he felt it was time to give back something
to the world. John Feerick has consistently shown his commitment to
the law as a vocation as well as a profession by his efforts to
protect the rights of the poor, to enable minorities to achieve
their rightful places in American society, and to combat political
corruption. That Further Shore is an inspiring memoir of how one
humble and decent man helped to make America a more just and
equitable society.
This new edition of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Its Complete
History and Applications updates John Feerick's landmark study with
the Amendment's uses in the past twenty years and how those uses
(along with new legal scholarship) have changed the Amendment and
perceptions of presidential disability in general. In its
formulation, the Twenty-fifth Amendment was criticized as vague and
undemocratic, but it has made possible swift and orderly
successions to the highest offices in the U.S. government during
some of the most extraordinary events in American history. The
extent of its authority has been tested over the years: During the
Watergate crisis, it was proposed that the Amendment might afford a
means by which a president could transfer presidential power during
an impeachment proceeding, and it was also suggested that the
Amendment could authorize a vice president and cabinet to suspend a
president during a Senate impeachment trial. Where once
presidential disability was stigmatized, today a president under
general anesthesia cedes presidential authority for the length of
the procedure with little controversy. The Twenty-fifth Amendment
is evolving rapidly, and this book is an invaluable guide for legal
scholars, government decision makers, historians, political
scientists, teachers, and students studying the nation's highest
offices.
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