자료유형 | 단행본 |
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서명/저자사항 | The founders' plot/ by Frank M. Victoria. |
개인저자 | Victoria, Frank M. |
발행사항 | [Buckingham, Va.?]: [publisher not identified], 2011. |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (vi, 254 pages). |
기타형태 저록 | Print version: Victoria, Frank M. Founders' plot. [Buckingham, Va.?] : [publisher not identified], 2011 |
ISBN | 9780984655922 0984655921 9780984655915 0984655913 |
요약 | When California Governor Michael J. DiGrasso pushes through a tough immigration law, the Supreme Court declares it unconstitutional, but the decorated Vietnam veteran refuses to accept the ruling. This ignites a clash between federal, state, and judicial power that threatens to jar the country?s political and justice systems. And it leaves the governor?s long-time friend, President of the United States, Martin W. Ballard, with the decision of whether to federalize the California National Guard to enforce the Court?s order. Tension increases when Elizabeth Stern, a savvy member of the opposition party tries to ram through a new immigration law that will pass judicial review. An expert in back room legislative machinations, she?ll go to any length to force the governor to obey the Court decision, and her devious maneuvers throw DiGrasso?s personal and professional life into turmoil. One sub-plot involves DiGrasso?s close personal friend, Congressman Manuel Mendoza, who is indicted for taking bribes. Another concerns two Mexican families in the country illegally and the tragedies that befall them because of the new immigration law. The unfolding of these interwoven events creates a tense, fast-paced thriller that parallels the current tumult over illegal immigration and the on-going debate on Constitutional interpretation that will leave readers craving for the eventual outcome. |
주제명(지명) | United States. --fast |
일반주제명 | Emigration and immigration law --United States --Fiction. Governors --Fiction. FICTION --Political. FICTION --General. Emigration and immigration law. Governors. |
언어 | 영어 |
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