{"title":"Matthew Seligman","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatthew Seligman's works offer incisive insights into the mechanics of political systems and power dynamics. His writing explores the complexities behind electoral processes, revealing how influence and strategy shape contemporary governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e will find Seligman’s books to be thoughtfully crafted analyses that challenge perceptions and encourage deeper understanding of political manoeuvres and their broader implications.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"how-to-steal-a-presidential-election-by-lawrence-lessig-9780300270792","title":"How to Steal a Presidential Election","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom two distinguished experts on election law, an alarming look at how the American presidency could be stolen—by entirely legal means.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven in the fast and loose world of the Trump White House, the idea that a couple of thousand disorganised protestors storming the U.S. Capitol might actually prevent a presidential succession was farfetched. There are, however, perfectly legal ways of overturning election results that would allow a political party to install its own candidate in place of the true winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLawrence Lessig and Matthew Seligman work through every option available for subverting a presumptively legitimate result—from vice-presidential intervention to election decertification and beyond. While many strategies would never pass constitutional muster, Lessig and Seligman explain the ways that some of them might. They expose correctable weaknesses in the system, including one that could be corrected only by the Supreme Court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAny strategy aimed at hacking a presidential election is a threat to democracy. \u003cem\u003eHow to Steal a Presidential Election\u003c\/em\u003e is a clarion call to shore up the insecure system for electing the president before American democracy is forever compromised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430893306092,"sku":"9780300270792","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300270792.jpg?v=1774558236"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/matthew-seligman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}