As two individuals that practice law, Richard A. Bierschbach and Jeffery Toobin, who are two distinctively different authors have very similar views on the United States Constitution. Richard A. Bierschbach and Jeffery Toobin have composed two compelling articles on the United States Constitution. In Richard A. Bierschbach’s “Fragmentation and Democracy in The Constitutional Law of Punishment” and Jeffery Toobin’s “Our Broken Constitution” their rhetorical strategy to persuade know their audience very well. Toobin writes for the average reader who mainly wants a quick way to learn about a topic. Bierschbach is writing to educate people who are practicing law or professor to teach college students. Both authors crafted strong arguments that
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In Toobin’s writing he shows an illustration of a political cartoon of the founding fathers looking upon the Senate and showing senators doing everything but what their occupations requires them to do. With this political cartoon readers have a visual of what his article is going to consist of. Jeffery Toobin’s piece has somewhat of a sarcastic tone to it. Throughout his article he uses many other political cartoons to show how things are written out in the constitution, but judges and politicians do not follow them. He argues that the when the United States Constitution was written, it was not designed to support and protect all people. He states that the Preamble to the constitution does not mention anything about judges or politicians, but it invokes what should be true and ultimate authority in American government (“Our Broken Constitution,”). Toobin uses influential people such as former president Obama as examples of different perspectives of the constitution. Toobin also includes many other professors or lawyers’ thoughts throughout his piece. This gives the reader multiple perceptions to choose from other than someone’s one-sided opinion. Unlike Bierschbach’s article Toobin’s piece would reach a vaster audience. Although Toobin’s piece was informative, his article would appeal more to those who just want to read up on the topic of constitutional law,
In Toobin’s writing he shows an illustration of a political cartoon of the founding fathers looking upon the Senate and showing senators doing everything but what their occupations requires them to do. With this political cartoon readers have a visual of what his article is going to consist of. Jeffery Toobin’s piece has somewhat of a sarcastic tone to it. Throughout his article he uses many other political cartoons to show how things are written out in the constitution, but judges and politicians do not follow them. He argues that the when the United States Constitution was written, it was not designed to support and protect all people. He states that the Preamble to the constitution does not mention anything about judges or politicians, but it invokes what should be true and ultimate authority in American government (“Our Broken Constitution,”). Toobin uses influential people such as former president Obama as examples of different perspectives of the constitution. Toobin also includes many other professors or lawyers’ thoughts throughout his piece. This gives the reader multiple perceptions to choose from other than someone’s one-sided opinion. Unlike Bierschbach’s article Toobin’s piece would reach a vaster audience. Although Toobin’s piece was informative, his article would appeal more to those who just want to read up on the topic of constitutional law,