Our Lost Constitution: The Willful Subversion of America's Founding Document
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00XRVWVBA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 358 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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"AN INSPIRING MESSAGE" according to William Whipple III. Here is a book about the Constitution that places this seminal document in historical context, explains how selected parts have been overlooked or misinterpreted over the years, and offers some thoughts on how matters can be put right.PART I explains the &. If you want to know what has happened to our If you want to know what has happened to our country and government then this book is a must read. Not only does it open your eyes to how the government has abused the Constitution of the United States of America and States right but it tells you how we as. "Do yourself a favor and read this book!" according to Terry S.. Every American who cares about our great country should read this book. The framers of our constitution would roll over in their collective graves if they were to see how far we have drifted away from what they had fought so hard for. The last two generati
He brings to life Ben Franklin's genius for compromise at a deeply divided constitutional convention.. Those stories are known by few today.In Our Lost Constitution, Senator Mike Lee tells the dramatic, little-known stories behind six of the Constitution's most indispensable provisions. The still-unfolding story of America's Constitution is a history of heroes and villains - the flawed visionaries who inspired and crafted liberty's safeguards, and the shortsighted opportunists who defied them. For example: The Origination Clause says that all bills to raise taxes must originate in the House of Representatives, but contempt for the clause ensured the passage of Obamacare. Lee's cast of characters includes a former Ku Klux Klansman, who hijacked the Establishment Clause to strangle Catholic schools; the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who called the Second Amendment a fraud; and the revered president who began his first of four terms by threating to shatter the balance of power between Congress and the president, and who began his second term by vowing to do the same to the Supreme Court. He shows their rise. Fortunately, the Constitution has always had its defenders. Senator Lee tells