Our lost Constitution the willful subversion of America's founding document
About Our Lost Constitution 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. Those stories are known by few today. In Our Lost Con...
| Main Author: | Lee, Mike, 1971- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, New York :
Sentinel,
2016.
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| Edition: | Paperback edition. |
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| Summary: |
About Our Lost Constitution 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. 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 indispensible provisions. He shows their rise. He shows their fall. And he makes vividly clear how nearly every abuse of federal power today is rooted in neglect of this Lost Constitution. Fortunately, the Constitution has always had its defenders. Senator Lee tells the story of how Andrew Jackson, noted for his courage in duels and politics, stood firm against the unconstitutional expansion of federal powers. He brings to life Ben Franklin's genius for compromise at a deeply divided constitutional convention. And he tells how in 2008, a couple of unlikely challengers persuaded the Supreme Court to rediscover the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms. Sections of the Constitution may have been forgotten, but it's not too late to bring them back-if only we remember why we once demanded them and how we later lost them. Drawing on his experience working in all three branches of government, Senator Lee makes a bold case for resurrecting the Lost Constitution to restore and defend our fundamental liberties. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally published: 2015. |
| Physical Description: |
x, 244 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-234) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0143108409 (paperback) 9780143108405 (paperback) |
| Author Notes: |
From the Hardcover edition. |