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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution

By: Kevin R.C. Gutzman
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
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 Instead of the system that the U.S. Constitution intended, judges have created a system in which bureaucrats and appointed officials make most of the important policies. While the government claims to be a representative republic, somehow hot-button topics, from gay marriage to the allocation of Florida's presidential electors, always seem to be decided by unelected judges. What gives them the right to decide such issues? The judges say it's the Constitution.

Author and law professor Kevin Gutzman shows that there is very little relationship between the Constitution ratified by the 13 states more than two centuries ago and the "constitutional law" imposed upon us since then. The Constitution guarantees our rights and freedoms, but activist judges are threatening those very rights because of the Supreme Court's willingness to substitute its own opinions for the perfectly constitutional laws enacted by "we, the people" through our elected representatives.

©2007 Kevin R.C. Gutzman, J.D., Ph.D (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc. Americas Law Political Science Politics & Government US Constitution United States World Suffrage War of 1812 Taxation Government Constitutional Law
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this was a very informative. was hard to digest and follow as it was being narrated and I had to continually back track to catch the point(s). otherwise having known nothing about the constitution and being a non-American this was very illuminating. the basic guts of the book is that before the USA came into being there existed 13 colonies that considered themselves sovereign nations and that the constitution was created for trade and military purposes should another war erupt as it just did with British (in which the colonies prevailed). the constitution was created to ensue this sovereignty while allowing the colonies to come together for trade and war allies purposes. thereafter however the constitution has strayed from this to being the final judicial authority of even the most menial matter, overruling the states sovereignty in such matters. the evolution of this process is what this book is all about. the author is an advocate of the constitution's original purpose. highly recommend for an understanding of the Jeffersonian perspective of the constitution.

good read though hard to follow at times

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