Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws | 
| Author: Andrew P. Napolitano
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 1595550402
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9781595550408
ASIN: 1595550402
Publication Date: February 7, 2006
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In this incisive and insightful book, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano peels back the legal veneer and shows how politicians, judges, prosecutors, and bureaucrats are trampling the U.S. Constitution in the name of law and order and fighting terrorism. Napolitano reveals how they: - silence the First Amendment
- shoot holes in the Second
- break some laws to enforce others
- entrap citizens
- steal private property
- seize evidence without warrant
- imprison without charge
- kill without cause
Pundits on the right, left, and center have praised Constitutional Chaos for its penetrating examination of our rights and liberties in the post-9/11 world. "Has the war on terrorism taken away some of your rights? In a non-ideological way, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano answers that crucial question. This book will open your eyes."-Bill O'Reilly "This book is a wake-up call for all who value personal freedom and limited government."-Rush Limbaugh "In all of the American media, Judge Napolitano is the most persistent, uncompromising guardian of both the letter and the spirit of the Constitution. . ."-Nat Hentoff Judge Andrew P. Napolitano is Fox News Channel's senior judicial analyst, seen by millions on The Big Story with John Gibson, The O'Reilly Factor, Fox and Friends, and other shows. His articles and commentaries have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Newark Star Ledger, and other national publications.
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 Required Reading! July 1, 2008
This book should be required reading for every citizen and particularly every lawyer and judge.
Devastating and Alarming May 18, 2008
Judge Napolitano uses a documented history of some of the most flagrant abuses of official authority and offers a compelling theory and roadmap covering the breakdown and eventual collapse of natural law in the United States. He clearly sets forth the all-too-typical government mindset and then shows, beyond refutation, that in our country, it is the government, and those employed by it, who are the real enemies of the liberty that so many fought and died to obtain.
Wake up! March 5, 2008
Attacks on our constitutionally guaranteed freedoms are occurring daily, but the sources of these attacks will surprise those who believe that our government is working in our best interests. As Judge Napolitano illustrates, our rights are violated daily in the quest to enforce the law. Yes, government agencies break laws in the name of enforcing said laws. The United States Constitution is regularly manipulated by our government officials to justify their means to an end. Wake up Americans. Power hungry governments have taken apart many empires throughout history. Don't think that it can't happen again.
Excellent Book! January 11, 2008
Judge Napolitano knows how to take difficult judicial concepts and make them accessible to the lay person without insulting the reader's inteligence. It really helped me to understand the history behind the state our government is in and where, why, and how the Supreme Court dropped the ball.
Eye Opening March 28, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Now I've always been skeptical of the government to say the least. I love this country and I am continually in awe of the Constitution and its framers. I mean really; what an extraordinay document, parralelled by nothing! God Bless America. This book only furthered my belief that the government is clearing straying from our beloved Constitution, and provides plenty of examples to bring one to that conclusion.
One of the things I loved about this book was that it does not explicitly align itself with any political party. I mean it is clearing conservatively toned, but it doesn't just rip on libs for being libs, and I believe the author would have no problem pointing out mistakes by Republicans (as he does with his criticism of things like the Patriot Act). And while the author holds dearly to conservative views (like a strict interpretation of the Constitution) he stears away form political parties.
It seems that both libs and conservatives complain about Constitutional woes: libs with their gay marraige and conservatives with their right to bear arms, to name a couple. The problem is both parties pick and choose when they want to follow the Constitution. If there's one thing that I walk away with after reading this book its that everyone has to follow the Constitution. No man is above it, rich or poor, and the government cannot hold itself above it either. Democracy and liberty depend on it!
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