Title: The constitution in exile : how the federal government has seized power by rewriting the supreme law of the land /
Authors: Napolitano, Andrew P.
Publisher: Nelson Current,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Executive power United States History Popular works.; Separation of powers United States History Popular works.; Constitutional history United States Popular works.
Abstract: The Constitution permits Congress to regulate interstate commerce which, as Fox News analyst Judge Napolitano proves, has opened the floodgates of federal abuse, as the government trounces on state and individual rights, expanding its reach far beyond what the Framers intended. With no-nonsense clarity, Napolitano shows that Congress has "purchased" regulations by bribing states-giving huge amounts of taxpayer dollars on condition that states enact regulations of human behavior that Congress prefers but cannot legislate. Tapping into the intense distrust of activist judges, Napolitano also explains how the Supreme Court has devised historically inaccurate, logically inconsistent, and even laughable justifications to approve what Congress has done.
Contents: The law of the land -- The rise of the Supreme Court -- Congressional power grab -- Dishonest Abe -- The many faces of commerce -- Unfree to bind -- Restraining Congress -- The last of the good old days -- How big government won -- Commerce, commerce everywhere -- From wheat to weed -- How general is your welfare? -- Greasing the government skids -- Big government versus individual liberty -- After 9/11 -- The PATRIOT Act is coming -- Conclusion.