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Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew P. Napolitano
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
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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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 A Conservative ex-Judge Assesses Unconstitutional Abuses. August 2, 2008
Judge Andrew Napolitano has written an excellent book about governmental abuses of constitutional rights.
The Judge defines in laymen's terms the fundamental differences between the theories of natural law and positivism. The author subscribes to the natural law theory.
He shares some of his personal experiences from the bench.
The bulk of the book is a commentary from a conservative point of view on the abuses of rights by the government in areas such as Eminent Domain.
He tracks how Eminent Domain has devolved from uses for "public use" to "public benefit" to ulimately for "private use". Something that was strictly for public use is now abused for private gain.
He details some of the shocking, unconstitutional abuses by Janet Reno when she was a State Attornney in Dade County, Florida and later as U.S. Attorney General. Particularly her use of the "Miami Method" of prosecution and the coercion and outright abuse of a suspect's wife. She serves as an example of how the justice system sometimes circumvents individual's rights and breaks the law.
The author assesses the right to possess arms as a fundamental human right, guaranteed by the Second Amendment. This right has little to do with hunting, it's basically about self-defense. He cites some examples from history of human rights abuses after citizens were disarmed.
Judge Napolitano provides a scathing critique of the PATRIOT ACT and the Bush administrations misuse of the term "enemy combatant" in light of the Constitution and the rights therein.
On secret legal proceedings the author has this opinion. "When the federal government decrees a 'special interest' case and then escorts the public out of the courtroom, it smacks of Stalinism."
He also examines how John Ashcroft usurped the Constitution's Sixth Amendment guarantee of client-attorney priviledge.
"Constitutional Chaos-What Happens When the Government Breaks It's Own Laws" is highly recommended reading for anyone that cares about freedom, individual rights,and the Constitution.
Required Reading! July 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
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