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51. The Rule of Joseph Dudley and the Council of New England
Pages 375-379 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.
Who Killed the Constitution? The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush, by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
The question posed by the title of this book raises a further question, as the authors are well aware. If the Constitution is indeed dead, why does this matter? American conservatives have in past days been accused of "Constitution worship":
Vindicating Lincoln: Defending the Politics of Our Greatest President, by Thomas L. Krannawitter
When I reached page 222 of Vindicating Lincoln, I almost threw the book across the room. There I read, "First, the latest iterations of European philosophy during the antebellum period
Who Killed the Constitution?
The Constitution spelled out that the federal government is limited to certain powers. Is it allowed? should be the first question about any proposed legislation. Today there are no recognized limits. The Supreme Court declared in the late 1930s that everything the federal government does will be assumed to be constitutional.
Unsanctioned Voice
What a fascinating life Garet Garrett lived! Journalist, novelist, anti-New Deal writer, and then prophet of decline in the 1950s, no one’s prose and thought combined to create such a rich combination of toughness and insight. He was a great...
