Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws [NOOK Book]

Why the powers behind the scenes protect constitutional abuse

Since I went to school many years ago honest patriotic americans have revealed the courts abuse of powers. Why does it continue to get worse. Why do the economic, policital and sundry other powers that essentially influence our government allow it to destroy the Constitution? Because they chase immediate gratification of a desire rather than the perpetual protection of their rights. A supposed principle of law is that 'those who can and should prevent a crime, and do not, are a partner to it.' If you want your government back participate in it beyond paying taxes. Stop supporting the abusers.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Educational, Informative, slightly disappointing

Judge Napolitano is clearly a brilliant, colorful jurist. He has developed a well-thought out criticism of the executive powers of the U.S. Government. He has littered his argument with numerous examples of how the Feds (and other governmental officials)abuse their powers. These examples run from the personal (where he was accosted in New York City) to the famous (yes, Martha Stewart rears her head). In short, the good judge has an ax to grind. In truth, his argument might have been a bit more effective if he had balanced it with some counterpoints. There is little doubt that the government abuses its power when arresting people (just ask, as Mr. Napolitano points out, some of the poor folk down at Guatanamo Bay), but the argument could have been a bit more subtle -and therefore convincing - if a more intelligent discussion had been conducted on the 'positive' aspects of aggressive police-work. In this post-9/11 world one can't totally dismiss the dangers of proper 'due process.' Unlike the American environment when our Constitution was written - when, for instance, a pony or a sloop was the fastest form of sending a message - people today have instant access with the entire globe. If someone in the apartment up the street is plotting to dispense nuclear arms on our beloved shores, this person should be stopped as soon as possible. No? The law has always been a slippier slope. And, recently, it has become even slippier.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Government out of control

Finally, a former judge writes what many Americans are already learning: that the United States government is out of control, no longer tethered to the Constitution. The Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies routinely break federal law and the judiciary turns its back on citizens whose rights are violated.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

'WE THE PEOPLE'

Need I say more? The most disturbing part of all the government injustice, Is that 'WE THE PEOPLE' have the real power to stop all the un-AMERICAN act's being committed against US! My only question to the judge. 'How do WE correct the problem?'

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Shall I tell you what Judge (?) Napolitano did?

That Mr. Napolitano has written a critique of government breaking its own laws and has had it published disgusted me. He is the pot calling the kettle black. My son and I are victims of money promoted bias he called justice.

0 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

A must-read explanation of your rights before the government runs over them all

I can hardly believe that a former judge who was once part of the government establishment is saying these things that I and so many other people I know think about our government. Judge Napolitano exposes the gross abuses of power that our government perpetrates every day. If you believe in freedom of speech, freedom from searches and seizures, freedom to keep and bear arms, freedom from relentless government surveillance -- you will want to read this book. This book is not about left or right, red-state or blue-state politics. It is about our rights - the rights that we have from birth because of our humanity and only a small portion of which we loan to our government so that it may work on our behalf. Some people think the government gives rights to us, but the opposite is true. We give the government only so much power and they always abuse it. This book is a must-read for anyone who believes in limited and responsible government.

The Government is not your friend!!

This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about liberty and civil rights in America, and for anyone who truly believes that a smaller, limited government is the best kind of government. Judge Napolitano from Fox News exposes gross government abuses of power that trample the rights of people every day He reveals how the government breaks the law every day and gets away with it. And you don't have to be a lawyer to follow his clearly stated explanations of our constitutional rights and the government's abuses of people and their rights. The stories told in this book are compelling and shocking, and will make you realize that, as they Judge says, 'The government is not your friend!' All Americans should read this book.

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