How to Save the Constitution: Restoring the Principles of Liberty

by Paul B Skousen, W Cleon Skousen

Overview

How to Save the Constitution walks us through the literal and original meaning of America's most basic founding document, the roadmap to its democracy: the U.S. Constitution. Using the Framers' original intentions, the book describes the current structure of government in the U.S., how it differs from the Framers' original plans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642280524
Publisher:	Izzard Ink
Publication date:	09/17/2019
Series:	Freedom in America , #4
Edition description:	Freedom in America Series
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Paul B. Skousen is an investigative journalist, writer, and teacher. He received his MA from Georgetown University in National Security Studies. He was a CIA military analyst and intelligence officer in the Situation Room at the Reagan White House. He has published several books on politics and history, and is a professor of communications and journalism.

W. CLEON SKOUSEN (1913-2006) was a world renowned teacher, lecturer and scholar whose books on freedom, the Constitution and Communism sold in the millions. He earned his Juris Doctorate at George Washington University, served 16 years in the FBI, was Chief of Police in Salt Lake City, and was a popular university teacher. He gave thousands of seminars on the Constitution to several million across the U.S. and Canada including dozens of U.S. Senators and Representatives, two Supreme Court justices and several candidates for president. Among his 30+ books are the national best sellers The 5,000 Year Leap and The Naked Communist. At his death on January 9, 2006, he was eulogized as "a modern-day Founding Father."

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

The Founding Fathers’ Book of Instructions vii

Foreword by Fred G. Clark xiii

Introduction—Does the Constitution Need to be Saved? xvii

STEP 1 • WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW?

Who will save the Constitution? 1

What are we saving? 3

When will we save it? 5

Where will we save it? 9

Why will we save it? 11

How will we save it? 13

STEP 2 • LEARN THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY

People’s Law 21

Strong Local Self-government Guards Against Corruption 25

People’s Law Grounded in 28 Principles 29

The Four Pillars of People’s Law 43

STEP 3 • RESTORE THE MORAL CODE

The First Pillar: A Universal Moral Code 47

Finding the Moral Code in the Ten Commandments 53

Finding the Moral Code in the Sermon on the Mount 61

Gems of Liberty from the Sermon on the Mount 67

Restoring a Universal Moral Code 77

STEP 4 • RESTORE THE WRITTEN LAW

The Second Pillar: The Written Law 85

Read the Declaration of Independence 89

Read the U.S. Constitution 91

Memory Trick—LEJ SASR 94

Read the Bill of Rights 95

Restoring the Authority of the Written Laws 97

Saving Article I 97

Saving Article II 102

Saving Article III 104

Saving Article IV 106

Saving Article V 108

Saving Article VI 109

Saving the Bill of Rights 110

Restoring the Written Law 113

STEP 5 • RESTORE ECONOMIC LIBERTY

The Third Pillar: Economic Liberty 123

How do Americans Benefit from Economic Liberty? 125

How did the Framers Protect Economic Liberty? 129

How was America’s Free Economy Corrupted? 133

The Founding Fathers Speak Against Socialism 139

Restoring Economic Liberty 143

STEP 6 • RESTORE VIRTUE

The Fourth Pillar: Virtue 153

Restoring Private and Public Virtue 163

STEP 7 • JUST START

Just Start 171

“What are You Doing to Save the Constitution?” 177

APPENDIX

The Declaration of Independence, full text 189

The United States Constitution, full text 195

The Bill of Rights—Amendments 1–10, full text 209

Amendments 11–27, full text 211

Suggested Resources 219

Endnotes 221

About the Authors 229

Index 231