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- Title: Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right-Wing Myths about Our Constitution
- Author: Garrett Epps
- ISBN: 9781442216761
- Page: 141
- Format: Hardcover
[PDF] Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right-Wing Myths about Our Constitution | by ☆ Garrett Epps, Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right-Wing Myths about Our Constitution, Garrett Epps, Wrong and Dangerous Ten Right Wing Myths about Our Constitution The primary purpose of the United States Constitution is to limit Congress There is no separation of church and state The Second Amendment allows citizens to threaten the government These are just a few of the myths about our constitution peddled by the Far Right a toxic coalition of Fox News talking heads radio hosts angry patriot [PDF] Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right-Wing Myths about Our Constitution | by ☆ Garrett Epps - Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right-Wing Myths about Our Constitution, Wrong and Dangerous Ten Right Wing Myths about Our Constitution The primary purpose of the United States Constitution is to limit Congress There is no separation of church and state The Second Amendment allows citizens to threaten the government These are just a f
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For those who embrace without question Tea Party rhetoric, don t bother reading this book It will just raise your blood pressure and maybe cause a stroke or something.For the rest of us, the ones who see our country being driven back to the age of feudalism, this is a must read if you re constantly frustrated by declarations from the Right that the Constitution doesn t mean what it says It s not comprehensive rather, it focuses on those portions of the document that most come under fire, like fr [...]
Wrong and Dangerous is a necessary book in the current political environment one in which reverence for the Constitution is at an all time high while Constitutional literacy near its all time low Epps faces the problem head on a whole lot of people from politicians to preachers to right wing radio hosts have built very lucrative careers by making up a bunch of nonsense about the Constitution A full survey of this Constitutional lunacy would take many volumes, but Epps takes on ten of the sillies [...]
This books was written largely in response to a lot of the points brought up during the Republican primaries, so I already think it is a little out dated While I think the author tends to oversimplify the points of the right, his answers show that a lot of the left s responses are equally unconstitutional He goes into the background well and really explains a lot of the foundations the laws that are common today, trying to show how people on both sides misinterpreting one phrase of the law are t [...]
A straightforward explanation of how some on the Right have dangerously misinterpreted the US Constitution One of the most common wrong ideas about the Constitution is that its purpose was to limit Congress Drawing on statements of some of the Founders, as well as comparisons of the provisions in the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation, Epps makes a convincing argument that the Constitution was intended to strengthen the Congress, which under the Articles was far too weak Epps include [...]
Acerbic, trenchant, precise, vociferous, determined, bold, sincere, perspicacious, analytical, empassioned all come to mind in describing Epps sorely needed defense of the U S Constitution against right wing ed ideologues and Tea Party hacks Throughout history, he writes on p 141, fools have probably done damage than have knaves We have bookshelves and documentaries about the Totalitarians and this is good, but we need books like Epps to defend against the fools and delusionists Epps has ident [...]
Ably written in a conversational style, Epps succinctly demolishes ten myths fondly held by the wingnuts and endlessly regurgitated by their enablers in the press Excellent ammunition for those of us who don t believe our Constitution should enable the wealthy and demented, his scholarship and historical analysis make solid reading Thorough coverage of the Second Amendment is especially timely Epps suggestions for further reading are helpful as an extra bonus, both the Constitution and the too r [...]
There was good information in this book, and overall I recommend it, but I did find the author s condescending attitude towards conservatives annoying Many times he overstates his case However each of the ten points that he makes could be made into a book in itself, and as a concise liberal response to common conservative claims the book does have value I was particularly impressed that the text of the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation was included in the appendices.
Easy to read, thought provoking I ve been on revisit the U.S Constitution kick this summer ever since Khizr Khan challenged us to read it when I last read it as a Boy Scout, I really didn t take the time to weigh it Although there are a few sections where the author went a little overboard in his assertions about the right, I found myself almost always agreeing with his assessment and interpretation of our framing document and its abuse and misapplication.
excellent book that dissects the current trend on the right for saying it s unconstitutional while clearly never having read the constitution it s a left leaning book but is also fair and not shrieky or hysterical its written so anyone can understand even the less simple issues and definitely worth reading and acting on.
I m giving up on this one I really wanted to like it, but I keep picking it up and putting it down because it isn t grabbing me If I owned it, I d probably get through it eventually, but I ve now had it from the library for 2 additional renewals and I m ready to move on to something else.
Just had this book sent to my Nook after hearing Mr Epps on WYPR I suggest that anyone making claims about The United States Constitution read this book His interview can be accessed through WYPR, Midday With Dan Rodericks.
A pretty thorough demolition of Right Wing myths about constitutional law I like that voters are not excused, and are rightly, if subtlety, positioned as enablers to the factually challenged promoters of these mythologies.
For liberals Talking points for social media arguments over constitutional issues.