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Book, 2016
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Book, 2016
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The still-unfolding story of America's Constitution is a history of heroes and villains-the flawed visionaries who inspired and crafted liberty's safeguards, and the shortsighted opportunists who defied them. Those stories are known by few today.In Our Lost Constitution, Senator Mike Lee tells the dramatic, little-known stories behind six of the Constitution's most indispensible provisions. He shows their rise. He shows their fall. And he makes vividly clear how nearly every abuse of federal power today is rooted in neglect of this Lost Constitution. For example: Û The Origination Clause says that all bills to raise taxes must originate in the House of Representatives, but contempt for the clause ensured the passage of Obamacare. Û The Fourth Amendment protects us against unreasonable searches and seizures, but the NSA now collects our private data without a warrant. Û The Legislative Powers Clause means that only Congress can pass laws, but unelected agencies now produce nin
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