The Freedom Agenda

by Lee, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781596982888
• ISBN10: 1596982888
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-07-18
• Publisher: INGRAM

Summary

U.S. Senator Mike Lee offers an argument for a balanced-budget amendment as the key to restoring America to fiscal health.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Case for Constitutionally Limited Government
Liberty and Government Action: A Zero-Sum Game	p. 15
The Rise and Fall of America's Constitutional Debate	p. 25
Restoring the Constitutional Debate	p. 39
How Efforts to Balance the Budget will Help Restore Constitutionally Limited Government
A Time to Amend	p. 49
Critical Elements of a Balanced Budget Amendment	p. 65
How Restoring Constitutionally Limited Government will Help Balance the Budget
Achieving Fiscal Balance through Federalism	p. 85
Restraining the Federal Regulatory Monster	p. 101
From Boston to Philadelphia	p. 111
Conclusion	p. 119
Four Essential Documents
The Articles of Confederation	p. 123
The Declaration of Independence	p. 137
The Constitution of the United States	p. 147
Concurring Opinion of Justice Clarence Thomas in United States v. Lopez	p. 185
Acknowledgments	p. 211
Notes	p. 213
Index	p. 217
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