Reversing America's Decline: Jefferson’s Remedy

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The Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Federalist Papers are the driving forces of American government. Thomas Jefferson held that the Federalist Papers contain the "genuine meaning" of the Constitution. Author Neal Herrick focuses on the "manifest tenor," the general principles, structural principles and operational principles as they are stated and implied in the Declaration and shows how Jefferson's interpretation could be applied to today's government to reverse national decline. Midwest Book Review: Neal Herrick's new book, Reversing America's Decline, celebrates our Constitution and reminds us that our founding fathers handed it down as a 'work-in-progress' -- for us to alter in times of crisis. The crux of Herrick's book is that it is 'love's labor lost' to fight a lot of separate battles in a money-controlled government. Instead, he suggests putting our energy into reforming government so that it responds to people rather than to money. In a lucid analysis, he shows the limitations of capitalism, detailing how corporations build out of self-interest and maximize profits taking as few precautions as lax government standards will allow. Herrick calls for a more realistic approach than expecting corporations to erode their profits by doing more for society. He considers landmark cases that facilitated, for example, the transfer of money from the corporate world to Congress, and argues that it is time to revise the Constitution of the United States with a 2nd constitutional convention and a bi-partisan strategy. At the very moment when constitutional amendments are under heavy fire, Herrick's book is more than timely: it's portentous. This is a 'must-read' for patriotic Americans of either political party.
Copyright:
2013

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781933909943
Related ISBNs:
9781933909592
Publisher:
History Publishing Company, LLC
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Copyrighted By:
Neal Q. Herrick
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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