Pay No Attention to the Men Behind the Curtain
Title: “The Original Argument: The Federalists’ Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the 21st Century”
Author: Glenn Beck
Rank: 4
Blurb: “Adapting a selection of these essential essays — pseudonymously authored by the now well-documented triumvirate of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay — for a contemporary audience, Glenn Beck has had them reworked into ‘modern’ English so as to be thoroughly accessible to anyone seeking a better understanding of the Founding Fathers’ intent and meaning when laying the groundwork of our government.”
Review: “From the first page of the introduction, I instantly knew that — next to the Bible — this would be the most important and impact full book I would ever read.”
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Footnote: “As a guide in expounding and applying the provisions of the Constitution, the debates and incidental decisions of the Convention can have no authoritative character.” —James Madison, September 15, 1821.
The Original Argument [Amazon]
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Yeah…
I no longer question the intelligence of Beck followers. Don’t need to.
One wonders how this will go over with the “KJV is the only Bible; everything else is FROM SATAN!” crowd that makes up a chunk of the Beckerhead Nation.
His “translation” of the U.S. Constitution: rich, straight white men get to do whatever they want.
A scholar takes a good look at this screed. http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2DMDBYF9IFAIX/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview
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