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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9781596980099
ISBN: 1596980095
Label: Regnery Publishing, Inc.
Manufacturer: Regnery Publishing, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: September 25, 2006
Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc.
Studio: Regnery Publishing, Inc.
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Conservative talk radio host, lawyer, and frequent National Review contributor Mark R. Levin comes out firing against the United States Supreme Court in Men in Black, accusing the institution of corrupting the ideals of America's founding fathers. The court, in Levin's estimation, pursues an ideology-based activist agenda that oversteps its authority within the government. Levin examines several decisions in the court's history to illustrate his point, beginning with the landmark Marbury v. Madison case, wherein the court granted itself the power to declare acts of the other branches of government unconstitutional. He devotes later chapters to other key cases culminating in modern issues such as same-sex marriage and the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill. Like effective attorneys do, Levin packs in copious research material and delivers his points with tremendous vigor, excoriating the justices for instances where he feels strict constit utional constructivism gave way to biased interpretation. But Levin's definition of "activism" seems inconsistent. In the case of McCain-Feingold, the court declined to rule on a bill already passed by congress and signed by the president, but Levin, who thinks the bill violates the First Amendment, still accuses them of activism even when they were actually passive. To his talk-radio listeners, Levin's hard-charging style and dire warnings of the court's direction will strike a resonant tone of alarm, though the hyperbole may be a bit off-putting to the uninitiated. As an attack on the vagaries of decisions rendered by the Supreme Court and on some current justices, Men in Black scores points and will likely lead sympathetic juries to conviction. --John Moe
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The bestselling Men in Black--first time in paperback! Lawyer and hugely popular radio talk show host Mark Levin throws the book at out-of-control liberal judges who ignore the Constitution, dismantle the rights of American citizens, and make up their own coercive law from the bench.
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...like Mark Levin! This book is a fantastic read. The man is a Constitutional scholar, and the amount of research and detail that fills these pages are incredible. With each chapter, Mark lays out a particular area in which the courts, focusing primarily on the Supreme Court, have strayed from the original intent of the Constitution, and have instead opted for the approach of judicial review or legislating from the bench; and in many cases, citing sources outside the Constitution or even personal opinions (ala "fiat"). And he shows us that the primary attacks on the traditional rule of law have taken place within our last century by none other than activist judges and their liberal advocates. If you believe in the founding principles of the Constitution, and are curious where the courts have gone wrong, you need to read THIS book! Mark, I love ya, man...you are a true patriotic American. Preach on, brother!
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Audiobook
7 disks
approx. 8 hours
read by Jeff Riggenbach
"Men in Black" is written by Mark Levin, talk show host, author, member of the Reagan Administration, part of the Landmark Legal Foundation, National Review Online and numerous other endeavors. Levin offers a compelling argument that shows that the Supreme Court has overstepped its authority from its beginnings.
Levin's arguments are presented in classic Levin style - direct and in your face. He opens with nearly an hour of biographies of various flawed and suspect court members that have served throughout the years. The purpose? To demonstrate that Supreme Court Justices are not legal gods, but flawed men and women who are susceptible to the same temptations of the elected politicians of the other branches to mis-use the machinery of government.
He then lays out a history of the court's more questionable decisions and argues that the court does not have the authority to create law, merely nullify it (if that). He finishes with a survey of the current hot button topics that the court has been visiting (abortion, election law, campaign finance reform, legal rights for terrorists). I don't agree with all of Levin's conclusions but they are vigorously argued and interesting nonetheless.
The last section is the strongest except for one area: he lists 50 section 527 political groups, including how much they brought in and how much they spent. In the audiobook format, this list takes more than 12 minutes to read through - 12 minutes of a list! Yikes, was it ever boring.
The other problem is the reader of the audiook. He mispronounces the names of Supreme Court Justices and, strangely, the author of the book at the beginning of every disk. Riggenbach pronounces Levin like "leaven" when Levin clearly pronounces it "Luh-vin" on his radio show. The long list and the names drop a 4 star audiobook to a 3 star book.
Introduction by Rush Limbaugh. Epilogue by Ed Meese.
Recommended for conservatives interested in Constitutional history.
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"...for a serious national debate about the role of the judiciary in modern America....For too long the courts have grabbed ever more authority over the course of our society...."-Mark Levin
So much for separation of powers when judges do the unthinkable and start legislating from the bench. Legislation belongs to congress according to our founding fathers. Who really understands our constitution anyway? People like Mark Levin do, thanks be to G-d. I'm fast becoming an originalist and a conservative. Read books like Levin's and you'll begin to understand the wisdom of our founding fathers, and will be terribly appalled at what some of our government officials have undermined in America. Don't neglect reading this book. Read this too as well as his bestseller "Liberty and Tyranny". Shame on what has happened to our legal system.
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Mark Levin again proves that he is one of the most brilliant minds in political commentary today. His knowledge of history, law, the Constitution and politics blend elegantly in this detailed exposé of the inner workings of the Supreme Court, and the general judicial system. His well-documented research (including actual copies of insider memos) serves to explain why and reveal how things are being manipulated in our government today. The development of current pivotal events, such as the establishment of Gitmo, the changing debate about how terrorists should be treated, and the Presidential election quagmire in Florida were particularly enlightening, but many passages were replete with unfamiliar legal terms (which he seemed to write as though most people would understand them). The reporting of equally unfamiliar legal processes detracted from my complete enjoyment of the book. This is not "Men in Black for Dummies," yet I recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their understanding about how important things in high places get done, and by whom.
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Everyone with any kind of interest in law and the Constitution should read this book. It very meticulously addresses how activists have hijacked the Supreme Court throughout history, moving United States' common law even further from it's original intent. Levin has crafted a masterpiece, one that is as important to our future as a country as it is to our past.
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