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Title The constitution in exile : how the federal government has seized power by rewriting the supreme law of the land / Andrew P. Napolitano.
Author Napolitano, Andrew P.
Publication Info. Nashville, Tenn. : Nelson Current, c2006.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  342.7302 NAP    Check Shelves
Description xxv, 290 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-250) and index.
Contents The law of the land -- The rise of the Supreme Court -- Congressional power grab -- Dishonest Abe -- The many faces of commerce -- Unfree to bind -- Restraining Congress -- The last of the good old days -- How big government won -- Commerce, commerce everywhere -- From wheat to weed -- How general is your welfare? -- Greasing the government skids -- Big government versus individual liberty -- After 9/11 -- The PATRIOT Act is coming -- Conclusion.
Subject Executive power -- United States -- History -- Popular works.
Separation of powers -- United States -- History -- Popular works.
Constitutional history -- United States -- Popular works.
Added Title The constitution in exile
ISBN 1595550305 : $25.99