Tea Party Revival is the book to read if you're concerned about unfettered government spending. Dr. Baker details a number of big spending federal government programs and provides facts and figures to explain why they aren't constitutional and why they are out of control.
Whether you're pro or against the current administration, most of us can agree that government spending and the deficit are way out of control. The deficit is growing by leaps and bounds and Dr. Baker urges fiscal responsibility before it grows any larger.
When our country was still in its infancy, our forefathers gave the federal government limited power. It defined the functions of the three parts of our federal government and it gave those three parts of government certain powers. If a power does not fall within these guidelines, the federal government has no rights over it according to the 10th Amendment:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." In real English, if a power isn't stated in the Constitution, then the power belongs to the states or to the people not to the federal government of the United States.
The federal government has been slowly taking over the rights and responsibilities of the states and people for hundreds of years. Do you recall the story about the frog and the boiling water? If you drop a frog into boiling water, he'll jump out quickly. If you put the frog in lukewarm water and heat it slowly to boiling, he'll stay there and die because the change is so slow. Americans are much like this frog. We'd notice if a huge change to take away our freedoms happened but because it happens very slowly, most of us don't notice or care to notice.
Tea Party Revival will open your eyes to unconstrained spending and growth of the federal government. Not only will Tea Party Revival detail each federal spending program, but it has a section that includes our Constitution and the articles and amendments to it for those that need to brush up.
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1 - Susanne Stewart
Dr. Baker's outstanding book, Tea Party Revival, is right on point. This book should be mandatory reading for every junior high through college-age students....absolutely every member of Congress, the Senate, House, and president should read and heed. Dr. Baker brings back to the forefront our founding fathers and the U.S. Constitution.
Read this book and you will discover what is happening in America; why we can not let the socialists win. We can not let Obama and his cronies run this country any further into the ground.
Thank you Dr. Baker for a book well written and worth reading and sharing. I've purchase five copies and plan to purchase more for family and friends.
Please keep up the good fight. Regards, Susanne
2 - Ellen Christian
You are totally correct Susanne. This should definitely be required reading in schools!