Men in Black: How the Supreme Court Is Destroying America

Men in Black: How the Supreme Court Is Destroying America

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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

Product Details

  • Author: Mark R. Levin
  • Publication Date: 2005-02-07
  • Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc.
  • Product Group: Book
  • Manufacturer: Regnery Publishing, Inc.
  • Binding: Hardcover, 256 pages
  • Package Dimensions:
    • Dimensions: 910L x 630W x 110H
    • Weight: 110
  • List Price: $27.95
  • ISBN: 0895260506
  • ASIN: 0895260506

Customer Reviews

Average Amazon User Rating: 3.5 stars

5 stars Men in Black 2010-06-23

Reviewer: James Vawter

This was fantastic reading. A great history on what the Supreme Court has done to distroy our country.

5 stars Best book ever written about the Supreme Court. 2010-06-22

Reviewer: William L. Wilson Jr.

This is the single most comprehensive and best written book I have ever seen on the Supreme Court and highlights brilliantly the problems that have and may happen when the court looses it focus and oversteps its bounds.

1 stars Mark Levin is SICK AND TWISTED, BUT he is right about ONE thing - 2010-01-24

Reviewer: Timothy Dannenhoffer

The "conservative" Supreme Court *THAT HE APPROVES OF* is destroying the United States.

Any of you ignorant and pinheaded fans of his feel like calling him up and asking him if he feels that it is OK that HIS BELOVED RIGHT WING COURT just decided that corporations should be free to spend as much money as they want to decide who gets elected and who doesn't, and what becomes law and what doesn't - essentially legalizing bribery of our Congressmen?

There is NO hope for you as a human being if you now fail to see how COMPLETELY full of $#!t Mark Levin is. Make NO mistake - he is brainwashing you if you believe the c#ap he spews.

4 stars A great introduction to important cases and the history of the supreme court 2010-01-05

Reviewer: Roman Reynebeau

This book was a great introduction to supreme court cases that shaped our lives today. I also read Liberty & Tyranny by the same author and this book was far less partisan. Although there were a few times where it seemed like his right-wing views seemed to cloud his arguments, for the most part his arguments and information followed a reasonable logic.

If you are going to read this book I would recommend having a copy of the constitution handy to reference certain clauses. Anyone who reads this book along with the constitution will be shocked and appalled once they realize how far the constitution has been distorted and the flawed logic under which we have done so.

5 stars Mind altering 2009-12-01

Reviewer: Lion40

Read this book and learned things I should always have known. This understanding of our system of government should be a dedicated course in high schools across America. Made me angry with myself for not knowing the information Mark gives in this book. Have lent or given copies of this book to friends to wake them up. There should be a warning on this book "This Book will make you angry with yourself, read and enter a new understanding of America and the dangers facing you and your family".