Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right Wing Myths about Our Constitution Book

Introduction: Stealing the Constitution The Ten Big Myths
#1: The Right Is “Originalist,” Everyone Else Is “Idiotic”
#2: The 'Purpose' of the Constitution Is to Limit Congress
#3: Congress Has Stretched the Commerce Power Beyond Its Proper Limits
#4: The Constitution Doesn't Separate Church and State
#5: Equality and Self-Government Are “Wholly Foreign to the First Amendment”
#6: The Second Amendment Allows Citizens to Threaten Government
#7: The Tenth Amendment, “State’s Rights,” and “State Sovereignty”
#8: Pay No Attention to That Fourteenth Amendment Behind the Curtain
#9: Election of Senators Destroys “States’ Rights”
#10: International Law is a Threat to the Constitution Afterword: The Battle Ahead Suggestions for Further Reading The Constitution of the United States of America The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union Acknowledgments About the Author Praise for Garrett Epps Notes