The Freedom Agenda: Why a Balanced Budget Amendment Is Necessary to Restore Constitutional Government Book

Introduction 1

Part I The Case for Constitutionally Limited Government

1 Liberty and Government Action: A Zero-Sum Game 15

2 The Rise and Fall of America's Constitutional Debate 25

3 Restoring the Constitutional Debate 39

Part II How Efforts to Balance the Budget will Help Restore Constitutionally Limited Government

4 A Time to Amend 49

5 Critical Elements of a Balanced Budget Amendment 65

Part III How Restoring Constitutionally Limited Government will Help Balance the Budget

6 Achieving Fiscal Balance through Federalism 85

7 Restraining the Federal Regulatory Monster 101

8 From Boston to Philadelphia 111

Conclusion 119

Part IV Four Essential Documents

I The Articles of Confederation 123

II The Declaration of Independence 137

III The Constitution of the United States 147

IV Concurring Opinion of Justice Clarence Thomas in United States v. Lopez 185

Acknowledgments 211

Notes 213

Index 217