Democracy Denied: You need to read this book. Cost? Can you afford 17 bucks out the door?

Book Description

Publication Date: October 18, 2011

Democracy Denied by Americans for Prosperity vice president Phil Kerpen is a guide to understanding and defeating the radical agenda that President Barack Obama is implementing by unilateral regulatory action through his agencies and czars.

Democracy Denied exposes the Obama administration's agenda that disregards the American people, Congress, and the U.S. Constitution--and offers a plan of action to stop it.

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From Heritage, we have this review:

Book Review: Democracy Denied

Todd Thurman

November 1, 2011 at 3:30 pm

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In his new book Democracy Denied, Phil Kerpen, vice president at Americans for Prosperity, unravels the extraordinary power grab by the Obama Administration with startling detail. Kerpen explains how Obama is getting his leftist agenda passed without the consent of Congress—and how Congress can stop him.

From regulatory czars to “signing statements,” Kerpen leaves no stone unturned to expose what is going on in the executive branch. He writes about the massive amounts of costly regulation that is passing through without congressional approval or public fanfare. It is a power-grab that threatens our constitutional government.

Just last week, President Obama proclaimed that we “could not wait for an increasingly dysfunctional Congress to do its job. Where they won’t act, I will.” That is a very dangerous statement coming from a President who has already shown a disinterest in the normal legislative process. As Democracy Denied explains, instead of appointing regulators that need congressional approval, Obama has appointed “czars” that do not need congressional approval but still control a large part of the federal government.

Kerpen details how the Administration avoids Congress to enact horribly unpopular regulations like net neutrality and the CAFE standards that would force all automakers to have an average of 54.5 miles per gallon. Regulations like these have very serious economic consequences. Congress and citizens deserve to have a say in the process.

The main purpose of the book is to highlight these power grabs. As Kerpen put it so aptly in his introduction, “The Cycle of ratcheting up federal power during a crisis is a common one throughout American history. It is a cycle we must break.”

Kerpen concludes with an outline on how the republic can be restored. It is a sobering look at the current state of government, but it offers hope that the voices of the citizens can, once again, be heard.

Table of Contents
Preface: The Obama Chart
Introduction: Crisis and Transformation
1. The REINS Act: How Three Kentuckians Could Save America
2. The Heat Is On: Global Warming and the EPA (Extreme Power Abuse)
3. Hacking Our Online Rights: The FCC's Internet Takeover
4. On the Waterfront: The Secret Plan to Force You into a Union
5. Ill-Advised: ObamaCare Keeps Getting Worse
6. The New Golden Rules: Regulations for Every Aspect of Your Financial Life
7. Drilling Down: Assault on Offshore Energy
8. Property in Peril: Obama's Shocking Land Grabs
9. A Back Door to the Back Door: Phony Regulatory Reform
Conclusion: Restoring the Republic
Acknowledgments