The War On The Bill Of Rights: AND THE GATHERING RESISTANCE

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Hentoff's book has been lauded as the clearest, strongest declaration of defiance against the Bush administration's attempted rollback of US civil liberties, spearheaded by the Patriot Act. The proposed sequel - Patriot II - would make it possible to revoke US citizenship and, for the first time in history, authorize secret arrests. This book is a call to arms for citizens to fight back and defend their liberties. Hentoff quotes Lance Morrow, who wrote: If Americans win a war...and lose the Constitution, they will have lost everything"

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I thought I knew the full list of the horribles unleashed by the government in the name of national security since 9/11until I read this book. Wow! Nat Hentoffwho has no equal in defending the Constitutionhas unearthed enough governmental lawlessness to make all Americans sleepless. Buy this book if you love liberty; and after you've read it, send your copy to any member of Congress, senator, or judge you know! Judge Anthony P. Napolitano, Senior Judicial Analyst, Fox News Channel


There's no better resource on our Bill of Rights and constitutional freedoms than Nat Hentoff. With this book, Hentoff sounds the alarm over the steady erosion of our rights while effectively arguing that any hope for our future rests in our ability as citizens to take a stand and fight back. John W. Whitehead, Founder and President, The Rutherford Institite


This book is an inspiring call to twenty-first century patriots to reinvigorate the libertarian and egalitarian ideals of America's founders, and to resist the violations of those ideals that have run rampant in the 'War on Terror.' Hentoff shows that too many purported counter-terrorism measures have made us less free, but not more safe, therefore galvanizing growing resistance among individuals from all across the political spectrum and all walks of life, all across the country. Nadine Strossen, President, ACLU


Anyone concerned with civil liberties should read this short and snappy report from the frontlines of this latest constitutional struggle. Publishers Weekly


[R]emarkably comprehensive and highly readable . . . John W. Dean, Los Angeles Times


Hentoff has written a deft primer that forcefully makes the civil libertarian's case. Vincent J. Cannato, Washington Post Book World

Author Bio

NAT HENTOFF, a prolific author, journalist and weekly columnist in the Village Voice, has won the National Press Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism, and the American Bar Association Certificate of Merit for Coverage of the Criminal Justice System, as well as the Thomas Szasz Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Cause of Civil Liberties.