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100 1  Coburn, M. D., Tom A. 
245 10 Smashing the d.c. monopoly|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /
       |cTom A. Coburn. 
250    Unabridged. 
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511 1  Read by Cameron Beierle. 
520    Pork-barrel projects like the $452 million "bridge to 
       nowhere" and Keynesian economic debacles like the $840 
       billion stimulus package that saved as few as 600,000 jobs
       ($1.4 million per job) have led to a staggering $20 
       trillion in national debt-about $150,000 per citizen. With
       most members of Congress focusing only on their own 
       interests, it's time to smash the DC elitists' monopoly 
       and rein in spending and extra-constitutional overreach. 
       Although the Constitution established a framework for 
       limited federal power and expansive personal freedoms, 
       self-interested politicians and activist court rulings 
       have seriously imbalanced the system. Smashing the DC 
       Monopoly provides the solution to how we the people can 
       finally wrestle control away from Washington insiders and 
       back to our local and state representatives. Having spent 
       more than fifteen years fighting government fraud and 
       irresponsibility, Sen. Tom Coburn reveals that at least 
       $150 billion could be saved annually by eliminating waste 
       and duplication in the federal government. Indeed, while 
       serving on the Simpson-Bowles Commission, Senator Coburn 
       worked on a proposal to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion 
       over ten years (which, although a good first step, is but 
       still a drop in the bucket compared to the federal 
       government's $143 trillion in unfunded liabilities). Yet 
       the profligate spending and mismanagement continue 
       unabated. In fact, the growth of government has led to a 
       divided, debt-ridden nation of dependent citizens with 
       decreasing personal freedoms. It's time for the people to 
       take charge. The Constitution's Framers anticipated a time
       when self-interested officials would be unwilling or 
       unable to act in the people's long-term interest. Thus, 
       they included the safety feature of Article V that allows 
       the people to propose amendments to the Constitution 
       through the actions of their state legislatures. Already a
       growing number of grassroots organizations are actively 
       promoting a convention of the states to address issues 
       such as mandatory balancing of the federal budget, term 
       limits on congressional members, and limits on the federal
       judiciary. Giving up on the political class, Smashing the 
       DC Monopoly argues for an Article V amendments convention 
       as the best solution to limit the power and scope of the 
       federal government. The book provides the historical 
       background for Article V, reveals past attempts to hold an
       amendments convention, explains the inherent safety of 
       this process, and examines the current efforts since 2010.
       Senator Tom Coburn explains how we the people can at last 
       re-balance our governmental system and counter the 
       dysfunction in Washington. 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
650  4 Fiction 
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700 1  Beierle, Cameron. 
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