Men in Black

How the Supreme Court is Destroying America

By: Mark R. Levin

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

The Supreme Court endorses terrorists' rights, flag burning, and importing foreign law. Is that in the Constitution? You're right: it's not. But these days the Constitution is no restraint on our out-of-control Supreme Court. The Court imperiously strikes down laws and imposes new ones purely on its own arbitrary whims. Even though liberals like John Kerry are repeatedly defeated at the polls, the majority on the allegedly "conservative" Supreme Court reflects their views and wields absolute power.

There's a word for this: tyranny.

In Men in Black, radio talk-show host and legal scholar Mark R. Levin dissects the judicial tyranny that is robbing us of our freedoms and stuffing the ballot box in favor of liberal policies.

If you've ever wondered why, no matter who holds political power, American society always seems to drift to the left, Mark Levin has the answer: the black-robed justices of the Supreme Court, subverting democracy in favor of their own liberal agenda.

Decades of judicial activism have made the Supreme Court the most potent threat to American freedom. Men in Black, as Rush Limbaugh writes in his introduction, "couldn't be more timely or important, as liberals continue shamelessly to thwart the people, Congress, the president, and state governments by using the courts to dictate national policy....Men in Black is a tremendously important and compelling book."

It could very well be the most important book you hear this year.

©2005 Mark R. Levin (P)2005 Blackstone Audiobooks

Protection or Oppression?

Men in Black is outstanding at revealing the work of the high court in America. Mr. Levin points out the horror and terror of the Judges acting on their own against the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Thank you for opening my eyes to the truth. Outstanding book!

brilliant. objective fact-based analysis.

I have now read this book twice and listened to it on audible twice and I continue to learn more each time period Brill a written fact based objective fantastic read and a must read for anyone intrested in today's Supreme Court!

An eye opener of the history of USSC

Once again Mark Levin has brought to us "We The People " a captivating history lesson about one of our most important and now most perverted by the left branch of our government. Thank you Mark.

Mark is dead on. This book made me fighting mad.

The more people that read this book the better our country will be. Please inform yourself.

Excellent and Clear

I don't understand everything there is to know about the Supreme Court after reading this book, but what I do know is a lot more clear. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a good explanation of the Court, it's rolls and errors, and a clear understanding of each.

Very Informative

A in depth look at the Supreme Court and how activist judges have trampled on the powers granted to the other branches in the constitution

Eye Opening

you may not agree with his politics (Levin is clearly a conservative) but his look behind the scenes at the supreme court is very insightful. I certainly came away with a better understanding of why many people feel that the supreme court is usurping the powers of the other branches of government. The reviewer that claimed that Levin has no idea how the supreme court works-either didn't read the book, or is letting his/her politics get in the way of his/her judgement. While you may not agree with his politics, 30 minutes of listening to this audiobook will disprove you of the notion that Levin has no idea of how the supreme court works. In fact, if there is a downside to this book, it is that is does tend to slip into the nitty gritty details of the court, but I suppose Levin does this to protect himself from the charge that he doesn't know what he's talking about.

Recommended reading.

Mark Levin treats us to an excellent argument against the subjugation of America to nine Justices. Among his chief arguments are the following: Judges are no wiser than their fellow men; Judges should refrain from making policy decisions because they are exempt from the elective control; and Common Law is a perversion of Constitutional checks and balances.

Some reviewers are correct: You can have a good sense of this work before hand, but people, who have heard Levin's radio show, will be pleasantly surprised at the calm, rational discussion in the work. A professional reader adds as much, but this work is far from the incendiary provocation that Democrats assert. To them, the real crime is the shattering of the legal analysis (or lack of it) and holding of Roe in "Death by Privacy."

Would his thesis require releasing some 'rights' acquired in a 'Living Constitution?' Sure, but should we not expect our government to operate within its framework? After all, the Framers provided provisions and methods to amend the Constitution.

Of course, the Framers of the Constitution were far from a uniform body of people. (Alexander Hamilton sought a strengthened federal government and was deeply opposed by Thomas Jefferson.) However, Levin simply presents the words of Justices to prove his case. Doubt me? Take a look at the online retailers that provide previewable sections.

It’s a work that I think everyone should “read.” I would also recommend that all political junkies check out the following works:

Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton (only abridgement I’ve liked);
Bill Clinton’s My Life;
Jimmy Carter’s Our Endangered Values (Although you’ll want to read it because apparently chose to read it with a mouthful of marbles. I will never know how it won an audiobook award.);
Tom Delay’s No Retreat, No Surrender;
And John Stossel’s Give Me a Break.

Score one for the little guy

Good reading / Listening. Sometimes gets a bit technical on the legal side, but this is what we should all be paying attention to. Forget reading some of the "news" that's being fed to us as truth. Look at the FACTS.

Straight Talk

Mark Levin is a no nonsense New York intellectual. A lawyer and a decent human being. You may not agree with what he says about the Court; you may not like his in-your-face conservatism; you may not even like his radio show on WABC. I do. I bought this audiobook and I have learned a lot from the "Great One". Now, somebody buy one of these for Ron Kuby please.