The government lies, as expected...

Thomas Nelson publishing company has provided me with a copy of "Lies the Government Told You," by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, and in return I write a detailed review of the book.

Napolitano goes through 17 lies that the government knowingly tells or has told over the course of its development.

Lie #1: "All Men Are Created Equal"

Lie #2: "All Men . . . Are Endowed byTheir Creator with Certain Inalienable Rights"

Lie #3: "Judges Are Like Umpires"

Lie #4: "Every Vote Counts"

Lie #5: "Congress Shall Make No Law . . . Abridging the Freedom of Speech"

Lie #6: "The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed"

Lie #7: "Your Body Is Your Temple"

Lie #8: "The Federal Reserve Shall Be Controlled by Congress"

Lie #9: "It's Only a Temporary Government Program"

Lie #10: "I'm from the Government, and I'm Here to Help"

Lie #11: "We Are Winning the War on Drugs"

Lie #12: "Everyone Is Innocent Until Proven Guilty"

Lie #13: "The Constitution Applies in Good Times and in Bad Times"

Lie #14: "Your Boys Are Not Going to Be Sent into Any Foreign Wars"

Lie #15: "We Don't Torture"

Lie #16: "The Right of the People to Be Secure in Their Persons, Houses, Papers, and Effects, Shall Not Be Violated"

Lie #17: "America Has a Free Market"

Napolitano is a strong supporter of the constitution and it is seen in this book. And being one who loves the constitution, I actually enjoyed the topics discussed in this book. Judging by the title of this book, I was a little discouraged at first because I thought it would be a book that just spends a lot of pages on just bashing certain individuals in the government, or a certain party, etc. But the critique of the government is actually well balanced and well presented. He brings up topics that are actually really interesting (Lie #4, Lie #11, Lie #12,  Lie #15), however it remains simply that: interesting. The fact is (as Napolitano says himself) our votes don't count as much as politicians say they do. They count, sure. But only at the State level, when the change needs to come with a greater width. While the topics are interesting, the ideas remain grounded because our government is the way it is now because the constitution was created to sustain an evolving government. Napolitano says that the founding fathers would not be able to recognize the government they intended to create if they saw it now, but they created a constitution that allows that to happen. Because his ideas in this book are nothing new, it not that significant of a book. However, if one is interested in understanding more about the inconsistencies with the government, this is good place to start.