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Review by Ndam B P -- The Right to Nominate
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3 out of 4 stars
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The right to nominate is a non-fiction historical book written by Thomas E Peterson about the American political party system, the true intent of the ‘framers’ of the constitution as regards giving the power of choice to the people in selecting their leaders, from the first stage of electioneering down to the swearing in of the successful candidate. To buttress his point, the author used quotes from the 'Founders', I found this one more exciting as it resonated deeply in me “Freedom works. It is the gift of God and the intended state of man. . .”. The author also emphasized on how political parties have usurped this important gift from God, and the right belonging to the people was now the right of party leaders to do with as they please.
The author was extremely outspoken in his views, raising pertinent questions about salient issues, and his anger towards the political system could be felt in his words and opinions as he held nothing back. The author took us on a voyage with relevant facts from the beginning, juxtaposing it with the scenarios and troubles of the past framers, alongside the present realities and troubles all in a brilliant mix. The author also proffered his solutions to the problems raised, recommending all through the book that the original intentions of the ‘framers’ had to be traced back and understood in order to serve as a guide towards restoring and gaining back the all-important right to nominate.
The author made a fine point of bringing out the independent acts and contributions of the ‘Founders’, what they said, including their personal bias against each other, what they did in private and how it affected their relationship, especially that of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson while succinctly stating their strengths and contributions in the drafting of the first Constitution.
The book is an astounding book; I feel however that the organization in some pages could have been better, the author's opinions and inherent distaste of the political party system were found all over the place. Also, some of the solutions proffered by the author are simply not realizable and might lead to the collapse of the republican system which he so jealously tries to protect. The author also proposed ‘trusting the jury system’ to screen out nominations from the public. In my view, this would amount to putting a few people to act as ‘God’ in deciding the final say of what the people have chosen, sort of a loose selection if you may, except this time, it is to be perpetrated by a few people with their own bias; I saw it as a mild idea struggle, a misnomer to the general opinions of the author earlier emphasized.
I learned a lot about the American constitutional history, and I highly recommend this book to all those with interests in politics, political party leaders, governance, and all those with the interest of the right of the people at heart. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars for the quality of work and research carried out by the author, and it loses one star for my personal bias. The right to nominate by Thomas E Peterson is an interesting work of non-fiction, backed up by historical fact and I know that reading this by the people is a right step towards taking back the right of the people by the people.
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3 out of 4 stars
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The right to nominate is a non-fiction historical book written by Thomas E Peterson about the American political party system, the true intent of the ‘framers’ of the constitution as regards giving the power of choice to the people in selecting their leaders, from the first stage of electioneering down to the swearing in of the successful candidate. To buttress his point, the author used quotes from the 'Founders', I found this one more exciting as it resonated deeply in me “Freedom works. It is the gift of God and the intended state of man. . .”. The author also emphasized on how political parties have usurped this important gift from God, and the right belonging to the people was now the right of party leaders to do with as they please.
The author was extremely outspoken in his views, raising pertinent questions about salient issues, and his anger towards the political system could be felt in his words and opinions as he held nothing back. The author took us on a voyage with relevant facts from the beginning, juxtaposing it with the scenarios and troubles of the past framers, alongside the present realities and troubles all in a brilliant mix. The author also proffered his solutions to the problems raised, recommending all through the book that the original intentions of the ‘framers’ had to be traced back and understood in order to serve as a guide towards restoring and gaining back the all-important right to nominate.
The author made a fine point of bringing out the independent acts and contributions of the ‘Founders’, what they said, including their personal bias against each other, what they did in private and how it affected their relationship, especially that of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson while succinctly stating their strengths and contributions in the drafting of the first Constitution.
The book is an astounding book; I feel however that the organization in some pages could have been better, the author's opinions and inherent distaste of the political party system were found all over the place. Also, some of the solutions proffered by the author are simply not realizable and might lead to the collapse of the republican system which he so jealously tries to protect. The author also proposed ‘trusting the jury system’ to screen out nominations from the public. In my view, this would amount to putting a few people to act as ‘God’ in deciding the final say of what the people have chosen, sort of a loose selection if you may, except this time, it is to be perpetrated by a few people with their own bias; I saw it as a mild idea struggle, a misnomer to the general opinions of the author earlier emphasized.
I learned a lot about the American constitutional history, and I highly recommend this book to all those with interests in politics, political party leaders, governance, and all those with the interest of the right of the people at heart. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars for the quality of work and research carried out by the author, and it loses one star for my personal bias. The right to nominate by Thomas E Peterson is an interesting work of non-fiction, backed up by historical fact and I know that reading this by the people is a right step towards taking back the right of the people by the people.
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