>> "resurgent: how

constitutional conservatism can save america" ken klukowski is the co-author along with ken blackwell and ken klukowski joins us here at liberty university. what do you mean constitutional conservatism? what are some of the key is? >> the form of government given to us by our founding fathers. it was unprecedented by our founding fathers. it has made america the most wealthy, prosperous and free nation in all the history of humanity world wide.

with "resurgent: how constitutional conservatism can save america" we look at what it this that makes the system different from anywhere else on the planet. the tenfold promise of the declaration of the dependence and the constitution of the united states, from those 10 principles we do with economic issues, the social issues, insecurity and defense and philosophical issues the role of the individual, family, governme nt, to create the optimal system of government for happiness and prosperity.

>>host: what are the key is? >> the issue economically is first of all, in order to be sovereign meeting not living by another but to own, became from the system the crown had ultimate title they all lived by the ground. now of course, it has caught up to us but to that was the founders' conception. you can own your own home, land, education, retir ement. even food and clothing, shelter, to prepare and later that you

can have control over. also an issue of jobs. with regulation and taxation to accumulate wealth. one partisan come and the a other is to reduce the outflow through taxes and cash and cost-of-living. but focusing on the family as the basic unit rather than individuals. we look at the tax system not just personal finance but a balanced budget to play into the sovereign key is.

economically to accumulate wealth and pass that odd. >>host: why do you say the democratic republic is taking by a thread? we make we have seed abuses that are unprecedented. this is why the system was designed, the nature of government to expand. it is you nature to increase control. just naturally overtime, power tends to grow but we have seen challenges of the nature we have never seen before with the unprecedented mandate on institutions of faith to

carry health care services that are incompatible. also the president exercising recess appointment power so if the said it is out that was when half of the year the president could put urgent needed positions here they were not even in recess adjust for a few days but he said i 80 clear than in recess summer made days before. that are the other issues

whether the $800 billion stimulus plan, deficits over $1 trillion they are unsustainable. obamacare for the first time imposing a mandate on each americans of dissent during the last massive expansion fdr looked at something is the of the individual mandate the counselor thought it would be unconstitutional. many politicians are running over limits that the

constitution places on their power you give people time to brief to make their own decisions. we have never seen power asserted as it has been. >>host: have republicans been better they and democrats? >> most have been better than most but a lot of people say republicans good, the democrats' bad but we have a chapter where we say half the time many republicans who are part of the problem.

it is not the issue of one party vs. another but to it here to the principles of the requirement. republican party would be a part of that but the party itself is not the issue or the answer but the vehicle if we elect the right people. >>host: you write "resurgent: how constitutional conservatism can save america" george w. bush was called a conservative but he was not. many people could be in some areas but it should not be called so. >> we have respect for president bush anything were conservative many of his appointments

were. but certainly with their new child left behind, medicare part d, these are massive expansion of federal control or federal funding -- federal funding. at the same time talked about the ownership society and for people to have control through individualized accounts to manage their own retirement and health care. >>host: what about the bet issue? >> we have a whole chapter medco author is on the board of the nra and i am also they've former employee of

loan with money scholar the works. have ceded jurisprudence has been the debate for decades the u.s. supreme court just darted to resolve from 2008 and 2010 now there are hundreds of lawsuits and the lower federal courts develop over the next quarter-century the purpose to enable people to protect themselves against public and private by lance self-defense against criminal elements and as the u.s. supreme court wrote at that time it is because they were concerned, i hope we never see this sunday a

dictatorial regime rising. to say i'll well regulated militia said it -- melissa it -- melissa -- militia necessary. >>host: what is the take away? what type of actions should people take? >> the purpose is to make a citizen activist to vote on election day, understand the issues, what is at stake. not just jobs, will exploration, but also long term. they give us the charter for a perpetual union both

short-term and long-term to understand how can we become the extraordinarily prosperous nation of what to carefully guard to pass that on to our children but to be a citizen activist how we live our lives and what we share with others. >>host: where did you grow up? >> raised in indiana graduated from lourdes game worked in the southwest than midwest after law school in mid school winnow in washington d.c.. i am a constitutional lawyer my wife and is an emergency

department dr.. i do debate and am on the research side of faculty on constitutional issues and enjoy the opportunity for ongoing litigation is i do have a brief with the supreme court but also teaching conservative is legally to the next generation of lawyers making sure they understand that because it is we the people who adopted the u.s. constitution that they are bound to understand addis

addis -- aclu the aclu is a counterweight. the aclu is a provision and the bill of rights they did not take a position if it was a private citizens but a.c. are you is active in the macdonald case to show was second amendment is from law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms formed about a decade ago from the reagan administration policy board with heavyweights like the

former u.s. attorney general. >>host: you have co written other books with ken blackwell. is there another one? >> we are talking about it. a number of offers have been made. >>host: ken klukowski the author of "resurgent: how constitutional conservatism can save america" published by threshold. this is a booktv ad liberty university.

>>host: "john f. kennedy: the new frontier president" published by nova of publishers and professor david snead terror of history department at

liberty university is the author. what is the series of books? >> this is a serious started about six years ago the general reader or students' college could turn to to get basic in permission on the president's. >>host: why are you writing about john f. kennedy? >> it started with my dissertation that became a book starting with eisenhower. i got a taste of kennedy's late nineties that set my interest and when this series came out they asked if i would be willing. by a