Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives

Grover G. Norquist

Harper Collins, Oct 13, 2009 - History - 386 pages

The new political movement that now controls much of the Republican party is a coalition of Americans who simply wish to be left alone by the government. They want to be free to run a business, keep the money they earn, own a gun, practice their faith, and perhaps homeschool their children—in short, to control their own destinies. Directly opposed is the descriptively titled Takings Coalition, which is at the heart of the tax-and-spend left. These forces will battle for control of America's future over the next fifty years.

In this compelling and powerful narrative, Grover Norquist describes the two competing coalitions in American politics, what they can achieve and what they cannot do, and how you may fit into the contest. Required reading for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of politics in America today, Leave Us Alone outlines the order of battle for the next generation.

Contents

• THE LEAVE US ALONE COALITION: 3
• THE TAKINGS COALITION: 34
• THE GROWTH OF THE INVESTOR CLASS: 59
• VOTERS COME AND VOTERS GO ENTRY AND EXIT: 81
• THE POLITICAL TRAINING OF THE YOUNG: 95
• BAMBI IS GETTING SAFER MUGGERS LESS SO: 102
• BACK TO EUROPE OR FORWARD TO AMERICA: 113
• HE WAS HOMESCHOOLED: 122
• TAKING THE KINGS SHILLING FRIENDS OF GOVERNMENT: 126
• FINDING MORE VOTERS INCREASING TURNOUT VOTING THE PRISONS AND VOTER FRAUD: 132
• THE ECUMENICAL RIGHT: 146
• THE NEW MEDIA CUTTING OUT THE MIDDLEMEN: 158
• THE BATTLEGROUND: 169
• THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS WHAT IS GOOD FOR GENERAL MOTORS: 173
• RACE AND POLITICS: 185
• THE SENATE THE HOUSE: 194
• THE STATES: 209
• TAXES AND WHAT: 225
• TAX REFORM: 244
• GOOD POLICY GOOD POLITICS: 285
• THE FIVE GREAT REFORMS: 304
• AFTERWORD: 335

About the author

Grover Norquist is president of the taxpayer advocacy group Americans for Tax Reform, which was founded in 1985 at President Reagan's request. He chairs the "Wednesday Meeting," a weekly gathering of more than 120 elected officials and political activists, and he serves on the board of directors for both the American Conservative Union and the National Rifle Association. Voted one of the fifty most powerful people in Washington, D.C., by GQ magazine in 2007, Norquist, his wife, Samah, and their daughter, Grace, live in Washington, D.C.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives
• Author: Grover G. Norquist
• Edition: unabridged
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2009
• ISBN: 0061863521, 9780061863523
• Length: 386 pages
• Subjects: History / United States / 20th Century; Political Science / American Government / National; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Libertarianism