Buy Preserving Democracy as an audio book from Borders Books.

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The expanded Preserving Democracy is now available for the Amazon.com Kindle.

This new edition includes all material added to the expanded paperback edition, and is available for only $7.99.

I like what Hushbeck has written. He has done his homework. He has worked systematically and arrived at solid conclusions. He “gets it.” Anyone reading Preserving Democracy will learn something new, and pick up a little inspiration in the process.

Go read the [...]]]> Pastor Chris Clark has now reviewed Preserving Democracy.  His conclusion:

I like what Hushbeck has written. He has done his homework. He has worked systematically and arrived at solid conclusions. He “gets it.” Anyone reading Preserving Democracy will learn something new, and pick up a little inspiration in the process.

Go read the whole review.

In addition, Joel L. Watts has completed his extended review and response to the book.  Here are some links:

Thinking through Preserving Democracy, chapters 6-10

Thinking Through Preserving Democracy, Law and Justice

Thinking through Preserving Democracy: Rule of Law

Thinking through Preserving Democracy: Taxes and the Welfare State, Planning vs Competition

Republic verses Democracy – What do we have?

Joel’s comments should provoke discussion.  We encourage you to go there, read, comment, discuss, and increase your political IQ!

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Gonzalez, Florida

Paperback Edition of Preserving Democracy to be Released

SUMMARY: The 2nd expanded paperback edition of Preserving Democracy by Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. will be released July 4, 2010 with advance copies available starting June 8, 2010.

RELEASE: Energion Publications announces the impending release of the 2nd, [...]]]> June 7, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Gonzalez, Florida

Paperback Edition of Preserving Democracy to be Released

SUMMARY: The 2^nd expanded paperback edition of Preserving Democracy by Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. will be released July 4, 2010 with advance copies available starting June 8, 2010.

RELEASE: Energion Publications announces the impending release of the 2^nd, paperback edition of Preserving Democracy, the exciting exposé of the political situation in the United States today. With precision and merciless logic, author Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. cuts to the heart of the problems that threaten to weaken and ultimately destroy our democracy.

Why release a second edition? Because the political landscape in America seems to be wavering. “Many people realize that something is broken with government but they are not sure what.  Preserving Democracy clearly reveals the root causes behind the problems that threaten our country,” says Elgin.

Elgin is an engineer, business owner, author, lecturer, and commentator with a B.A in Electrical Engineering, and MA in Christian Apologetics, and an MBA in Technology Management. His interest and concern for how government works was instilled in him by his mother and father, to whom he is very grateful.

Elgin says of Preserving Democracy, “It does not waste time with partisan finger pointing.  The problems we face are too serious. It focuses on the policies and the problems, not the politicians and the parties. This is not to say that it is a middle of the road book without a clear position. It is not.  It argues strongly for the vision of the democratic republic set forth by the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution – a Republic where individuals and liberty are dominant.”

The second edition is in handsome paperback format, with new, larger type. In addition, it has three new forewords from readers of the first edition, one from a liberal, one from a moderate, and one from a conservative. Elgin has also written an extended update on the book, showing how various issues have developed since the first edition.

This final chapter will be especially valuable to those who are trying to make sense of the claims and counter-claims that have resulted from the tea party movement. If you would like to make informed decisions about this year’s elections, you owe it to yourself to read Preserving Democracy.

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Advance copies of Preserving Democracy will begin shipping June 9, 2010, and the official release date is July 4, 2010. The suggested retail price will be $14.99. For interviews or for further information contact Energion Publications via e-mail, marketing@energion.com or by phone at 850-525-3916 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              850-525-3916      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              850-525-3916      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, or see this book’s dedicated web site, preservingdemocracy.com. To purchase your copy direct from the publisher, go to http://energiondirect.com.

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Now in the abstract, there is nothing wrong with this. Equality is a good thing and in a perfect world, we should and would have equality. But once again we do not live in a perfect world and in the real world equality comes at a cost, [...]]]> From Preserving Democracy, by Elgin Hushbeck:

Now in the abstract, there is nothing wrong with this. Equality is a good thing and in a perfect world, we should and would have equality. But once again we do not live in a perfect world and in the real world equality comes at a cost, and the cost is liberty. While both liberty and equality are noble and good goals, they are, particularly when it comes to government, mutually exclusive. The more government pushes for one the less you will have of the other. If government pushes for liberty the result will be less equality. The more government pushes for equality, the less liberty there will be. (p. 189)

But again this is impossible, as a 100 percent effective tax rate is impossible.1 The point here is not to show that we will reach a 100 percent effective tax rate in any particular year. Any number of assumptions could have a very large [...]]]> From Preserving Democracy by Elgin Hushbeck, Jr., page 42:

But again this is impossible, as a 100 percent effective tax rate is impossible.¹ The point here is not to show that we will reach a 100 percent effective tax rate in any particular year. Any number of assumptions could have a very large effect on this projection. Rather it is to show that the trends that have existed over the last 100 years cannot be maintained. At some point, long before a 100 percent effective tax rate is reached, the burden on the economy will become too great, and the system will collapse.

Unfortunately, no one knows where this collapse will take place. We are on a ‘stroll into the desert’ and the point of no return is approaching. But we don’t know if it is close, or if it is still some distance away. We know only that we cannot continue in this fashion forever. We certainly will not be able to maintain this rate of increase in taxes for another 100 years. And yet as we look to the future the need of the government for even more money to fund programs such as Medicare and Social Security is vastly larger than even today’s record highs; yet politicians are forever promising more.

1 Note that only a 100 percent overall effective tax rate is impossible. It is entirely possible to have 100 percent tax rate, or even greater, on a narrow section of the economy, i.e., if you make over a certain amount of money, government will take it all.

Elgin is the author of the recent Energion title Preserving Democracy as well as his previous Energion titles Evidence for the Bible and Christianity and Secularism and study guides [...]]]> Energion author Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. has posted a review of The Jesus Paradigm, which is available both in text and on our Energion.com podcast.

Elgin is the author of the recent Energion title Preserving Democracy as well as his previous Energion titles Evidence for the Bible and Christianity and Secularism and study guides for the latter two.