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Article V
The year is two thousand and thirteen. The United States is braced for a potential government shutdown and a US default on its debt. Washington is at the height of political dysfunction.
Renowned Harvard professor, Winston Bernard Huntster II, has just aired a controversial documentary on the History Channel. To the mass of American viewers, it is an eerily striking comparison to the egocentric arrogance of the political landscape of present day. It is, to the millions of Americans tuned in, the fuel that would fire a movement to stop the reckless abuses in Washington D.C.
Now, the man behind the firestorm is found dead in Boston Common from a gunshot wound to the head. His death has outraged an angry nation and incited its citizens to take to the streets. They will soon learn there is but one weapon that can crack the stronghold on Capitol Hill—the power of Article V.
Renowned Harvard professor, Winston Bernard Huntster II, has just aired a controversial documentary on the History Channel. To the mass of American viewers, it is an eerily striking comparison to the egocentric arrogance of the political landscape of present day. It is, to the millions of Americans tuned in, the fuel that would fire a movement to stop the reckless abuses in Washington D.C.
Now, the man behind the firestorm is found dead in Boston Common from a gunshot wound to the head. His death has outraged an angry nation and incited its citizens to take to the streets. They will soon learn there is but one weapon that can crack the stronghold on Capitol Hill—the power of Article V.
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First published January 23, 2014
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February 7, 2017
Should be read by every citizen.
Could this happen in the coming years? Waste in Washington D.C., corruption in the HHS, mob filling their pockets with Medicare money, killings and attempted killings. Fast paced action, couldn't put down.
"As representative of the people, the moment we walk through those Chamber doors we have an obligation to our constituents to shed the robes of party affiliation and commence with the people's work."
Hope this could happen in the near future.
Could this happen in the coming years? Waste in Washington D.C., corruption in the HHS, mob filling their pockets with Medicare money, killings and attempted killings. Fast paced action, couldn't put down.
"As representative of the people, the moment we walk through those Chamber doors we have an obligation to our constituents to shed the robes of party affiliation and commence with the people's work."
Hope this could happen in the near future.
March 23, 2014
Here are the positives: (1) well-written and easy to read; and (2) I no more about Article V to the US Constitution than I did before reading this book.
Here are the negatives: (1) most main characters are cartoons; (2) thinly-disguised attempt at making the Tea Party possibly seem noble; (3) only one female character of any consequence and she reads likes something out of the 1950s; and (4) no real ending.
I don't get how all of the previous reviews were 5 stars.
Here are the negatives: (1) most main characters are cartoons; (2) thinly-disguised attempt at making the Tea Party possibly seem noble; (3) only one female character of any consequence and she reads likes something out of the 1950s; and (4) no real ending.
I don't get how all of the previous reviews were 5 stars.
April 18, 2016
Article V
By Bob Gelms
Article V by Richard Rudomanski is, by several turns, hopeful, infuriating, vexing and, quite possibly, the only way of fixing the obstructionist and do-nothing Congress we have been stuck with for years – short of doing the impossible and voting them all out of office. The Article V of the title has to do with a little known part of the Constitution, Article V. It is the way in which the Constitution, whether or not you happen to like it, can be altered and therefore become the law of the land after which I’m certain the Supreme Court of the United States will be very busy fending off lawsuits.
In the book it’s 2013, and the Government has been paralyzed by two party hatred, obstructionist Republicans, and rampant corruption. So much so that the real power in Washington are the lobbyists, big money financial institutions, well placed businesses, and, of course, organized crime. The people aren’t even thought of except as to how Congress can pull the wool over our eyes, stick their snouts in the public trough, and make successful plans to get away with it. And they have been getting away with it with great regularity.
Does any of this sound familiar?
The book seems to be, as they say, ripped from the headlines. A beloved Harvard professor, Winston Huntster II had just finished doing a program on the paralysis in Washington. It was broadcast on the History Channel garnering great reviews and public acclaim. Maybe acclaim is the wrong word. The program caused a hue and cry from coast to coast and from the Canadian border to Mexico. Then, Mr. Huntster was found dead, shot in the head. He left a vast fortune to be used for setting up an organization whose purpose and name was Take Back Our Country.
One of his students, Nathan Broswell, who was mentored by Mr. Hunster, was put in charge of the group. It was Broswell’s job to whip up public interest, which, in the book, was not hard to do. He was, then, suppose to create constitutional committees in each one of the states and have a vote on a Constitutional Convention. It seems much easier in the book than it would be in real life. The last time this was tried was the Equal Rights Amendment, which was introduced in Congress in 1923. Yes, 1923! It wasn’t until the 1970’s that things started to pick up and over the course of seven years it failed. The book shortens this process considerablely to the point that it’s hard to believe. Be that as it may, there is all kinds of mischief that ensues on the part of a few members of congress. That brings to mind one of the major problems with the book. Maybe with this kind of plot it’s unavoidable but the major characters are one dimensional and a little bit cartoonish. It seems to me that it’s the idea of the book that counts.
The idea of course is that the American people have the power to overcome what is NOT happening in Congress. We can recall an elected official which almost never happens, we can vote them out of office which almost never happens, or we can invoke the most powerful weapon the Constitution left to the people alone and that’s Article V which also almost never happens. The Congress and the politicians that skulk around the halls of the Capitol are supposed to serve the people who elected them. Somehow it seems to have turned out just the opposite of what the founders intended. You don’t have to look very hard to find dire warnings about this kind of deadly reversal in the writings of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine and/or the Federalist papers.
Article V is a good book with some slight flaws that deals with a big subject. It’s the perfect beach read, front porch read or a great way to pass a summer day sitting in front of the air conditioner. It you are like me you will finish the book with a wistful feeling. I wish it could really happen here.
By Bob Gelms
Article V by Richard Rudomanski is, by several turns, hopeful, infuriating, vexing and, quite possibly, the only way of fixing the obstructionist and do-nothing Congress we have been stuck with for years – short of doing the impossible and voting them all out of office. The Article V of the title has to do with a little known part of the Constitution, Article V. It is the way in which the Constitution, whether or not you happen to like it, can be altered and therefore become the law of the land after which I’m certain the Supreme Court of the United States will be very busy fending off lawsuits.
In the book it’s 2013, and the Government has been paralyzed by two party hatred, obstructionist Republicans, and rampant corruption. So much so that the real power in Washington are the lobbyists, big money financial institutions, well placed businesses, and, of course, organized crime. The people aren’t even thought of except as to how Congress can pull the wool over our eyes, stick their snouts in the public trough, and make successful plans to get away with it. And they have been getting away with it with great regularity.
Does any of this sound familiar?
The book seems to be, as they say, ripped from the headlines. A beloved Harvard professor, Winston Huntster II had just finished doing a program on the paralysis in Washington. It was broadcast on the History Channel garnering great reviews and public acclaim. Maybe acclaim is the wrong word. The program caused a hue and cry from coast to coast and from the Canadian border to Mexico. Then, Mr. Huntster was found dead, shot in the head. He left a vast fortune to be used for setting up an organization whose purpose and name was Take Back Our Country.
One of his students, Nathan Broswell, who was mentored by Mr. Hunster, was put in charge of the group. It was Broswell’s job to whip up public interest, which, in the book, was not hard to do. He was, then, suppose to create constitutional committees in each one of the states and have a vote on a Constitutional Convention. It seems much easier in the book than it would be in real life. The last time this was tried was the Equal Rights Amendment, which was introduced in Congress in 1923. Yes, 1923! It wasn’t until the 1970’s that things started to pick up and over the course of seven years it failed. The book shortens this process considerablely to the point that it’s hard to believe. Be that as it may, there is all kinds of mischief that ensues on the part of a few members of congress. That brings to mind one of the major problems with the book. Maybe with this kind of plot it’s unavoidable but the major characters are one dimensional and a little bit cartoonish. It seems to me that it’s the idea of the book that counts.
The idea of course is that the American people have the power to overcome what is NOT happening in Congress. We can recall an elected official which almost never happens, we can vote them out of office which almost never happens, or we can invoke the most powerful weapon the Constitution left to the people alone and that’s Article V which also almost never happens. The Congress and the politicians that skulk around the halls of the Capitol are supposed to serve the people who elected them. Somehow it seems to have turned out just the opposite of what the founders intended. You don’t have to look very hard to find dire warnings about this kind of deadly reversal in the writings of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine and/or the Federalist papers.
Article V is a good book with some slight flaws that deals with a big subject. It’s the perfect beach read, front porch read or a great way to pass a summer day sitting in front of the air conditioner. It you are like me you will finish the book with a wistful feeling. I wish it could really happen here.
March 23, 2015
A rather timely book given the current political climate these days. When a popular professor and host of a popular TV series is murdered in Boston Commons a Boston detective has the case and when the killer is also found murdered the case takes on a much bigger dimension. Into he mix comes a popular ground roots movement "TBOC" (Take Back Our Country) started by the professors program and given impetus by his death, The lawyer who the professor has picked to lead the effort to implement the Article V of the constitution, a group of mobsters across a number of states who are getting rich of Medicare fraud and most important the entrenched leaders of both houses of the do nothing government fighting to stave of the threat to their entrenched positions by fair means and foul. I read it on the Kindle but its available in paperback as well.
May 14, 2014
This book was okay. Biggest plus was that I got to learn about Article V in constitution and how a constitutional convention can be called by the people. But the characters didn't seem real at all (way too obsessed with the political ideology) and quite hilarious how the whole premise of protests and calls for Article V were kicked off by a TV documentary. YEAH Right! If this was true, that means people can be brainwashed to do anything by just watching a silly tv show for a couple hours and be like, "that's all the convincing I need!" And the book also ends right when things started getting interesting. Lots of room for a sequel, because the coming power struggle at the end of the book is the most interesting aspect.
March 5, 2014
What an Excellent Idea Whose Time has Come
This story should be the blueprint for the people of these United States as we move forward in attempting to gain control of government who has lost sight of who they serve.
Article V is an outstanding story of a man who orchestrated the uprising of the American people in a methodical and peaceful way which if fully supported by the Constitution.
The story is enlightening, it is hopeful and it is one way America could move forward.
Highly Recommended for all Americans!
This story should be the blueprint for the people of these United States as we move forward in attempting to gain control of government who has lost sight of who they serve.
Article V is an outstanding story of a man who orchestrated the uprising of the American people in a methodical and peaceful way which if fully supported by the Constitution.
The story is enlightening, it is hopeful and it is one way America could move forward.
Highly Recommended for all Americans!
April 24, 2016
A Book for Today
A compelling story about the political corruption of today as congressman and monsters conspire . At the same time,a bold political movement spurred by a man of brilliance is moving to the foreground,TBOC OR Take Back Our Country. It is very popular with voters all over the Country. It calls for a Constitutional Convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
A compelling story about the political corruption of today as congressman and monsters conspire . At the same time,a bold political movement spurred by a man of brilliance is moving to the foreground,TBOC OR Take Back Our Country. It is very popular with voters all over the Country. It calls for a Constitutional Convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
September 18, 2015
Fantastic reading
There were so many threads of this story I had my doubts they could all be woven together for the ending. But it all came together beautifully. I would have loved for the story to go on and on but it stopped at a logical place. Very interesting and thought provoking reading!
There were so many threads of this story I had my doubts they could all be woven together for the ending. But it all came together beautifully. I would have loved for the story to go on and on but it stopped at a logical place. Very interesting and thought provoking reading!
March 20, 2016
Should be required reading by all of Congress!
I would have given 5 stars except for some rather sophomoric wording here and there. Having said that Article V illustrates how dysfunctional the government can be and what happens when they forget just who elected them and, more importantly, who they represent.
I would have given 5 stars except for some rather sophomoric wording here and there. Having said that Article V illustrates how dysfunctional the government can be and what happens when they forget just who elected them and, more importantly, who they represent.
July 1, 2016
Kudos for article V
This story tells the truth about what is really wrong with this country. I think that this book should be required reading at the high level. That way all young voters would be able to make an informed decision. I can think of a lot of issues that deserve an article V
This story tells the truth about what is really wrong with this country. I think that this book should be required reading at the high level. That way all young voters would be able to make an informed decision. I can think of a lot of issues that deserve an article V
October 18, 2016
I listen to all of the books reviewed on Goodreads since 1998, because I am a legally blind quadriplegic. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Almost every reader has been excellent, but this reader wasn't good. Her reading was like listening to a bad actress. It was frustrating, because I think I might have enjoyed it. So this rating of 2 stars may be unfair.
March 10, 2016
Amazing story
I loved this book. It speaks to what most Americans wish would happen in Congress. Absolutely spellbinding and the reader is left with the feeling that this is a story that SHOULD come to life.
I loved this book. It speaks to what most Americans wish would happen in Congress. Absolutely spellbinding and the reader is left with the feeling that this is a story that SHOULD come to life.
March 15, 2014
Excellent!!!
I so wish EVERY American would read and heed this book. We talk but we don't "do". we don't have any backbone!
I so wish EVERY American would read and heed this book. We talk but we don't "do". we don't have any backbone!
April 11, 2014
Tremendous!!
it should be a must read for each and every American very applicable to what is going on with congress and other government agencies
it should be a must read for each and every American very applicable to what is going on with congress and other government agencies
April 12, 2014
Good Read
Keeps you attention and so close to what is happening it our government at this time that you wish this be true
Keeps you attention and so close to what is happening it our government at this time that you wish this be true
September 6, 2015
Absolute garbage. Thinly veiled Tea Party rhetoric - wish the book blurb was more honest so that I could have avoided the time wasted downloading and starting this book.
April 1, 2016
every right wingers dream. however, a 2nd constitutional convention could also eliminate the bill of rights. so, not my concept of a good idea.
September 20, 2017
I would like to believe that no matter which side of the political spectrum you fall, with the total dysfunction Congress has become about 60% of the population would enjoy the premise behind this book; the remaining 40% who wouldn’t like it are the ideological extremists of both major political parties here in the USA.
There’s really nothing earth-shattering in this book, but the author tells a good tale and gives you a lot to think about with the political elite that never seem to leave office and are distanced from reality. It makes you daydream thinking of how our country and economy could work if our government compromised and ruled vs. having every little thing be about who can score political points.
Democrat or Republican, if you like a good thriller that will have you thinking long after you complete this book, I would give this one a read.
There’s really nothing earth-shattering in this book, but the author tells a good tale and gives you a lot to think about with the political elite that never seem to leave office and are distanced from reality. It makes you daydream thinking of how our country and economy could work if our government compromised and ruled vs. having every little thing be about who can score political points.
Democrat or Republican, if you like a good thriller that will have you thinking long after you complete this book, I would give this one a read.
December 31, 2016
Excellent
I never would have had any interest in reading such a book when I was younger. This author wrote a great tale that was both educational and interesting.
I never would have had any interest in reading such a book when I was younger. This author wrote a great tale that was both educational and interesting.
April 20, 2016
Pause to think
Although I'd be the first to admit I'm not a "political creature," I was engrossed in Rudomanski's book. Like many, I listen to news, hear politicians speak, weigh their remarks and decide what I believe to be true or not.
In Article V, the author presents a reasonable premise on what could be done by citizens if our government fails us. The author provides not only good characterization (even in the "bad guys!") and dialogue, but substantial plot development that carried me along in a political realm. Did I get bogged down by legal terms, thought, and protocol? A little. But overall, Richard Rudomanski explains and shows us what Article V could produce for its citizens.
Fiction or fact: Article V is a very good read.
Although I'd be the first to admit I'm not a "political creature," I was engrossed in Rudomanski's book. Like many, I listen to news, hear politicians speak, weigh their remarks and decide what I believe to be true or not.
In Article V, the author presents a reasonable premise on what could be done by citizens if our government fails us. The author provides not only good characterization (even in the "bad guys!") and dialogue, but substantial plot development that carried me along in a political realm. Did I get bogged down by legal terms, thought, and protocol? A little. But overall, Richard Rudomanski explains and shows us what Article V could produce for its citizens.
Fiction or fact: Article V is a very good read.
August 7, 2014
This is a well written story that is set in appropriate times. The book flows well and is easy to read. Part crime novel and part education on our rights as Americans. The topic of Article V has become one of intrest the past few years and this book brings to light some of the meaning and ambiguous of the way the Article is written. It well worth the read to gain some insight as to how it could be enacted. if nothing else maybe it can bring a new topic to the dinner table. I would recommend the book it is well worth the time.
August 24, 2015
Politics is not my thing and with this book author couldn't make it interesting enough to catch my attention.
November 13, 2015
If only we could
This is a fascinating story and the under laying truth is that congress is indeed corrupt. Wouldn't it be great if we could enact an article V
This is a fascinating story and the under laying truth is that congress is indeed corrupt. Wouldn't it be great if we could enact an article V
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