SENATOR JIM DEMINT DESCRIBES AMERICA’S DESCENT INTO SOCIALISM IN NEW BOOK

 South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint outlines plan to return America to its founding principles.

 Nashville, Tenn. – July 4, 2009 (Embargoed) – The Fourth of July, Independence Day, marks the beginning of our nation’s battle for freedom from the oppressive rule of government over the lives of its citizens.  But today, as at no other time since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, our freedom is under attack.  Senator Jim DeMint’s new book, Saving Freedom, released today by Fidelis Books, sounds an alarm for all Americans. 

Massive bailouts in 2009 show the walls between government and the private sector getting thinner by the day.  Federal control now extends to education, health care, real estate, the financial markets, businesses, and religion.  The financial implication alone are overwhelming—according to the Government Accounting Office the amount of debt Americans are facing as a result of government commitments is $53 trillion—$175,000 per American.  But it doesn’t stop there.

“Our government has never been further from the principles of freedom,” said Senator Jim DeMint.  “Out-of-control government spending and unprecedented power grabbing is draining the economic and political will of freedom loving citizens and increasing the dependency of generations to come.  Across the nation socialistic policies have incrementally worked their way into all areas of American life.  But there is still hope for the cause of freedom.  It starts with understanding the difference between policies that promote freedom and those that advance socialism,” he said.

Saving Freedom illuminates key principles of freedom and how they are being eroded.  Senator DeMint gives firsthand account of the unsettling socialist shift—behind-the-scenes actions in Congress that are is changing the character of our nation. 

Saving Freedom exposes the historical failures of socialism and helps Americans see how socialistic policies have incrementally worked their way into all areas of American life only to create a dependency on big government.  Nearly 20 percent of Americans now depend on employment income from the government.  Another 20 percent depend on Social Security or government pensions.  Welfare, Medicaid, and programs for the poor push the direct dole to more than 50 percent. 

Most importantly, Saving Freedom gives a plan of action.  Readers of Saving Freedom will know what the target of freedom looks like and will have an action plan to reclaim America’s freedom.  They will understand how they can make a difference.

High praise for Saving Freedom:

“Jim DeMint has delivered a ‘how to’ plan for avoiding a future that we neither want nor deserve.  For those of us who want to keep America the ‘home of the free and land of the brave,’ Saving Freedom is a must read.”  —LtCol Oliver L. North, USMC (Ret.) Commanding Editor, Fidelis Books

“Once again, as we did in 1776, Americans must choose between freedom and oppression. In Saving Freedom, Jim DeMint describes the clear and present danger posed by big government—and what we must do to preserve individual liberty and personal responsibility. Every American needs to read this book.”  —Sean Hannity, host of the Sean Hannity Radio Show and Hannity’s America on FOX News Channel

“Saving Freedom is a new Declaration of Independence, a call for the American people to reclaim America. Jim DeMint’s passion for the cause of individual liberty and personal responsibility is evident in this manifesto. It needs to be read—and acted upon—by every citizen of this republic.”  —Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Jim DeMint goes to work every day and sees firsthand how America is slowly giving away its freedom. Saving Freedom is a battle plan to turn the tide and rescue our nation from the siren song of socialism.”—Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., president, The Heritage Foundation

 “Senator DeMint and his ideas represent a fresh new spark that is the understanding of the origins of truth and freedom. It is my hope that with God’s help, a wildfire will burn in the hearts of young Americans to be part of this still great nation’s thriving future and the preservation of its bright shining liberty.” —Stephen Baldwin, actor and New York Times best-selling author of The Unusual Suspect

“Conservatism comes in many flavors, but few of them are as tangy as Jim DeMint’s, as readers will discover in this mince-no-words manifesto.”—George F. Will

 About the Author:  Jim DeMint was elected senator of South Carolina in 2004 and then chairman of the Senate Steering Committee in 2006.  For standing up against wasteful spending in Congress and saving Americans about $17 billion, Wall Street Journal editor Steve Moore called DeMint the “taxpayer’s greatest ally.”  In 2008 Senator DeMint was the only member of the senate to receive a 100 percent score on the American Conservative Union’s “Defenders of Liberty” rating.  DeMint was recently ranked as the Senate’s most conservative member by the National Journal and as the number one senator voting for responsible tax and spending policies by the National Taxpayers Union.

 Release Date: July 4, 2009

Publisher: Fidelis Books

Price: $26.99 Hardcover

ISBN-10: 0805449574

ISBN-13: 978-0805449570

 Media Contact: David Fouse 703.994.4902, fouse@pinkstongroup.com