(1976) The R Document

Before the Patriot Act, there was . . . The R DocumentAs
crime and violence threaten to engulf America, the President proposes a
daring new amendment to the Constitution, allowing the Bill of Rights
to be suspended during times of national emergency.To its
supporters the 35th Amendment is the only way to keep America from
sliding into chaos. Its opponents see the Amendment as an outright
attack on freedom. Christopher Collins, the newly-appointed
Attorney General, has reservations about the Amendment, but feels
confident that it would not be abused in the way its more hysterical
opponents fear. Then a deathbed confession from his predecessor warns
him to beware of something called "The R Document".What is The R
Document, and what does it have to do with the proposed 35th Amendment?
As state after state ratifies the Amendment, pushing it ever closer to
becoming the law of the land, Collins must get to the bottom of an
unimaginable conspiracy--before time runs out for the fundamental
liberties of all Americans.First published in 1976, Irving Wallace's bestselling thriller is more timely than ever before.