What the Framers Really Created —
And it certainly wasn’t a document limiting your rights to that tiny list known as the Bill of Rights.
This book explores the Framers’ true priorities: protecting your money, limiting government, and crushing a welfare program.
Money and Liberty: How The Framers’ Obsession With Protecting Your Money Shaped The Constitution by Rick Lynch
Veteran D.C. Speechwriter • Constitutional Researcher • Published Author
Available everywhere September 9, 2025
The Message
Almost everything you’ve heard about the Constitution is wrong.
Read the Framers’ own words about:
Your nearly limitless rights, uncountable thousands more than those listed in the Bill of Rights;
Their obsession with protecting your money; and
Their outright revulsion at America’s first welfare program.
In Money and Liberty: How The Framers’ Obsession With Protecting Your Money Shaped The Constitution, Rick Lynch uncovers three historical truths that turn popular narratives upside down:
Rejection of the Bill of Rights
At the Constitutional Convention was nearly unanimous. Listing a few rights, the Framers knew—and said over and over—would ensure you have only those rights. They had a much better idea.
Money, created by your body, your labor, and your mind
Was considered a sacred right—more important even than free speech—and mentioned in the Federalist Papers more than 17 times as often as the big three rights of the First Amendment combined. Or as John Adams said, your money is “as sacred as the laws of God.”
The Constitution was created to crush America’s first welfare program,
Where debt-ridden farmers demanded—and got—valueless paper money to repay debts. One of the Framers said this was “as alarming as the Mark of the Beast in Revelation.” Note, by the way, the starkly religious tones the Framers almost always use when talking about your money.
This is not political spin. There is no theorizing or interpreting in this book—only the words of both the Framers and the Founders, clearly, bluntly, and repeatedly affirming the book’s central tenets. These revelations are grounded in over 30 years of research, pulled from the Federalist Papers, the Anti-Federalist Papers, Convention debates, Madison’s Vices, first-hand letters, and more.
If you think you know the Constitution—think again.
Available everywhere September 9, 2025
Meet the Author
Meet Rick Lynch
Rick Lynch is a professional speechwriter in Washington, D.C., currently serving at the Federal Housing Finance Agency. He’s written for national figures, published in major newspapers, and sold material to St. Martin’s Press, New Line Cinema, and Dove Books.
With a background in constitutional history, political philosophy, and over 30 years of research, Rick is here to change the conversation.
Rick’s work has appeared in:
The Washington Times
20+ newspapers and independent journals
St. Martin’s Press, Dove Books
New Line Cinema (optioned material)
Why It Matters
The Constitution wasn’t about the Bill of Rights.
The Framers, the men who actually wrote the Constitution, voted down a bill of rights overwhelmingly and called the idea “unnecessary,” “preposterous,” and even “dangerous.”
The Constitution was about protecting uncountable thousands of more rights, and it was about keeping your money from the government and your neighbors who would hijack that government to rob you blind.
This book empowers readers with the forgotten facts that reshape how we think about rights, money, and power. It’s essential reading for:
History Buffs
Discover the untold story behind America’s founding document and the true intentions of the Framers.
Viewers of FOX, CNN, and POLITICO
See beyond the partisan talking points to understand what the Constitution truly means.
Political thinkers and commentators
Gain powerful insights that challenge conventional wisdom about constitutional interpretation.
Anyone who wants to debate with facts, not folklore
Arm yourself with historical evidence that cuts through political spin and ideological bias.
Whether you’re liberal, conservative, or independent—this book will challenge your assumptions.
Get the Book. Share the Truth.
Help spread the facts the Founders left behind.
Available everywhere September 9, 2025
Get In Touch
Media inquiries, interviews, speaking engagements, or bulk order requests?
Rick is available for select appearances that support the book’s message and bring its ideas into public conversation.