NEWTON - Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, a Sussex County resident and Fox News commentator, will host a “meet the author” forum on from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, at The Book Shelf, 155 Spring St., Newton. Napolitano, the senior judicial analyst at Fox News Channel and co-host of the new nationally-syndicated radio talk show, “Brian and The Judge,” will sign copies of his new book, The Constitutional in Exile: How the Federal Government Has Seized Power by Rewriting the Supreme Law of the Land. In his book, the Hampton resident describes how reckless Congresses, imperial presidents, and compliant courts have expanded Washington’s power far beyond the intended constitutional constraints. “Do we still have a Constitution?” Napolitano asks. “Today the federal government recognizes no limitations on its power. It has utterly rejected the idea, integral to the Constitution, that it is one of limited powers, carefully and precisely delegated. Today the federal government does whatever it wants to do.” Napolitano contends that the federal government today involves itself in vast areas of human behavior that are not constitutionally permissible. Today, the feds decide or threaten to decide: What the blood alcohol level for all automobile drivers should be. What the legal drinking age for all adults in all states should be. What amount of wheat a person can grow for his personal use. Whether a terminally ill cancer patient can grow marijuana for her personal consumption at her doctor’s direction. The amount of sugar manufacturers can use in ketchup. The standards for rebuilding homes after a hurricane. The regulation of steroid use by athletes. The size of toilets and the strength of showers in all private homes. Napolitano is a champion of personal freedom. The Constitution in Exile: How the Federal Government Has Seized Power by Rewriting the Supreme Law of the Land is a rollicking excursion into the dark corners of the law, showing how “do-gooders, busybodies, and control freaks” in the federal government disregard the limitations on Congress and the president imposed by the Constitution, and stick their political noses in virtually every area of human endeavor. Napolitano is a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey and professor of constitutional law at Seton Hall School of Law. He appears daily on “The Big Story with John Gibson,” co-hosts “Fox and Friends” weekly, and is a regular on “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Studio B,” “Dayside,” and other Fox News programs, where he offers insights on legal issues concerning the latest developments in the news. He is also the co-host of the new three-hour radio program, “Brian and The Judge,” co-hosted by Brian Kilmeade of the “Fox and Friends” morning show.