Path to Liberty

The feds aren’t going to limit their own power, so it’s up to the people and the states to get the job done. The latest update from the nullification movement with reports on the 2nd Amendment, financial surveillance, asset forfeiture, defend the guard, sound money, and more. The post Push Back: Nullification Movement News appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Yes, it’s true. The founders and old revolutionaries were by no means anarchists. But most people today don’t realize how radical some of their views were - for the time - and for today. The post The Founders Were Not Anarchists. But… appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Born on January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was world famous for his many contributions and accomplishments in various fields. He is widely remembered for his witty and wise quotes, but his legacy also includes essential insights on government, power, liberty and more. The post Benjamin Franklin’s Finest: Top Quotes on his Birthday appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Both left and right have been more than happy to perpetuate a huge lie in order to justify unilateral executive war powers never delegated to the president in the Constitution. They do this by telling a false story of how Thomas Jefferson responded to the Barbary Pirates in 1801. Learn what really happened with a timeline of events. The post The Big Lie: Jefferson and War with the Barbary States a...

There is “nothing more dangerous to the cause of truth and liberty than a party-spirit.” Yet, today, most people approach most issues through a party-first mentality. That has to stop for liberty to grow. The post Stop Doing This: Party-First Approach appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

To a vast majority of the founding generation, standing armies were extremely dangerous, “the bane of liberty.” The best way to prevent them? Render them unnecessary. The post Militia vs Standing Army: The Founders’ View appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

The federal reserve is not going to end itself. And Congress will never cut off its money printer. It’s going to take big steps by the states - and human action by the people themselves - to put the central bank where it belongs, in the dustbin of history. The post Nullify the Fed: Big Steps in 2024? appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

We’ve been told a lot of lies, but few have caused more damage to liberty than the one about how we’re supposed to respond to unconstitutional federal acts - usurpations of power. The post You’ve Been Lied To appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

The founders and old revolutionaries left us a ton of advice and strategy on how to keep government in check. It won’t be quick or easy, but as Thomas Paine put it in Common Sense, “We have it in our power to begin the world over again” The post We Have it in our Power to Begin the World Over Again appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

During the ratification debates, Federalists repeatedly warned that adding a bill of rights would be unnecessary - and even dangerous. Learn what they had to say - where they made good points - and missed the mark too. The post Bill of Rights: Unnecessary and Dangerous? appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Nullification Season 2024 starts now. Following the advice and strategy of the Founders, the people and the states can take action to reject, resist and nullify federal programs in practice and effect. The post Tis the Season. For Nullification. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

When Founders like Madison, Jefferson, Sherman, Iredell and others told us to use non-compliance and other forms of resistance to keep government in check - they were following the same blueprint that was used in the American Revolution. The post Blueprint: Rhetoric, Resistance and the Revolution appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

A lot of people - even friends of liberty - want you to believe that the federal government has always been so powerful that acts of resistance by the people and the states will just be mercilessly crushed by central power. But this is pure propaganda. The post Don’t Try, They’ll Crush You! appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

A patriot and a hero to the American Revolutionaries, Algernon Sidney was seen as a martyr for liberty for writing, but not even publishing, words based on natural rights the crown felt were a threat to its hold on power. The post That Which is Not Law Ought Not to Be Obeyed appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Zero. That’s the number of federal gun control measures authorized by the Constitution. But they’re not going to end themselves. As the “Father of the Constitution” told us - it’s up to the people and the states to get the job done. The post James Madison vs Federal Gun Control appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

The largest government in history is incredibly abusive - of your rights, of your money, of the constitution - of pretty much everything. The people need a massive change of attitude towards it if they ever want to turn things around. The post Dear Feds: GFY appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Politicians love that the people know little to nothing about “the foundation of the Constitution” - and how to keep the government in check, whether the government people like it, or not. The post The 10th Amendment They Want You To Ignore appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Creating a real “land of the free” requires a people who not only love liberty - but have the backbone to resist and defy governments that violate their constitutions and their rights. We’ve got a lot of work to do to get there too. The post Resist Much. Obey Little. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

With “nullification season” right around the corner, here’s an overview of the top-4 programs that absolutely have to go if we ever want to get to a real “land of the free” The post Nullify This! Top-4 for 2024 appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

In order to go from the largest government in history to a real “land of the free” - these 5 foundational principles from the founders and old revolutionaries - are an absolute must. The post Breaking Free from the Monster State appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

A name almost totally forgotten today, John Dickinson was famous - known as “The Penman of the American Revolution.” A true Lockean in support of liberty, life and property - he helped lead the opposition to the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act, the Townshend Acts - and much more. The post John Dickinson: A “Great Worthy of the Revolution” appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Nov 10, 1798 - Thomas Jefferson’s Kentucky Resolutions were passed by the General Assembly. Learn 5 core Jeffersonian principles about the nature of the Constitution - rooted in the principles of the American Revolution. The post Jefferson: Top-5 Principles from the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

In a letter to Benjamin Rush, Thomas Jefferson told him of his “trinity of the three greatest men the world had ever produced.” Bacon, Newton and Locke. The post Jefferson’s Trinity appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Alexander Hamilton wanted a central government with unlimited power. And although he didn’t get it on paper, he still pushed for it in other ways after ratification. As a result, today we live under the largest government in history. The post 3 Ways Hamilton Won. 1 He Didn’t. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

You thought a national bank, implied powers, the whiskey tax, and redefining necessary as convenient was bad enough? Wait till you hear what Hamilton really wanted to do. The post Alexander Hamilton’s Craziest Plan appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .