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Deficits and the national debt have been growing for so long that most people just shrug when we talk about them. They seem to think that the government can just keep kicking the can down the road. But every road comes to an end. The post This is Already an Economic Crisis appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

For many leading founders - from Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Adams - one amendment was not only the “foundation of the constitution,” but also “the Palladium of the private, and personal rights of the Citizens.” The post Bill of Rights: Most Important Amendment? appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

October 26, 2001 - We’re still grappling with the blowback that comes with allowing freedom to be eviscerated in exchange for the false promise of “security” Path to Liberty: October 25, 2023 The post 22 Years of Patriot Act Blowback appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

For James Madison, the people of the several states were both the source of all power - and thus the ultimate solution to usurpations - but at the same time, the source of many of the problems due to the tendency towards factions - ultimately leading to the majority trampling on the rights of the minority. The post We the People: Both the Solution and the Problem appeared first on Tenth Amendment...

The largest government in history is not even remotely close to the system the founders set up under the Constitution. Things didn’t get like this overnight - and there’s a root cause for why it’ll keep getting worse. Understanding it is to also understand the solution. The post We’ve Got a Serious Compliance Problem appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Thanks to a growing number of unconstitutional federal programs, local law enforcement in almost every jurisdiction has been drawn in as tools of a national police state the founders would’ve despised. But states aren’t required to participate, even under modern precedent. Here are 5 big areas where they can simply opt out and help bring this unconstitutional national police state to an end. The p...

Understanding nullification - what it is and what needs to be done - is far easier when you have a good understanding of these foundational principles underlying it. The post Nullification 101: 6 Core Principles appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Just 9 years after Thomas Jefferson called for nullification of the Alien and Sedition Acts - states and individuals took the same kind of strategy against his Embargo Act - signed by Pres. Jefferson in late 1807 - and a series of follow up acts to beef up enforcement of it. The post Jefferson Nullified? The Embargo of 1807-09 appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Few areas from the Founders - if any - have been more widely rejected and misunderstood than their views and advice on foreign policy. Grasping their approach means understanding where it comes from as well. The post Foreign Policy of the Founders appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

For many of the founders, property rights were the foundation of all the others. James Madison took things even further, arguing that people not only have a right to property, but also a property in their rights - tying property rights, self ownership and all natural rights together. The post Property Rights are the Foundation of all the Rest appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

One of the worst years ever, 1913 gave us the tools that support the largest government in history. The post 1913 Was a Terrible Year for the Constitution and Liberty appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

A *permanent* or *baneful* aristocracy - despite federalist assurances to the contrary - with senators mostly serving for life - that's what many anti-federalists warned we'd get with the structure of the federal Senate. The post The Imperial Senate: Anti-Federalist Warnings appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

They certainly didn’t get everything right, but when they did, they almost seemed prophetic. Consolidation, executive power, factions and the ultimate end of despotism. The post Nailed it: Four Big Predictions from the Founders appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

In the years leading up to the War for Independence, the revolutionaries took an increasingly hostile stance against people who collaborated with or helped the British. And no, it wasn’t just tarring and feathering. The post How they Dealt with Collaborators appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

We hear them over, and over, and over again - the same, tired, worn out myths or downright lies about nullification. The post Top Myths about Nullification appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

In a series of speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry laid out much of the anti-federalist case against ratification without amendments. The foundation underlying all his arguments was a consistent warning against consolidation - or centralized power - and trusting people with that power. The post Patrick Henry: Top Anti-Federalist Warnings appeared first on Tenth Amendme...

The federal reserve isn’t going to end itself. And congress isn’t going to cut off the engine that drives the biggest, most powerful government in the history of the world. It’s up to the states and the people to nullify it into oblivion - where it belongs. The post Nullify the Fed appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Sept 18, 1850 - Pres. Millard Fillmore signed the 2nd Federal Fugitive Slave Act into law. An attempt to implement the Fugitive Slave Clause of the Constitution, the act, at best, had serious constitutional issues. In response, as had been done under the previous act, states passed Personal Liberty Laws which nullified the federal act in practice and effect. The post Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: On...

Despite writing on the Constitution for decades - few people today seem to even know the name Lysander Spooner. And most who do, rarely know more than one quote. Time to turn that around. The post Spooner’s Other Statements on the Constitution appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

All the founders agreed that standing armies were a great threat to liberty. The only debate was really the best way to prevent those dangers. But they didn’t come up with this view on their own - it was part of a very long tradition that was opposed to large, permanent military establishments. The post Why the Founders Warned Against Standing Armies appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Forgotten long ago: Essential principles underlying the Constitution and liberty - right from the Founders. It’s time to turn that around. The post Top-5 to “Never Forget” appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Despite the fact that it proved to be mostly a false alarm, the “Powder Alarm” of 1774 showed the colonists that the British were serious - and willing to use gun control efforts to keep them in their place. The post It was Gun Control: The Powder Alarm and the Road to Independence appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Many people hold the false and dangerous view that the federal court system is not only the final say on the meaning of the Constitution - but take it even further - the courts represent the “last bulwark against tyranny.” The post Dangerous Myth: Courts are the “Last Bulwark Against Tyranny” appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Ignorance of liberty, of the constitution, of the powers delegated to the government - and so much more - are just what tyrants absolutely love. And we’re literally surrounded by people who are willfully ignorant of it all. The post Ignorance is the “Footstool of Despotism” appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

To many people today, liberty is little more than choosing new people to rule over them every few years. And even in the founding generation, there was a wide range of viewpoints on just what constitutes a state of liberty. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: August 25, 2023 The post Liberty and Freedom: A View from the Founders appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .