Path to Liberty

The central bank is the engine that powers the largest government in history. And things won’t change until people are “generally and radically instructed” as to the cause and consequences. The post Tyranny 101: How the Federal Reserve Powers the Monster State appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

The Federal Farmer lays out a laundry list of reasons why the system under the constitution “will have a strong tendency to aristocracy, or the government of the few.” Predicting it would ultimately result in a consolidated government ruling by “fear and force.” The post The Perils of Centralization: Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer No. 2-3 appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Many people believe the Supreme Court “ended asset forfeiture” with its 2019 opinion in Timbs v. Indiana. That’s not only false, but by trying to expand federal power to stop asset forfeiture in the states, they might have made things even worse in the long run. The post Asset Forfeiture is Theft: Another Supreme Court Fail appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Yes, there actually is an enforcement mechanism to keep the federal government within the bounds of the constitution. But it has nothing to do with trying to convince the feds to limit their own power. The post Constitution 101: Enforcement Mechanism appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

In the first of his 18 anti-federalist letters, the Federal Farmer warned against adopting a new system hastily out of fear, which has always “been the custom of tyrants and their dependents.” Instead, he urged caution - and a deeper look at what might lead to total consolidation and a destruction of liberty. The post Beware of Tyrants: Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer No. 1 appeared first on Tenth...

The latest from the 10th Amendment Movement: Second Amendment Preservation Act, Defend the Guard, Rejecting CBDC, Financial privacy - and more. The post Ramping Up: Nullification Movement News appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Taxation without representation, standing armies, suspending legislatures, and so much more - these were all symptoms of a much greater, underlying issue - the British claim of power over the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.” The post The Revolution vs Unlimited, Centralized Power appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

Supporters of unilateral executive war powers want you to believe that kind of power is ok - because George Washington engaged in war without getting authorization from congress. They’re either ignorant, or lying - or both. The post War Powers and George Washington appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

While most people think of the word “invasion” in one context only, the Founders also used it in a way that’s almost completely ignored today. The post The Big “Invasion” they Want you to Ignore appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

One of the most twisted and abused clauses of the Constitution - most people get it almost totally backwards. The post Constitution 101: The Supremacy Clause appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

The “Father of the Constitution” had a view on delegated and reserved powers over immigration that’s far different than almost everyone today. The post Immigration: James Madison’s View appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

One of George Mason’s leading objections to ratification was the structure of the federal judiciary. Thomas Jefferson signaled that he liked it at first, but in the years to follow, considered it the leading engine of consolidation, and the destruction of the constitution. The post Federal Courts: Warnings from Mason and Jefferson appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .

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 .