In his last major speech during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry warned against the potential for “ten thousand implied powers,” and called for a number of amendments prior to ratification.
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Everywhere you turn, it seems like people are at each other’s throats. Everything has gotten political - and it’s only going to keep getting worse. Unless, of course, the people see the source of the problem - consolidation and factions and factions and consolidation - and take action to reject it.
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The problem with these new government regulations is the same problem with the old government regulations: they should not exist in the first place.
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If you want to understand the Constitution - its original, legal meaning - don’t rely exclusively, or even primarily on the Federalist Papers. You’ll want to read other federalists like James Wilson, Tench Coxe and John Dickinson, plus the leading Anti-federalists as well.
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To support the constitution and liberty, these four big federal monstrosities absolutely need to go. But that doesn’t mean we should ever expect the people with power to voluntarily give up that power.
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Most efforts to stop federal programs miss the mark in a big way. Instead of striking the root, they hack at branches, often setting the stage for more of the same in the future.
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The law prohibits using a “digital currency tracker” to track an individual’s purchases or location through the use by an individual of digital currency without a warrant or unless the individual consents to the tracking. The law explicitly states that digital currency includes central bank digital currency (CBDC).
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The enactment of HB1515 will not only take a step toward opening up the raw milk market in North Dakota; it can also move forward efforts to nullify a federal raw milk prohibition scheme in practice and effect.
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Minnesota is the 23rd state to legalize marijuana for adult use despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 31, 2023) – Today, an Arkansas law making gold and silver legal tender in the state, and effectively repealing the state capital gains tax on gold and silver went into effect. Enactment of this law could help eliminate barriers to using gold and silver in everyday transactions, a foundational step for […]
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