Today, we live under the largest government in history - this couldn’t be further from the system of the founders under the Constitution. So some people take the position that the Constitution itself failed to limit government. But, is that the case, or is there some other cause the Founders would point to?
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Not surprisingly, both conservatives and progressives are refusing to confront the big elephant in the room — the one that is the root of the problem: out-of-control spending by the federal government, which has been going on a very long time.
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Relying on the government to follow the rules - to limit its own power - doesn’t work out too well.
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In July 1775, Benjamin Franklin introduced a formal plan for uniting the colonies - “The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.” He read it to the Second Continental Congress nearly a year before the Declaration of Independence and the first drafts of what became our first constitution, the Articles of Confederation.
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This masterful propaganda and gaslighting campaign demonstrates how the feds manage to prop up support for themselves despite objectively wrecking almost everything they touch.
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Cato warned us that centralizing the United States into one government would create a situation where people with a thirst for power and aggrandizement would "oppress and grind" us.
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In the Virginia Resolutions of 1798, Jame Madison insisted that states were "in duty bound to interpose." But this wasn't a new idea. This spirit of resistance was an essential part of the American Revolution.
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In his 4th speech during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry made the case that the constitution was being sold as a response to dangers that didn’t truly exist - but instead created an even greater one, consolidation.
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You can't protect the Constitution and your liberty by picking the lesser of two evils. You have to follow the wisdom of Gouverneur Morris and so many others in the founding generation: Draw a line in the sand.
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Using the wrong strategy to defeat government infringements can often cause more damage than doing nothing at all. And this is exactly what has been happening in the so-called “2nd Amendment Sanctuary'' movement. With the latest defeat coming in court in Yamhill, County Oregon.
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