In his 8th essay, Brutus looks at the combined powers to borrow money, to lay and collect taxes, and to raise and support armies as a trifecta that would lead to the destruction of liberty.
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A lot of people view violations of the Constitution as an abstraction - politics or just a bunch of legal jargon. But federal overreach has real-life consequences and impacts the lives of regular folks.
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The proposed law would exempt people from criminal penalties for the possession, cultivation and delivery of plants and fungi that naturally produce DMT, ibogaine, mescaline, psilocybin and psilocin as long as the individual is not “receiving money or other valuable consideration for the entheogenic plant or fungus.”
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No, no, not just the politicians you don’t like. I mean pretty much all of them – with a few rare exceptions. It’s like part of the political DNA. This is one of the reasons Patrick Henry declared: “Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on […]
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According to an Airwars investigation, as many as 48,000 civilians have died over the last 20 years as a direct result of U.S. bombs.
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While getting bombarded with the propaganda that government regulations make us free and prosperous, a little reminder about a different approach - freedom - from Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee and Pelatiah Webster.
The post As Free as Air: 4 Founders on Labor, Regulation and Trade first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
Repealing sales taxes on gold and silver obviously benefits investors. But it also takes a small step toward supporting sound money.
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Sept. 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris formally established “a general peace.” Signed by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay - Article I affirmed 13 “free sovereign and Independent States,” and remains in force today. Highlighting their views on the treaty - in their own words - from their letters in the weeks that followed.
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On Wednesday, a new “Constitutional Carry” law went into effect, making it legal for Texans to carry a concealed firearm without a license. This will also help create an environment hostile to federal gun control
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When I was a kid, my parents told me their rules were for my own good. The Constitution is a lot like my parent's rules.
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