Who are a Free People?
“It is the due restraint and not the moderation of rulers that constitutes a state of liberty.”
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“It is the due restraint and not the moderation of rulers that constitutes a state of liberty.”
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Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Oklahoma National Guard into “active duty combat” unless specific constitutional requirements are met
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As Tenth Amendment Center Executive Director Michael Boldin noted, “When enough people say, ‘No!’ to the federal government, and enough states pass laws backing those people up, there’s not much the feds can do to shove their so-called laws, regulations, or mandates down our throats.”
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When the American people debated whether to approve the Constitution, the subject of the Commerce Clause came up. What did they say about it? A new article answers those questions.
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A bill prefiled in the Oklahoma Senate would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most situations. The passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Sooner State, but it would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance state.
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The legislation would legalize the “possession, preparation, obtaining, transfer, as specified, or transportation" of prescribed amounts of natural psychedelic compounds including psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline for personal or facilitated use."
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In a series of speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry warned that despite arguments to the contrary, the federal government wouldn’t act like its powers were only those delegated to it. Instead, it would act like all others before it - all powers are granted except those expressly reserved.
The post Implied vs Expressly Reserved: Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist Speeches 5-7 first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
Under the proposed law, anyone who is legally allowed to own a gun could carry it without a state-issued license. Currently, South Carolina gun owners must first attend training through a certified South Carolina CWP instructor before they can get a permit.
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On this date in 1776, Thomas Paine published the first chapter of The American Crisis. As historian Robert Dennehy put it, the essays helped "recharge the American Revolution."
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A bill filed in the Missouri Senate would ban state enforcement of any federal rule or regulation without first getting the explicit approval of the state legislature. The enactment of this legislation would set the stage to nullify many federal rules and regulations in practice and effect.
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