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Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Establish Retail Marijuana Sales Despite Federal Prohibition

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:February 8, 2023
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

The legislation would establish a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in Virginia administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. Under the proposed law, retail marijuana sales would begin on Jan. 1, 2024. This is all illegal under current federal law.

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Permitless Concealed Carry Bill Filed in Virginia

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:January 29, 2023
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

A bill filed in the Virginia House would make it legal for Virginians to “carry a concealed handgun without a permit anywhere they may lawfully carry a handgun openly.” The enactment of a so-called “constitutional carry” bill would also foster an environment more hostile to federal gun control.

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Today in History: Benedict Arnold Captures and Destroys Richmond

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:January 5, 2023
Post category:History Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

Today in history, on January 5, 1781, much of Richmond, Virginia was burned to the ground by a British naval force led by Benedict Arnold. It was his most significant military retort against his former cause, a devastating strike that followed his dramatic betrayal.

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Permitless Concealed Carry Bill Filed in Virginia

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:January 2, 2023
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

HB1420 would make it legal for Virginians to "carry a concealed handgun without a permit anywhere they may lawfully carry a handgun openly." The enactment of a so-called “constitutional carry” bill would also foster an environment more hostile to federal gun control.

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Permitless Concealed Carry Bill Filed in Virginia

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:December 15, 2022
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

RICHMOND, Virginia (Dec. 15, 2022) – A bill filed in the Virginia House for the 2023 legislative session would make it legal for Virginians to carry a firearm without a license.T he enactment of a so-called “constitutional carry” bill would also foster an environment more hostile to federal gun control. Del. Marie E. March (R) […]

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Forgotten Foundation: Patrick Henry and the Parson’s Cause

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:December 2, 2022
Post category:History Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

At just 27 years of age in 1763, Patrick Henry gained fame as a patriot for arguing that when even a king interfered with local lawmaking, he “degenerates into a Tyrant, and forfeits all right to his subjects’ obedience.” This set the stage for future opposition to the Stamp Act and serves as an early lesson in the power of resistance and nullification.

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Now in Effect: Virginia Law Takes Another Step Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:July 1, 2022
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

Today, a law extending and expanding a sales tax exemption on the sale of gold and silver bullion and coins goes into effect. The exemption relieves some of the tax burdens on investors, and it also eliminates one barrier to using gold and silver in everyday transactions, a foundational step for people to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money.

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Today in History: Patrick Henry Inaugurated as Virginia’s 1st Governor

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:June 29, 2022
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

The event marked the first time in history where a republican governor took office under a constitution written and ratified by representatives of the people.

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Forgotten Foundation: Virginia Declaration of Rights

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:June 13, 2022
Post category:History Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

Approved unanimously on June 12, 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, drafted primarily by George Mason, is one of the most important founding documents that many people have never even heard of. It influenced the text of the Declaration of Independence as well as the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

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The Struggle for American Independence: Liberty or Death!

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:July 26, 2018
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center Virginia

Virginia’s situation demonstrates that political radicalism was certainly not confined to Boston, and patriot sympathies were pervasive in the Old Dominion.