Washington D.C. Will Never Limit Itself
Relying on the federal government to limit the power of the federal government is not just bad strategy – it rejects the advice of the Founders.
Thomas Jefferson: Principle over Policy on the National Bank
Thomas Jefferson took a stand for the Constitution and principles over personal policy preferences when he opposed Hamilton's national bank.
Madison and Hamilton on “general Welfare” under the Constitution
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript here. The “general welfare” clause does not give the federal government the power to do anything it wants FOLLOW TAC: YouTu...
The Supremacy Clause, an Overview
Federal laws not made in pursuance of the constitution are not supreme. They’re void. And should be treated that way too.
Should We Repeal the 17th Amendment?
If you want a real national government than the 17th Amendment is your thing. Which is why I think it should be repealed. I discuss this in Episode 111 of The Brion McClanahan Show. It would be a major stretch to suggest that all of our problems developed after the ratification of the 17th Amendment.…
Hurricane Irma spared Hamilton’s boyhood home
Of course, Hurricane Hamilton continues to churn in Washington D.C. on a regular basis.
Hamilton on Federal Overreach
In Federalist #78, Alexander Hamilton wrote "there is no position which depends on clearer principles, than that every act of a delegated authority contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised is void."
Federal, not National: These United States
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript at this link. During the Massachusetts ratification debates, Fisher Aims gave a stark warning that’s been totally ignored over the last 100-plus years. He said a “consolidation of the States would subvert the new Constitution.”
Podcast: Is the Federal Government Supreme?
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the Constitution’s supremacy clause. Whenever I talk about a state taking action to limit federal overreach, some political hack inevitably screams, “Supremacy Clause!” at me. Federal supremacists use this particular constitutional clause as a billy club to end all debate. But whenever these lawyers,…
Surprise! Even Alexander Hamilton Made the Case for Nullification by Non-Cooperation
Did you know that before the Constitution was ever ratified, Alexander Hamilton told us states could effectively nullify federal actions by simply refusing to cooperate with them?