When people say the Constitution is a "living breathing document," it's nothing more than letting the government redefine and expand its powers as it goes along.
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State and local governments don’t have to help the feds. They don’t have to help them enforce drug laws, or gun laws, or anything in between. And they don’t need a reason to refuse to help. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) For More Information The Anti-Commandeering Doctrine: […]
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Even though most people seem to believe it - and the government definitely acts as if it were true, federal law is not “always supreme” - all the time. Arguing in support of that requires ignoring the words of the supremacy clause - and the history of the American Revolution, which was a rejection of this kind of unlimited, centralized power.
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You can't expect the federal government to protect you from the federal government. Most people think the only “checks and balances” come from the separation of powers between the three branches of the federal government.
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As Thomas Jefferson told us - “the ground of liberty is to be gained by inches.”
This week’s reports include:
-NSA Surveillance Section 702
-4th Amendment Protection Act
-Kentucky vs ATF
Supporters of the monster state want you to believe the federal government is always supreme - in everything, all the time. It's not.
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There are 4 styles of “2nd Amendment Preservation” Acts in the states. The Missouri approach, Arizona, Montana and Wyoming. 3 are good - each with pros and cons. And one is awful. Get an overview of each.
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In a pun for the ages, Samuel Adams said "power is intoxicating." That's why we say people get "drunk on power."
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What most people try as a strategy to stop federal power has nothing to do what the founders told us needed to be done. Here’s a hint - it’s not about trying to convince the federal government to stop doing what the federal government wasn’t supposed to be doing in the first place.
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One of the most insidious ways you pay is through the inflation tax.
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