The General Welfare Clause Doesn’t Mean What They Tell You It Means

Most people will tell you that the general welfare clause expands federal power.

Most people are wrong.

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Recipe for Revolution?

The “Real American Revolution” was a radical change in the views of the people - and it happened years before the War for Independence. Some of the main underlying principles are also essential for a radical change in the views of the people today.

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Three States Have Set the Stage to Nullify New ATF Gun Control Rule

three states are already following James Madison’s advice on this - from federalist #46 - "a refusal to cooperate with officers of the union.”

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Founding Tenther: John Hancock

Born Jan 23, 1737 - John Hancock was one of the most influential and important Revolutionaries, from the Stamp and Townshend Acts, through the Boston Massacre and the War for Independence. But he was also one of the leading advocates of what became the 10th Amendment.

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