We’ve all heard or seen the slogan, but TO is the wrong word, by far. Under the system and principles of the founders and old revolutionaries, all power comes FROM the people - and they don’t need to ask, or demand, that they get that power back. They just need to take it.
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If there is any question about government power, your rights should always get the benefit of the doubt. Not the federal government.
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Confidence in politicians and government people will always lead to a loss of liberty.
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Samual Adams said, "all might be free if they valued freedom and defended it as they ought."
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You’ll never get the feds to limit their own power to spy on everyone, everywhere. It’s up to the people and the states to opt out and start the process of bringing the surveillance state to an end. The state-level 4th Amendment Protection Act is a big step in that direction.
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Defend the Guard is a state-level bill that would stop the deployment of a state’s National Guard units unless specific constitutional criteria are met. Learn more about the bill - and what action steps you can take in support in your state today.
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Getting a real “land of the free” instead of the largest government in history isn’t going to be quick or easy. But rejecting these massive roadblocks to liberty will put things on the right path.
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Author of the most widely-read documents on American liberty until the publication of Common Sense in 1776, John Dickinson’s work earned him the nickname “Penman of the Revolution.” Born Nov 13, 1732 - his writings are filled with principles and strategies we’d do well to follow much more today.
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The president has no constitutional authority to start a war. This was by design. The founders understood that putting war powers in the hands of the executive was dangerous.
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In response to the hated Alien and Sedition Acts, Thomas Jefferson drafted resolutions passed by the Kentucky legislature that included three foundational principles of the American Revolution.
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