First of the Founding Four: Continental Association

Strategy for responding to the largest government in history - right from the founders and old revolutionaries. Learn about the Continental Association, approved by the First Continental Congress on Oct 20, 1774. It was the first of four major founding documents, along with the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution for the United States.

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First Chief Justice: They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To

October 19, 1789 - John Jay was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States. Even a quick overview of his views on the Constitution, war and peace, property rights and more - can show just how far almost everyone today is from our founding principles.

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Assault Weapons: Don’t Concede the Foundation

With more calls - yet again - to ban so-called “assault weapons,” it’s important to point out that even IF one could call these “weapons of war,” the founders wanted the people to be armed with the “terrible implements of the soldier.”

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Getting from Here to Liberty

Going from the largest government in history - to a true “land of the free” isn’t going to be easy. And it definitely won’t happen overnight. But we’ve got the tools - thanks to the founders and old revolutionaries. The essential principles underlying our philosophy and strategy.

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