Supporters of the monster state want you to believe that it’s never enough. Spending, taxing, debt - and the like. President Madison and President Jefferson both saw things much differently - two examples on infrastructure and debt we never see today.
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Some state legislators have been introducing bills to ban their state from deploying National Guard units for undeclared foreign wars. To date, Defend the Guard bills have been introduced in some 30 states. PBS News Hour Special Correspondent Mike Cerre reported on this movement in July and spoke with Dan McKnight who is helping drive the initiative.
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The Declaration of Independence was not an effort to “find out new principles,” according to Thomas Jefferson. Instead, it was intended as “an expression of the American mind,” which was based on the principles of the greats like Locke, Cicero - and a guy named Algernon Sidney - whose book was owned by Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Franklin and many others.
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Joe Biden has bombed Somalia at least three times since July 20.
It just goes to show that when it comes to unconstitutional wars, presidents are all the same.
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Continuing his theme of warning against consolidation, or centralization of power, Brutus looks at the taxing power and general welfare, warning that politicians would use ambiguities to expand central power and eventually “swallow up the state governments.” He also takes Alexander Hamilton (in Federalist 23) to task.
The post Destroying the States: Antifederalist Brutus No. 6 first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
A lot of people seem to think the feds force state and local cops to work with them to enforce federal laws. But there's no actual comandeering necessary. Cooperation with the feds is almost always voluntary.
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The American colonists fought a bloody revolution to free themselves from centralized control from far-away London. Ironically, modern Americans have simply traded that for centralized control from far-away Washington D.C.
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A growing number of states and cities are claiming that they’re now a “sanctuary” on one issue or another. But since these are politicians making the claims, are they telling the truth? Learn what qualifies as a sanctuary and you’ll easily spot the liars.
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Michael Boldin covers TAC's internal "debate" over the issue. That is, two experts who have different cases, but both from an originalist perspective.
Every year the country waits with bated breath over the latest Supreme Court opinions. If we were living true to the Constitution, this would never happen. The Supreme Court is not supreme when it comes to deciding the constitutionality of a law in the last resort! Think you disagree? Listen to learn the truth about […]