After you hear what Franklin had to say about executive power and human nature, we think you just might join us in saying "he called it!"
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Being bound by their oath to the Constitution, officers of the government violate that oath “whenever they give their sanction, by obedience, or otherwise, to any unconstitutional act of any department of the government.”
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Some people will tell you nullification isn't "constitutional." I would argue that it is. But more fundamentally, nullification is a natural right.
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Letting the feds determine the extent of their own power is a surefire way to ensure that their power grows.
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In a constitutional system, government powers are fixed by the Constitution, not created by "tacit implication."
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The Constitution doesn’t give you rights, and the 2nd Amendment isn’t your “gun permit.” You are.
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In this interview, I talk about the dangers of unchecked facial recognition and outline some of the efforts to rein it in.
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this entire topic is a beautiful example of the complete destruction of the original federal republic.
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While most people recognize that the Constitution created a much more “energetic” system than under the Articles of Confederation, few know that early plans during the convention, like James Madison’s Virginia Plan, would have set up a system much closer to the unlimited power of the British that the revolutionaries fought to free themselves from.
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While most people recognize that the Constitution created a much more “energetic” system than under the Articles of Confederation, few know that early plans during the convention, like James Madison’s Virginia Plan, would have set up a system much closer to the unlimited power of the British that the revolutionaries fought to free themselves from.
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