The Rules Are for Your Own Good
When I was a kid, my parents told me their rules were for my own good. The Constitution is a lot like my parent's rules.
The post The Rules Are for Your Own Good first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Government Power. For Good?
Every time we empower the government to do something "good," it gets turned against us.
The post Government Power. For Good? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.July Budget Deficit the Third Biggest of 2021
After a briefly shrinking for two in May and June thanks to IRS tax collections, the U.S. government budget deficit ballooned again in July, hitting the third-highest number of fiscal 2021.
The post July Budget Deficit the Third Biggest of 2021 first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Presidents Acting Like College Freshman With a New Credit Card
Thomas Jefferson gave us the blueprint for dealing with the national debt.
This is the example modern presidents should follow.
The post Presidents Acting Like College Freshman With a New Credit Card first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.We’ve Traded London for Washington D.C.
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.
The post We’ve Traded London for Washington D.C. first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Cicero: Restored Liberty Bites More Fiercely
As fond as Americans are of referencing the founding fathers, we should also keep in mind that those men drew much of their philosophy and ideas on liberty and governance from classical thinkers whose writings are just as relevant today as when they were first written. One passage from Quintus Curtius’ translation of Cicero’s Duties: A…
Monopoly Government? No Thanks!
In this short video, I explain why I opposes centralizing government power in D.C. (Or anywhere else) Hint: it’s not because I think state and local governments are great.
Be Prepared Michigan!
June is a pivotal month for Michigan and our Country. Two extremely important rulings are due in June from the Supreme Court of the United States. Michigan citizens needs to be prepared. But first a update on just what is happening with road funding since Prop 1 was demolished at the ballot box. …
Breaking the Federal Monopoly
The other day, a friend of mine posted this on Facebook. I am starting to wonder why I bother to pay my cable bill. Internet is down again at home. Time Warner says that they can’t get a technician out to the house until tomorrow afternoon. If they didn’t have a monopoly I would drop…
The Taxman Cometh! Stopping the Internet TAX in the House
Excessive taxation…will carry reason and reflection to every man’s door, and particularly in the hour of election.” Thomas Jefferson ~ Letter to John Taylor — 1798 If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street, If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat. If you get too cold I’ll tax the heat, If …