Who Determines War and Peace?
The founders knew what would happen if the power to declare and wage war were in the same hands.
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The founders knew what would happen if the power to declare and wage war were in the same hands.
The post Who Determines War and Peace? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
Convicted of violating the unconstitutional Sedition Act of 1798, Congressman Lyon was seen by his constituents as a martyr for free speech - and a hero. And he won his reelection bid - while in jail - by a landslide.
The post Elected from Prison: Matthew Lyon first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
Don't be surprised -- they're lying to you! There is no debt ceiling!
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The fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations bill expands government, reduces liberty, and increases government debt, forcing the Federal Reserve to monetize more debt leading to more price inflation.
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We've imbued so much of the Lincoln myth, that if everything isn't "nationalized" we think the system is broken when the reality is the opposite.
The post Federalism Is Beautiful! first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
But they're ignoring the fact that if they had done their job in declaring and overseeing the war, the U.S. probably wouldn't be in this situation today.
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Only Congress has the power to “declare war.” But how it’s used today has almost no resemblance to the original, legal meaning in the Constitution.
The post The Power to Declare War: An Introduction first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
We principally disagree on how the Constitution, through the eligibility clause, adopted English law’s incorporation of jus sanguinis.
WASHINGTON (Sept. 11, 2018) – On June 7, members of Congress announced bi-partisan legislation aimed at reforming federal cannabis laws via an appeal to the Tenth Amendment. This is another example of proposed changes in D.C. driven by state nullification efforts. The Strengthening the Tenth Amendment by Entrusting States (STATES) Act of 2018 was introduced…
There was a recent move to cut a pittance out of the federal budget and the Republicans in Congress couldn’t even get that done. The GOP talks a good game when it’s not in power. For eight years, Republicans promised they were going to repeal Obamacare. After controlling both houses of Congress and the White…