If you want to understand the Constitution - its original, legal meaning - don’t rely exclusively, or even primarily on the Federalist Papers. You’ll want to read other federalists like James Wilson, Tench Coxe and John Dickinson, plus the leading Anti-federalists as well.
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In his series of essays, Brutus repeatedly warned about the dangers of centralized power, predicting that the proposed government would end up exercising “infinite” and “incomprehensible” power.
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In this interview, I explain the meaning of and reason for the 9th and 10th Amendments targeted at children in the 10-year-old range.
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I talk about federalism and the Tenth Amendment on Episode 839 of The Brion McClanahan Show.
The post Forgotten Federalism first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
When the federal government commits an act that is outside of its constitutional authority, states should refuse to enforce it.
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Liberty can only exist with responsibility...Our responsibility to defend it.
The post It’s Our Respnsibility first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
Lysander Spooner was right: Words aren't enough. We must resist.
The post We Can’t Talk Our Way Out of Tyranny first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
Tyranny goes hand in hand with powerful people controlling and manipulating language - the meaning of words. Here are four - of many - ways they’ve done this with the Constitution.
The post Twisting Language: 4 Ways They’ve Expanded Power first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
In a society where an alarming number of people have little to no knowledge of our history and foundational principles, we consider it our duty to teach as many people as possible about liberty, the original, legal meaning of the Constitution - and how to protect and defend both.
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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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