A free people doesn't wait on government to do the right thing. But most people seem to think that liberty is about convincing the government to stop doing the things it wasn’t supposed to be doing in the first place.
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Supporting liberty is supposed to be more important than supporting government power. In other words, if there is any doubt about government power, you’re supposed to decide in favor of less power and more liberty.
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Necessary means necessary. This should be obvious. But supporters of the monster state have redefined necessary to mean "convenient."
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When people say the Constitution is a "living breathing document," it's nothing more than letting the government redefine and expand its powers as it goes along.
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Supporters of the monster state want you to believe the federal government is always supreme - in everything, all the time. It's not.
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What most people try as a strategy to stop federal power has nothing to do what the founders told us needed to be done. Here’s a hint - it’s not about trying to convince the federal government to stop doing what the federal government wasn’t supposed to be doing in the first place.
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James Madison nailed it: "The class of citizens who provide ... their own food ... are the best basis of public liberty, and the strongest bulwark of public safety."
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On Tuesday, a Montana Senate committee passed a bill that would create a “Constitution Settlement Commission of the States” by state compact to review, evaluate, and define the scope and power of the federal government. This would set the stage for states to take further action to refuse to cooperate with overreaching federal power.
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he legislation would authorize the General Assembly and the Attorney General to review and prohibit the implementation of certain federal actions within the state.
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A bill introduced in the Montana Senate would create a "Constitution Settlement Commission of the States" by state compact to review, evaluate, and define the scope and power of the federal government. This would set the stage for states to take further action to refuse to cooperate with overreaching federal power.
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