April 29, 1745 - Oliver Ellsworth was born. Even just a quick look at some views of the 3rd Chief Justice - can show just how far almost everyone today is from our founding principles.
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Government power is like a cancer. So if the people don’t “nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud,” they shouldn’t be surprised when it’s used as a foundation for more and more and more. The people certainly failed to get the job done, and in these three areas, it couldn’t be more obvious.
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The Constitution affirms important principles of the Revolution - that all power flows from the people, and any act beyond what they’ve delegated to the government is void. It’s just up to the people to treat those acts that way too.
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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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We were warned. There is nothing more dangerous to the cause of truth and liberty than a party-first approach.
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There is no silver bullet that will magically end the empire and give us a real “land of the free.” Instead, it will take fortitude and perseverance in support of liberty, and a dedication by the people to “eternally press forward for what is yet to get.”
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The “Real American Revolution” was a radical change in the views of the people - and it happened years before the War for Independence. Some of the main underlying principles are also essential for a radical change in the views of the people today.
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They definitely don’t teach this in the government-run schools. The founders told us how to enforce the limits of the constitution when the federal government - whether just one branch or all three - refuses to follow the rules. Learn from Jefferson, Madison, Dickinson, Sherman - and more.
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“It is the due restraint and not the moderation of rulers that constitutes a state of liberty.”
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"All might be free," wrote Samuel Adams, "if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought." Getting on the path to liberty means understanding some of the most important principles underlying it.
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