Many people hold the false and dangerous view that the federal court system is not only the final say on the meaning of the Constitution - but take it even further - the courts represent the “last bulwark against tyranny.”
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The founders warned us - over and over and over again - about the dangers to liberty from war. As James Madison put it, war gives us armies, which lead to debts and taxes. This trifecta makes up the “known instruments for putting the many under the domination of the few.”
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An important lesson on power and human nature. Trust no one with power to endanger liberty. That includes - don’t trust the people who tell you to not trust people with power.
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Most people today have little to no familiarity with any of the books that influenced the founders - which is part of why things have gotten so far off the rails. And probably a big reason why government-run education is such a massive roadblock to liberty
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States and individuals can stop the new pistol brace rule - without waiting for the federal government to magically do something it almost never does - limit its own power. It’s going to take hard work – and good strategy. The latter, we’ve got from the “father of the Constitution” – who gave us a four-step blueprint.
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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.
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States and localities don't have to help the feds enforce any federal act. It doesn't matter whether the act is constitutional or not.
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While most people recognize that the Constitution created a much more “energetic” system than under the Articles of Confederation, few know that early plans during the convention, like James Madison’s Virginia Plan, would have set up a system much closer to the unlimited power of the British that the revolutionaries fought to free themselves from.
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While most people recognize that the Constitution created a much more “energetic” system than under the Articles of Confederation, few know that early plans during the convention, like James Madison’s Virginia Plan, would have set up a system much closer to the unlimited power of the British that the revolutionaries fought to free themselves from.
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States and individuals can stop a CBDC. It’s going to take hard work - and good strategy. The latter, we’ve got from the “father of the Constitution” - who gave us a four-step blueprint to stop federal programs without relying on the federal government to magically limit its own power.
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