The Wisest Part of the Constitution?
According to the "Father of the Constitution," it's the part that keeps the power of declaring war away from the president.
The post The Wisest Part of the Constitution? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Using Language to Expand Power
In 1984, George Orwell portrayed in chilling detail how totalitarian governments use the power of language to manipulate the masses. This notion was not unfamiliar to the founders, as James Madison warned that changing definitions of words over time would create “a metamorphosis” that would destroy the original limitations of the Constitution.
The post Using Language to Expand Power first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Who Determines War and Peace?
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.Here’s How You Do It: Refuse to Cooperate
Do you want to stop overreaching federal power?
James Madison told us exactly how to do it.
The post Here’s How You Do It: Refuse to Cooperate first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Food Freedom FTW!
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."
The post Food Freedom FTW! first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.The Cost of War is Much More than Financial
Can’t say we weren’t warned. Over and over, and over - and over. Yet here we are today - and as James Madison and others told us - war is costing us dearly, and it’s not just the insane amount being spent, either.
The post The Cost of War is Much More than Financial first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.You Need a Better Strategy
Trying to convince the government to limit its own power - is a pretty bad strategy for liberty.
The post You Need a Better Strategy first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.The National Debt Is a National Curse
That’s exactly how James Madison described it. And today, it’s obvious he was right.
The post The National Debt Is a National Curse first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.War Is the Greatest Enemy of Liberty
James Madison warned of all the enemies of liberty, war was “the most to be dreaded.”
The post War Is the Greatest Enemy of Liberty first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.A Dirty Little Secret the Feds Don’t Want You to Know
Partnerships don't work when half the team quits.
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