Spies Gone Wild
Nullification Movement News, Episode 4. This week's stories include:
-FBI illegally collaborates with CIA and NSA
-Facial Recognition, Stingrays - OK, MS, NY, MN, SC - and a fail in ND
-No-Knocking in NC and elsewhere
Arbitrary Government: How the Founders Defined Tyranny
One of the grievances in the Declaration of Independence, the founders and old revolutionaries not only rejected the notion of “arbitrary” government, they considered it the definition of a tyranny.
The post Arbitrary Government: How the Founders Defined Tyranny first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Beware of Fake “Resistance” to Mandates
Politics, as Richard Henry Lee put it, is “the science of fraud.” And when it comes to resisting new federal mandates, expect plenty of that science. In this episode, learn the top-4 ways politicians pretend to be on the side of the Constitution and liberty.
The post Beware of Fake “Resistance” to Mandates first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.The Struggle for American Independence: The Writs of Assistance
In several ways, the Writs of Assistance sparked a constitutional confrontation between the two powers, which remained a key theme of the entire patriot struggle against Britain.
Today in History: James Otis, Jr. Was Born
Today in 1725, James Otis Jr. was born. Otis was a Massachusetts patriot who many considered indispensable to the cause of liberty. A fiery orator and fierce defender of traditional Whig principles, Otis’ role as a colonial agitator was truly pivotal. As America’s first whistleblower, he tirelessly argued against the writs of assistance and published…
General Warrants: Unconstitutional Then and Now
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript here. General warrants – the ability to search your stuff for any reason – were a big reason for the American Revolution. FOLLOW TAC: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TenthAmendmentCenter RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest Twitter: http://twitter.com/tenthamendment Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tenthamendmentcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenthamendmentcenter/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register…
The Beginning of the American Revolution
The American Revolution didn’t start in Philadelphia, or at Lexington and Concord. Instead, as John Adams put it, the Revolution started on February 24, 1761, when James Otis, Jr., rose in Boston’s Massachusetts Town House to defend American liberty. He gave a 5 HOUR speech in opposition to the “Writs of Assistance.” These were general warrants…
Samuel Adams and James Otis vs. a “Living, Breathing” Constitution
As Samuel Adams and James Otis warned, supporting the idea of a “living breathing” constitution has destroyed our foundation
Unconstitutional: NSA Spying
When people tell you that mass warrantless surveillance by the NSA - or any other agency - is constitutional, they’re either ignorant or lying.