Power Begets More Power
If you give government an inch, it will take another. And another. And another.
The post Power Begets More Power first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.The “Penman of the Revolution” on the Path to Liberty
Author of the most widely-read documents on American liberty until the publication of Common Sense in 1776, John Dickinson’s work earned him the nickname “Penman of the Revolution.” Born Nov 13, 1732 - his writings are filled with principles and strategies we’d do well to follow much more today.
The post The “Penman of the Revolution” on the Path to Liberty first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Complying Our Way to Tyranny
You can't comply your way out from under that largest government in history.
The post Complying Our Way to Tyranny first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Freedom Is Happiness
We can't be happy without being free.
The post Freedom Is Happiness first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Federal Strings
When you give the federal government your purse strings, you're giving the federal government control. The feds use their funding to control local policy.
The post Federal Strings first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Federal Funding Comes with Federal Control
The founders recognized that power over the “purse strings” was a substantial one - as governments throughout history used that to control the people. Today, this is seen in huge ways, as federal “grant” programs are consistently used to nationalize local programs - from police and surveillance - to emergency management and response.
The post Federal Funding Comes with Federal Control first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Protecting Liberty is Up to the People
There is nobody riding in on a white horse to make us free. It's ultimately up to "the supreme sovereignty" of the people.
The post Protecting Liberty is Up to the People first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.The Constitution Doesn’t Enforce Itself
Relying on the government to follow the rules - to limit its own power - doesn’t work out too well.
The post The Constitution Doesn’t Enforce Itself first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.No Deal for Gun Control
2 months after Lexington and concord - and the shot heard round the world - General Thomas Gage made an offer he thought the revolutionaries couldn’t refuse.
The post No Deal for Gun Control first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Unlimited Supremacy, Gun Control and the American Revolution
Government schools never teach this stuff. But the American Revolution - and the War for Independence - were about much more than “taxation without representation.” The Revolution was about unlimited, arbitrary power - complete and total supremacy over the colonies. And the battles started over a British gun control program.
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