The U.S. doesn’t only project power across the globe through its massive military. It also weaponizes the U.S. dollar, using its economic dominance as both a carrot and a stick.
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Only Congress has the power to “declare war.” But how it’s used today has almost no resemblance to the original, legal meaning in the Constitution.
The post The Power to Declare War: An Introduction first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
The structure and power for a totalitarian nightmare is all around us - overcriminalization, overregulation, surveillance, and so much more, including the ability to fund all their unconstitutional programs.
The post Top-5 Tools for Total Tyranny first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
Bad news, even where it might feel like good news - federal gun control enforcement went down some in 2020, but they actually tried to do much more. And, even after a reduction from record levels in 2019, they’re still much higher in almost every metric than they were just a few years ago.
The post ATF Enforcement at or Near Records Levels Once Again first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
Supporters of the monster state want you to believe that it’s never enough. Spending, taxing, debt - and the like. President Madison and President Jefferson both saw things much differently - two examples on infrastructure and debt we never see today.
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The Declaration of Independence was not an effort to “find out new principles,” according to Thomas Jefferson. Instead, it was intended as “an expression of the American mind,” which was based on the principles of the greats like Locke, Cicero - and a guy named Algernon Sidney - whose book was owned by Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Franklin and many others.
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Continuing his theme of warning against consolidation, or centralization of power, Brutus looks at the taxing power and general welfare, warning that politicians would use ambiguities to expand central power and eventually “swallow up the state governments.” He also takes Alexander Hamilton (in Federalist 23) to task.
The post Destroying the States: Antifederalist Brutus No. 6 first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
A growing number of states and cities are claiming that they’re now a “sanctuary” on one issue or another. But since these are politicians making the claims, are they telling the truth? Learn what qualifies as a sanctuary and you’ll easily spot the liars.
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