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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With an enforcement deadline looming, potentially affecting millions of stabilizing braces, the new ATF rule is - as the founders told us - a test or an “experiment of your disposition.”
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As support for state efforts against a central bank digital currency ramps up, we’re starting to hear what opponents have to say. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that much of it is based on their view that federal supremacy is the answer to everything.
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Once they get new powers for one “emergency” or another - they don’t give them back, at least voluntarily. And even when they stop using them - it’s just until the next time.
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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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Supporters of the monster state want you to believe that unless the “debt ceiling” is raised - yet again - we’ll have absolute chaos. But the truth is, it’s actually the other way around.
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Understanding the source of our problem today - that is, the unconstitutional power of the largest government in history - is essential if we’re ever going to get back on the path to liberty.
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Some well-intentioned opponents of a central bank digital currency are claiming that a new law in North Dakota will “eliminate its use and application” in the state. But a look under the hood tells us this is almost certainly not the case.
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To the founders and old revolutionaries, liberty requires a rejection of fear, ignorance, and a culture of obedience. But it also takes courage - fortitude and perseverance - to support freedom, whether government likes it, or not.
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To the founders and old revolutionaries, liberty requires a rejection of fear, ignorance, and a culture of obedience. But it also takes courage - fortitude and perseverance - to support freedom, whether government likes it, or not.
The post 5 Big Roadblocks to Liberty first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.