In the Virginia Resolutions of 1798, Jame Madison insisted that states were "in duty bound to interpose." But this wasn't a new idea. This spirit of resistance was an essential part of the American Revolution.
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In his 4th speech during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry made the case that the constitution was being sold as a response to dangers that didn’t truly exist - but instead created an even greater one, consolidation.
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Relying on government to limit its own power is a really bad strategy for liberty. Ultimately, it’s up to us to defend our constitution and our liberty whether the government people want us to or not.
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Responding to Federalist claims that rejecting ratification would lead to danger, chaos and potential ruin, Patrick Henry took the other side, “it is the fortune of a free people not to be intimidated by imaginary dangers” and urged the addition of a bill of rights first.
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The event marked the first time in history where a republican governor took office under a constitution written and ratified by representatives of the people.
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1. Individual, natural right of self defense. 2. In defense of liberty, the union, and the states. 3. To prevent the "greatest threat to liberty" - large standing armies.
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This was the term the founders used to describe centralized authority with vast power and control.
This is exactly the kind of government we have today.
The post Consolidation and the Destruction of Our Liberties first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Virginia’s situation demonstrates that political radicalism was certainly not confined to Boston, and patriot sympathies were pervasive in the Old Dominion.
Known as “Hot Head” and “The Voice of the Revolution,” Henry was undoubtedly the strongest political force of his time in Virginia, and one of the most famous figures of the era.
On March 23, 1775, tensions in Virginia were at their highest point during the imperial crisis with Britain. The House of Burgesses, the state’s elected assembly, was about to make a bold decision which may have turned the tide of the entire patriot struggle – a decision commit its militia to the cause. Britain had…