A War on Liberty
Government is waging a war on your liberty. And it’s not just happening when the team you don’t like is in power. This is how things have always been.
The post A War on Liberty first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Benjamin Franklin’s Warnings on Executive Power
After you hear what Franklin had to say about executive power and human nature, we think you just might join us in saying "he called it!"
The post Benjamin Franklin’s Warnings on Executive Power first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Emergency Powers: 8 Stages of Tyranny
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.
The post Emergency Powers: 8 Stages of Tyranny first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Using Language to Expand Power
In 1984, George Orwell portrayed in chilling detail how totalitarian governments use the power of language to manipulate the masses. This notion was not unfamiliar to the founders, as James Madison warned that changing definitions of words over time would create “a metamorphosis” that would destroy the original limitations of the Constitution.
The post Using Language to Expand Power first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Power Without Restraint Is Tyranny
If we're not to that point today, we're so close it's hard to tell the difference.
The post Power Without Restraint Is Tyranny first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Fear Empowers Government
When you live in fear and beg government to protect you, you give it more power over you. And when you're afraid to resist unwarrantable government actions, you empower it even more.
The post Fear Empowers Government first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Usurpations are Void. And Deserve to be Treated as Such.
The Constitution affirms important principles of the Revolution - that all power flows from the people, and any act beyond what they’ve delegated to the government is void. It’s just up to the people to treat those acts that way too.
The post Usurpations are Void. And Deserve to be Treated as Such. first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.The Feds Won’t Protect You from the Feds
You can't expect the federal government to protect you from the federal government. Most people think the only “checks and balances” come from the separation of powers between the three branches of the federal government.
The post The Feds Won’t Protect You from the Feds first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Power Is Intoxicating; Beware of Drunk People
In a pun for the ages, Samuel Adams said "power is intoxicating." That's why we say people get "drunk on power."
The post Power Is Intoxicating; Beware of Drunk People first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Trusting People With Power Is Dumb
When you put faith in government people, you’re betting against human nature.
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