Ignorance of liberty, of the constitution, of the powers delegated to the government - and so much more - are just what tyrants absolutely love. And we’re literally surrounded by people who are willfully ignorant of it all.
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Most efforts to stop federal programs miss the mark in a big way. Instead of striking the root, they hack at branches, often setting the stage for more of the same in the future.
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Tyranny goes hand in hand with powerful people controlling and manipulating language - the meaning of words. Here are four - of many - ways they’ve done this with the Constitution.
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In a society where an alarming number of people have little to no knowledge of our history and foundational principles, we consider it our duty to teach as many people as possible about liberty, the original, legal meaning of the Constitution - and how to protect and defend both.
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In 1978, Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina appeared on William Buckley’s “Firing Line.” The two had a memorable exchange about “backbone:” SJE: “Frankly, I think the big trouble in public life is there are too many people in public life with the anatomy of the jellyfish. They haven’t got much backbone, and I think […]
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You see, if we based legal decisions on the Constitution, i.e. originalism, then almost everything the left fought for over the last half century would be unconstitutional.
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Dean Chemerinsky is arguing against a form of originalism that hasn't been widespread since the 1980s.
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No, no, not just the politicians you don’t like. I mean pretty much all of them – with a few rare exceptions. It’s like part of the political DNA. This is one of the reasons Patrick Henry declared: “Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on […]
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Supporting a 10th Amendment strategy, is this a good or a bad thing?
They claim the feds have to "enforce the law" unless it's a policy they don't support.