Preaching the Message of Liberty no Matter Which Party is in Power

Some of the responses to a recent post on the Tenth Amendment Center Facebook page highlighting the hypocrisy and corruption of D.C. politicians suggest many people are willing to give elected officials and bureaucrats a pass if they happen to have the right letter next to their name. If they expect us to do the…

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Politicians are Scam-Artists: Rick Perry Edition

After correctly stating in 2012 that the Department of Energy should be abolished, political scam-artist Rick Perry did the expected today. Now that he’ll be running it, of course he thinks it’s “vital.” From the Washington Post: “My past statements made over five years ago about abolishing the Department of Energy do not reflect my…

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These People have a Dangerous Approach to the Constitution

This is today’s Tenther newsletter, which everyone in the nullification movement gets daily or weekly. Be one of them Here’s something we regularly hear from people on the left, “I support what you guys do on privacy (or hemp farming), the states should block the feds on this. But, you really need to drop the gun nut…

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Constitution Essentials: “General Welfare” is not about writing checks

Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution - that’s the so-called “general Welfare clause.” It had a very specific meaning to the Founders. It’s one that government-run schools haven't been teaching us - or our children, unfortunately.

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Newt Gingrich vs the 10th Amendment

During a recent episode of the O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly and Newt Gingrich got into a discussion about sanctuary cities. In the course of the conversation, Gingrich showed his disdain for the American constitutional system, the Tenth Amendment and its inherent separation of powers. Some U.S. cities have refused to cooperate with some enforcement of…

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Darkness in the Sunshine State: Florida Legislature Helps Feds Keep Status Quo

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Aug. 23, 2016) – Republican dominated leadership in the Florida House and Senate chose to maintain the unconstitutional status quo on multiple issues in 2016, killing a wide variety of bills that would have blocked state enforcement of federal policies. Many of the bills did not even receive votes in their respective chambers.…

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A Disgrace in the Sooner State: 21 Nullification Bills Killed in Republican-Dominated Oklahoma

The legislature effectively killed 21 bills that would have blocked the federal enforcement of unconstitutional policies. To make matters worse, the vast majority of the bills did not even receive a vote in their respective chambers.

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Republican-Dominated Alabama Legislature Helped Preserve Status Quo in 2016

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Aug. 11, 2016) – The Alabama State House and Senate leadership soundly rejected the principles of the Founding Fathers during the 2016 legislative session. They protected the status quo by killing six bills that would have helped block the enforcement of unconstitutional policies. To make matters worse, several of the legislative acts did not even…

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