Path to Liberty

A patriot and a hero to the American Revolutionaries, Algernon Sidney was seen as a martyr for liberty for writing, but not even publishing, words based on natural rights the crown felt were a threat to its hold on power. The post That Which is Not Law Ought Not to Be Obeyed first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Zero. That’s the number of federal gun control measures authorized by the Constitution. But they’re not going to end themselves. As the “Father of the Constitution” told us - it’s up to the people and the states to get the job done. The post James Madison vs Federal Gun Control first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

The largest government in history is incredibly abusive - of your rights, of your money, of the constitution - of pretty much everything. The people need a massive change of attitude towards it if they ever want to turn things around. The post Dear Feds: GFY first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Politicians love that the people know little to nothing about “the foundation of the Constitution” - and how to keep the government in check, whether the government people like it, or not. The post The 10th Amendment They Want You To Ignore first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Creating a real “land of the free” requires a people who not only love liberty - but have the backbone to resist and defy governments that violate their constitutions and their rights. We’ve got a lot of work to do to get there too. The post Resist Much. Obey Little. first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

With “nullification season” right around the corner, here’s an overview of the top-4 programs that absolutely have to go if we ever want to get to a real “land of the free” The post Nullify This! Top-4 for 2024 first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

In order to go from the largest government in history to a real “land of the free” - these 5 foundational principles from the founders and old revolutionaries - are an absolute must. The post Breaking Free from the Monster State first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

A name almost totally forgotten today, John Dickinson was famous - known as “The Penman of the American Revolution.” A true Lockean in support of liberty, life and property - he helped lead the opposition to the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act, the Townshend Acts - and much more. The post John Dickinson: A “Great Worthy of the Revolution” first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Nov 10, 1798 - Thomas Jefferson’s Kentucky Resolutions were passed by the General Assembly. Learn 5 core Jeffersonian principles about the nature of the Constitution - rooted in the principles of the American Revolution. The post Jefferson: Top-5 Principles from the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

In a letter to Benjamin Rush, Thomas Jefferson told him of his “trinity of the three greatest men the world had ever produced.” Bacon, Newton and Locke. The post Jefferson’s Trinity first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Alexander Hamilton wanted a central government with unlimited power. And although he didn’t get it on paper, he still pushed for it in other ways after ratification. As a result, today we live under the largest government in history. The post 3 Ways Hamilton Won. 1 He Didn’t. first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

You thought a national bank, implied powers, the whiskey tax, and redefining necessary as convenient was bad enough? Wait till you hear what Hamilton really wanted to do. The post Alexander Hamilton’s Craziest Plan first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Deficits and the national debt have been growing for so long that most people just shrug when we talk about them. They seem to think that the government can just keep kicking the can down the road. But every road comes to an end. The post This is Already an Economic Crisis first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

For many leading founders - from Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Adams - one amendment was not only the “foundation of the constitution,” but also “the Palladium of the private, and personal rights of the Citizens.” The post Bill of Rights: Most Important Amendment? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

October 26, 2001 - We’re still grappling with the blowback that comes with allowing freedom to be eviscerated in exchange for the false promise of “security” Path to Liberty: October 25, 2023 The post 22 Years of Patriot Act Blowback first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

For James Madison, the people of the several states were both the source of all power - and thus the ultimate solution to usurpations - but at the same time, the source of many of the problems due to the tendency towards factions - ultimately leading to the majority trampling on the rights of the minority. The post We the People: Both the Solution and the Problem first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

The largest government in history is not even remotely close to the system the founders set up under the Constitution. Things didn’t get like this overnight - and there’s a root cause for why it’ll keep getting worse. Understanding it is to also understand the solution. The post We’ve Got a Serious Compliance Problem first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Thanks to a growing number of unconstitutional federal programs, local law enforcement in almost every jurisdiction has been drawn in as tools of a national police state the founders would’ve despised. But states aren’t required to participate, even under modern precedent. Here are 5 big areas where they can simply opt out and help bring this unconstitutional national police state to an end. The post Nullify the National Police State: Top-5 to Opt Out first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Understanding nullification - what it is and what needs to be done - is far easier when you have a good understanding of these foundational principles underlying it. The post Nullification 101: 6 Core Principles first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Just 9 years after Thomas Jefferson called for nullification of the Alien and Sedition Acts - states and individuals took the same kind of strategy against his Embargo Act - signed by Pres. Jefferson in late 1807 - and a series of follow up acts to beef up enforcement of it. The post Jefferson Nullified? The Embargo of 1807-09 first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.