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This isn't Asking Permission. It's Physical Removal.

This isn’t Asking Permission. It’s Physical Removal.

1768 Boston. British agents board John Hancock's ship. No warrant. No authorization. What happens next isn't a petition or a court filing. It's what the founders showed a free people ...
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Was Elbridge Gerry the "Federal Farmer"?

Was Elbridge Gerry the “Federal Farmer”?

Theย Letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republicanย are among the most highly regarded productions of Antifederalist literature ...
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Usurpation: Weapon to Destroy Freedom

Usurpation: Weapon to Destroy Freedom

Usurpation, as the founders used the word, is the exercise of unauthorized, illegal, unconstitutional power. Or to put it more bluntly, stealing power from its rightful source.ย  ...
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This isn't Defense. It's the Constitution Betrayed.

This isn’t Defense. It’s the Constitution Betrayed.

He wanted a president for life - the ultimate big-government founder. Yet Alexander Hamilton's position on war powers makes every modern president look like theyโ€™ve completely betrayed the constitution. The ...
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Originalism, Nonoriginalism and Venezuela

Originalism, Nonoriginalism and Venezuela

So you can say the President acted unconstitutionally, or you can say originalism is bunk, but you can't say both ...
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He Could Have Been King. Watch What He Did Instead.

He Could Have Been King. Watch What He Did Instead.

January 8, 1790: George Washington delivered the first State of the Union. It wasn't a royal decree. It was a job report. No applause. No guests. Just the shortest annual ...
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Parchment barriers don't stop tyranny

Parchment barriers don’t stop tyranny

Words on paper donโ€™t stop tyranny. Never did.ย  Never will.ย  ...
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Living Under the Consolidation the Founders Warned About

Living Under the Consolidation the Founders Warned About

We the people ignored every warning about consolidation โ€“ and what a surprise โ€“ we now live under the largest government in history ...
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It Didn't Say Go Abroad. It Said Stay Home.

It Didn’t Say Go Abroad. It Said Stay Home.

Most who talk about the Monroe Doctrine hope youโ€™ve never read it. In this episode, we go right to the source, James Monroeโ€™s message to congress on Dec 2, 1823 ...
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Unpacking the Presidential Appointments Lawsuit

Unpacking the Presidential Appointments Lawsuit

For the Supreme Court to decide in favor of the president, it probably would have to overrule Humphreyโ€™s Executor v. United States (1935) ...
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Fear is the Foundation of Government Power

Fear is the Foundation of Government Power

Fear is intimidating and paralyzing. Government people know this. Thatโ€™s why they are constantly fanning the flames of fear. But the reality is, most of the scary things government tells ...
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Consolidation: The Liberty Killer

Consolidation: The Liberty Killer

The path to liberty, as they told us over and over, runs through decentralization. We need to devolve power away from Washington, D.C., and back into the hands of the ...
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Two Decades Later Feds Still Can't Fully Enforce REAL ID

Two Decades Later Feds Still Can’t Fully Enforce REAL ID

After two decades, the federal government is finally enforcing the REAL ID Act of 2005. But not really ...