Tenther Blog
James Madison’s Forgotten Plan to Stop Federal Tyranny Revealed
The states are “duty bound to interpose.” That’s how James Madison put it in his Virginia Resolutions, passed Dec 21 and 24, 1798, against the Alien and Sedition acts. They ...
Constitutional Money Act Filed in Missouri House
Two bills filed in the Missouri House would officially recognize gold and silver as legal tender, eliminate state capital gains taxes on both, and ban support for any federal confiscation ...
Forgotten Anti-Federalist Warnings: The Pennsylvania Dissent
One of the most influential Anti-Federalist essays against the Constitution didn’t come from a single writer. It came from a group of delegates at the Pennsylvania ratifying convention. Their warnings ...
South Carolina Bill Would Limit Government Use of ALPRs
A bill filed in the South Carolina House would limit the use of automatic license plate reader systems (ALPRs) and the data they collect and share ...
Oklahoma Bill Would Create State Bullion Depository
A bill filed in the Oklahoma Senate would establish a gold and silver bullion depository that would facilitate the everyday use of gold and silver in transactions as well ...
These Are the Times That Try Men’s Souls: Words That Saved the Revolution
With those unforgettable words, Thomas Paine lit a fire in the hearts of patriots during one of the darkest moments of the American Revolution. First published on December 19, 1776, ...
2nd Amendment: Founders’ Blueprint to Defeat Gun Control
The natural right of self defence is one of our most essential rights, part of the first law of nature. But that hasn’t stopped governments from violating it. So the ...
South Carolina Bills Would Exclude CBDC From the State Definition of Money
Bills introduced in the South Carolina House would expressly exclude a central bank digital currency (CBDC) from the definition of money under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), creating potentially significant ...
Oklahoma Bill Would Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases
A bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code to enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition ...
Lysander Spooner: Radical Truths on Tyranny and the Constitution
"Tyrants care nothing for discussions that are to end only in discussion." Lysander Spooner didn’t pull any punches. He knew that words without action were meaningless in the fight against ...
South Carolina Defend the Guard Act Would Push Back Against Unconstitutional War Powers
The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the South Carolina National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress “has passed an official declaration of war ...
Missouri Bill Would Create State Process to Circumvent Qualified Immunity
A bill filed in the Missouri House would allow lawsuits against law enforcement officers in state court for rights violations, eliminating “qualified immunity” as a defense ...
Anti-Federalist vs Federalist CLASH: Montesquieu and Separation of Powers
Liberty is doomed where power is united - consolidated in the same hands. That’s the warning Montesquieu gave us about separation of powers. This was one of the biggest battles ...
