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The 17th Amendment Broke the Founders Kill Switch
1913 was a really bad year. And one of the biggest changes came from the 17th Amendment. It didn’t just alter the way federal senators are chosen, it actually broke ...
President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER.
For the founders, an elective monarchy was just as bad as an hereditary one - because the core issue was the power of discretion. On this episode, it’s 6 of ...
The Buck Stops Nowhere
Having burned through billions of dollars and depleted critical munitions stockpiles, the Pentagon is running out of money. Our money. According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon is facing an urgent budget shortfall caused ...
Constitution Enforcement: 6 Ignored Steps That Actually Work
The founders knew exactly what it takes to deal with unconstitutional power. How that gets done? It’s built on their experience and tactics against the British empire. On this Episode ...
Constitution: The REAL Reason it Even Exists.
The founders knew - freedom cannot exist with a government - that doesn’t have strict rules, a clear line in the sand that it’s not allowed to cross. In other ...
The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution
Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the "foundation of the Constitution," and for good reason too. It enshrines many of the radical principles that sparked the “real American Revolution” in ...
Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom.
The top tools of tyrants aimed right at your liberty. Washington, Webster, Paine, Madison, and more - they saw every one of them coming and warned us. On this Episode ...
They’re not Grievances. They’re STOLEN Power
Declaration of Independence: That long list of charges against the king aren’t mere “grievances.” That word isn’t even in the text. They Founders didn't secede and fight a long, bloody ...
Let’s Not Forget What Madison Said About War
What Madison is pointing out is that among all the ways that government destroys the liberty of its own people, its wars are the worst ...
It’s not Treason. It’s Self-Defense.
“For transporting us beyond seas, to be tried for pretended offences.” From the Declaration of Independence, one of the charges against the King that justified secession. It was built on ...
A Nation of Suspects
Some of the recent legal challenges to the use of surveillance by the Department of Homeland Security upon Americans have resulted in the revelation of truly terrifying behavior by the ...
Liberty Isn’t Taken. It’s Surrendered.
Tyrants exploit the ignorance and corruption of the people. Samuel Adams warned us, but don’t just blame the tyrants. He said we should blame the people who make them possible ...
Refuse to Comply: Madison’s Blueprint to Stop the Feds
"A refusal to cooperate." That’s the strategy James Madison gave us to stop federal programs. In Federalist #46, he laid out a series of steps to combat “unwarrantable measures of ...