Tenther Blog
Oath vs Censorship: Jefferson on the Duty to Stop Unconstitutional Laws
An act against the Constitution is no law at all - it’s void. This principle, rooted in the American Revolution and the debates over the Constitution’s ratification, was central to ...
Tennessee Bill Would Create Mechanism to Facilitate Gold and Silver Reserves
A bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate would establish a mechanism to facilitate the establishment of state-owned gold and silver reserves, including their purchase and sale. If passed, the measure ...
Defend the Guard Act: Kansas Legislation Would End Unconstitutional Deployments
The Kansas Defend the Guard Act would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Kansas National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress passes an “official ...
Arizona Bill Would Exclude CBDC From the State Definition of Legal Tender and Money
A bill filed in the Arizona Senate would expressly exclude a central bank digital currency (CBDC) from the definition of money and legal tender in the state, creating potentially significant ...
North Dakota Bill Would Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender; End Taxes on Both
A bill filed in the North Dakota House would make gold and silver legal tender in the state and repeal all taxes on its exchange. The legislation would also explicitly ...
Hawaii Bills Would Require a Criminal Conviction Before Asset Forfeiture and Restrict Federal Loophole
he legislation would limit civil asset forfeiture "to cases involving the commission of a felony offense where the property owner has been convicted of an underlying felony offense." ...
Defend the Guard Act: Arizona Legislation Would End Unconstitutional Deployments
The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Arizona National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress passed an “official declaration of war” as required ...
Conspiracy: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings about Centralization
Luther Martin, the Anti-Federalist firebrand, predicted that the Constitution would lead to a national system of consolidated power that could never secure liberty. He argued this was an intentional conspiracy ...
2nd Amendment Preservation: Kentucky Bill Would Ban State Enforcement of All Federal Gun Control
Rep. T.J. Roberts and Rep. Felicia Rabourn filed House Bill 82 (HB82) to expand the current ban on state enforcement of a "federal ban" on firearms and ammunition to include ...
New York Bill Would Abolish Qualified Immunity
A bill filed in the New York Assembly seeks to abolish the doctrine of qualified immunity, paving the way for lawsuits against government officials, including law enforcement officers, in state ...
Federal Robbery: Asset Forfeiture Program Helps States Steal
Civil asset forfeiture is theft. Despite the fact that a growing number of states are limiting or even ending this practice, there’s a massive loophole. A federal program called “equitable ...
Virginia Bill Would Extend Sales Tax Exemption on Gold and Silver
The Virginia legislature exempted the sale of gold, silver, and platinum bullion or legal tender coins over $1,000 from sales tax in 2018. effective until 2022. That year, the legislature ...
Arkansas Bill Would Exclude CBDC From the State Definition of Money
A bill filed in the Arkansas Senate would expressly exclude a central bank digital currency (CBDC) from the definition of money under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), creating potentially significant roadblocks ...
