Most Americans focus on the “vote the bums out” strategy of political activism. It’s not enough for what we face today.
Thomas Jefferson said voting the bums out works fine when you’re just dealing with bad policies – as he put it “an abuse of the delegated powers.” But “where powers are assumed which have not been delegated, a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy.”
We’re well past fixing things by voting the bums out. We need more nullifying!
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Michael Maharrey [send him email] is the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center. He is from the original home of the Principles of '98 - Kentucky and currently resides in northern Florida. See his blog archive here and his article archive here.He is the author of the book, Our Last Hope: Rediscovering the Lost Path to Liberty., and Constitution Owner's Manual. You can visit his personal website at MichaelMaharrey.com and like him on Facebook HERE
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