VOID!
That’s how the founders described any federal action that goes beyond the limits of the Constitution.
As 3rd Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth made clear, when government claims powers it was never delegated, its acts are no law at all.
“If they make a law which the Constitution does not authorize, it is void.”
When you get down to it, that covers virtually every federal act, “law,” rule, regulation and order on the books today.
But what did the founding generation mean by “void?”
As Thomas Jefferson explained, they meant that the so-called “law” is a nullity and has no legal effect under the Constitution.
“Whensoever the general government assumes undelgated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force.”
This is true from the moment the unconstitutional act is passed, the regulation published, the order signed – it has no authority from day one.
But that truth alone doesn’t stop the feds from enforcing it. Declaring something void isn’t enough. It takes concrete action.
The TAC has been supporting state, local, and individual action to nullify these void acts in practice and effect for nearly two decades.
But the TAC only runs with your support. We don’t get any government funds. There is no $10 million endowment. The TAC runs thanks to people like you who understand that it’s up to us to keep the federal government within its constitutional limits and make unconstitutional federal acts void – not just in theory – but in practice and effect.
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Roger Sherman echoed Ellsworth and Jefferson: “All acts of the Congress not warranted by the Constitution would be void.”
And here’s the good news. They can be stopped.
“Nor could they be enforced contrary to the sense of a majority of the states.”
Sherman understood the power of the people of the several states. We can stop unconstitutional federal actions. But it’s not about protesting, or voting the bums out, or hoping some court comes to our rescue.
It’s up to us. Refuse to comply. Nullify.
That’s how we defend our Constitution and our liberty – whether the government likes it or not.
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