Subverting State Authority

cross-posted from the Georgia Tenth Amendment Center In the last paragraph of Antifederalist paper  No.17, “Brutus” states the probability that the Federal Government would eventually look to usurp all the powers of the States.The writing of the paragraph seems almost...

The Pot Calling The Kettle Black?

cross-posted from the Georgia Tenth Amendment Center Lesley Swann, State Chapter Coordinator for the Tennessee Tenth Amendment Center, in her article “What Would Zorro Do?” discusses the labeling of those who stand for justice and freedom as criminals by those who...

The Virginia Resolve of 1798: Revisited

In 1798, the State of Virginia adopted a resolution in response to Congress passing “The Alien and Sedition Acts” Asserting that the Federal government had overstepped it’s bounds as enumerated in the Constitution, James Madison with the assistance...