4th Amendment
A Day of Mourning: Bill of Rights Day
Ratified on Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights has been absolutely trashed for generations. Although many people will sing its praises – for just this one day of the year – โBill of Rights Dayโ should really be a day of mourning – recognizing what the...
This Was No Victory for the 4th Amendment
A recent Supreme Court decision is being widely touted as a great victory for the Fourth Amendment. It wasn’t. This “victory” was built on an awful precedent. The #SupremeCourt wrecked the #4thAmendment in the first place, they shouldn't be...
Centralization is the Problem, not the Solution
The Founders universally opposed โconsolidationโ – or centralization of government power – as dangerous and destructive to liberty. Patrick Henry, James Madison, Fisher Ames, George Washington and others warned against it. But today, we see it on almost...
Federal Courts: A Failed Strategy for Liberty
Counting on federal courts to impose liberty is a failed strategy. I recently appeared on the Scott Horton show to explain why. The Supreme Court recently chipped a little more off the Fourth Amendment, holding that police can pull over a car just because the...