Bill of Rights
The power to "guarantee liberty" quickly turns into a power to control. @mmaharrey10th pic.twitter.com/HKWWJyUmfW
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A Power to Control
Most Americans want the federal government to “guarantee” their rights. In pursuit of this goal, they use the federal courts to “enforce” the federal Bill of Rights at the state level. The founding generation rejected this scenario. As Delaware...
Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of Why it Exists
Most people associate passage of amendments in the 1st Congress with the dogged persistence of Rep. James Madison. But if it werenโt for the efforts of patriots like Richard Henry Lee, Samuel Adams, George Mason and John Hancock, he may never have had the opportunity....
Subject to no Control: Antifederalist Brutus No. 13 and 14
Continuing his warnings about the power of the federal judiciary, Brutus not only opposes appellate jurisdiction as one of the โmost objectionable partsโ of the Constitution, but raises additional concerns that are extremely similar to what ended up in the 5th and 6th...
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...Here's something that should be obvious, but isn't: You cannot centralize power - for liberty. @mmaharrey10th#liberty #constitution #decentralize #libertarian #10thAmendment pic.twitter.com/6Os38COqLa
— TenthAmendmentCenter (@TenthAmendment) May 27, 2021