General Welfare Clause
It’s Not Whatever They Want!
The general welfare clause does not mean “whatever they want.” But that’s how most people treat it today. James Madison called this notion “absurd.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center...
General Welfare Warnings
Supporters of the monster state want you to believe that the “general Welfare clause” empowers the government to pretty much do whatever it wants. And while that couldn’t be further from how things are supposed to be, many leading Anti-Federalists...
General Welfare isn’t Supposed to be a Blank Check
The general welfare clause is not a blank check. A lot of people think it is. They believe the federal government can spend on anything and everything as long as it benefits a lot of people. But James Madison argued that people who take this view “stoop to a...
Taxation: 5 Anti-Federalist Warnings
From the beginning, the federal taxing power evoked strong opposition from Anti-Federalists. They warned it would lead to infinite and incomprehensible power – and a tyranny potentially worse than they endured under the British. Path to Liberty: Aug 3, 2022...