George Washington
George Washington on the Power to Declare War
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript at this link. The Constitution delegates the power to “declare war” to Congress, not the President. FOLLOW TAC: YouTube:...
If George Washington Were Alive Today, He’d Be a Federal Criminal
If George Washington were alive today, the federal government would consider him a criminal. Why? Because he cultivated industrial hemp for commercial purposes, something that’s currently banned by an unconstitutional federal law. Most Americans probably know...
George Washington on Power and Despotism
The first President, George Washington, warns the nation in his Farewell Address, that love of power will tend to create a real despotism in America unless proper checks and balances are maintained to limit government power It is important, likewise, that the habits...