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Founding Four: First Inaugurals from Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison

Jan 20, 2021

How did the Founders treat an inaugural address? We can get a pretty good idea from their own words: Adherence to the Constitution, peace, principles - and more. An overview of the first addresses of 4 leading founders - who were also the first four presidents under...

When Our Rights are Invaded: The Founders on Precedent and Resistance

Jan 18, 2021

As Thomas Jefferson warned us, to take a “single step” beyond the limits of the constitution is to take a “boundless field of power.” He was far from alone. As students of history, leading Founders like John Dickinson and George Washington also recognized that any...

The Real Constitutional Crisis We’re Facing

Jan 15, 2021

Most things people call a “crisis” are really just symptoms of a much deeper problem, our real “constitutional crisis.” The path forward starts with the Constitution, and get some insight in this episode from Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, Samuel Adams, and George...

The Greatest Threat to Liberty: A View from the Founders

Jan 13, 2021

Listen to most pundits today, and their view of what the “greatest threat” to liberty is has very little in common with the views of the Founders. On this episode, a few of those modern views - along with 12 from leading Founders to show this striking difference. Path...

It’s Up to Us to Protect our Rights

Jan 11, 2021

We were warned - over and over again. Relying on people with power to do the right thing only guarantees a loss of liberty. As a result, we now live under the largest government in the history of the world. It’s going to be up to us to protect and defend our rights -...

2nd Amendment Under Attack: An Overview of Federal Gun Control on the Books

Jan 8, 2021

While partisans warn us about the upcoming danger to the Second Amendment, they ignore an important fact: The Second Amendment is not just “in danger.” It has already been gravely wounded and violated repeatedly by unconstitutional federal gun control “laws” dating...

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Category: 10th Amendment

10th Amendment: The Enumerated Powers of States

During the debates over ratifying the Constitution, its opponents said It’s not enough to list what the federal government can ...
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Constitution 101: Powers Reserved to the States or to the People

While the Constitution was being considered in state ratifying conventions, prominent supporters of ratification repeatedly gave the people lists of ...
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Why the 10th Amendment? Federalism as a Tool to Advance Liberty

Although some people believe the 10th Amendment is just about advancing "states rights," for the Founders, devolving power away from ...
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Category: Nullification Essentials

Thomas Jefferson’s Other Declaration: The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798

Most people know that Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, but few have even heard of ...
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and Nullification by Northern States

On September 18, 1850 - President Millard Fillmore signed the 2nd Fugitive Slave Act into law. In response to what ...
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Anti-Commandeering: The Top-6 Questions

The most effective way to nullify federal programs is to use James Madison’s advice, “a refusal to cooperate with officers ...
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Category: Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Bad Strategy: More Losses for the 2nd Amendment

In order to advance liberty in the face of the largest government in the history of the world, good strategy ...
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Nullify Attacks on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

How to stop federal restrictions on the 2nd Amendment? Follow the advice of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to undermine, ...
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4 Essential Steps to Protect the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

With attacks ramping up from both left and right in recent years - there is no quick fix. But these ...
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Category: In the Founders’ Words

History Ignored: James Wilson’s Speech on the Constitution

On Oct. 6, 1787, just over a week after the Confederation Congress voted to send the proposed Constitution to the ...
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Patrick Henry: Top-10 Quotes from the “Lion of Liberty”

One of the greatest orators in American history, Patrick Henry is most famous for quotes like “If this be treason…” ...
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Samuel Adams: American Independence

On Aug 1, 1776 - Samuel Adams, the "Father of the American Revolution," gave a famous speech on the steps ...
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Category: Federal Courts

The Marbury v Madison Myth

almost everything in modern "constitutional law" is based on a myth ...
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Supreme Court, Precedent and the Constitution

Stare decisis is the doctrine of precedent - that a court should rule the way a previous court did - ...
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John Marshall, the Commerce Clause and Gibbons v Ogden

While supporters - and opponents - of the monster state often point to 3 New Deal era cases as pivotal ...
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Category: Police State

End Qualified Immunity from the Bottom Up

While states can't end a federally-imposed legal fiction on their own, a new state law to reform the practice can ...
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The Origins of Militarized Police: From Peace Officer to Command and Control

To say that the militarization of the police is nothing new is to ignore America’s recent history as well as ...
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War on Liberty: An Overview of Federal Programs that Militarize and Nationalize Local Police

With local police looking and acting more like an occupying army than peace officers every year - how did it ...
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Category: Nullification Strategy

2nd Amendment Preservation: Foundation to Nullify Federal Gun Control

Using advice from James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and others - and following up on the success implementing these strategies on ...
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Winning Strategy for Liberty: The Marijuana Story and Why it’s Important

In modern times, there's probably no greater example of people, cities and states doing something that the feds say is ...
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Answering the Top-6 Questions About Nullification Strategy

From the supreme court, to the supremacy clause and even federal funding - answering some of the top questions about ...
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Category: Essential History

The Most Important Founder Most People Have Never Heard Of

In modern times, few recognize the name John Dickinson. Despite a lifetime of influence and accomplishment, he has truly become ...
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Taking the Gold: FDR’s Executive Order 6102

On April 5, 1933, FDR signed executive order 6102, requiring everyone to turn in their gold under the threat of ...
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Embracing what the Founders Sought to Destroy

The Founding generation fought a long, bloody war to free themselves from an empire - the largest government in history ...
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Category: Surveillance

Police Body Cams: A Bait and Switch?

Buyer beware. A tool exclusively in the hands of government probably isn't a good method to restrain that very same ...
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Stalker State: Patriot Act, Trace Act, and More Surveillance

Emergencies create the perfect excuse for government power to expand. Once established, these government powers never go away. On this ...
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Facial Recognition: Where it is, Where it’s Going and What Needs to be Done

In times of crisis and fear, government power always grows faster. And surveillance is one of the worst. In this ...
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Category: War Powers

Who Ends War under the Constitution? Iraq, Iran, AUMF Edition

On Thursday, the House passed an amendment to repeal the 2002 Iraq AUMF. The administration is vehemently opposed and will ...
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Thomas Jefferson vs the Barbary Pirates

Many people who support unconstitutional executive war powers like to claim that Thomas Jefferson took the same approach in the ...
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Refuting Lies: Iran, War and the Constitution

With the general public so wildly uninformed about the Constitution as ratified, coupled with a massive propaganda machine in support ...
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Category: Asset Forfeiture

The Constitution on the War on Drugs

Few programs have done such consistent and sweeping damage to the original, legal meaning of the Constitution as the so-called ...
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How Asset Forfeiture Drives the Police State

Civil asset forfeiture is legalized government stealing - it distorts law enforcement priorities and drives the national police state. Path ...
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Nullification News: 2A, Raw Milk, Forfeiture, Facial Recognition and more

It's nullification season! Michael Boldin reports on the latest efforts to reject, resist, undermine and nullify unconstitutional acts .Hear about ...
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Category: Nullification Movement

Status Report: End Asset Forfeiture in the States

Civil asset forfeiture is nothing more than legalized, institutionalized, government-sanctioned theft. But actions are being taken to stop it on ...
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