“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Government-run schools never teach that states have the power to stop federal programs simply by refusing to implement or enforce them. James Madison gave us the blueprint, and the supreme court has repeatedly upheld it as the anti-commandeering doctrine for over 180...
The Constitution can’t enforce itself. It never could – and never will. That’s because mere words on paper – what many founders called “parchment barriers” – don’t actually stop government people from doing what they want. Path to Liberty, Fast...
Imagine a United States where a national government holds almost absolute power over the states, with the authority to veto any state law and even send in troops to enforce its will. This was the audacious vision of James Madison, the man we know as the “Father...
But this isn’t just about your right to own physical things. Property rights are ultimately about self-ownership. Our most valuable property is in ourselves – our bodies, our thoughts, our opinions, our labor, and our peaceful actions. “The right of property is...
The national debt is a national curse. That’s how James Madison described it. And we are certainly cursed – to the tune of $34.5 trillion and growing. We should have listened to the founders’ warnings. @tenthamendmentcenter The National Debt is a...