“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.”
For many leading founders – from Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Adams – one amendment was not only the “foundation of the constitution,” but also “the Palladium of the private, and personal rights of the Citizens.” Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: October...
Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Dr. Benjamin Church’s Massacre Day Oration in 1773. A leader with the Sons of Liberty – and the first Surgeon General – urged the people to respond to the bloodshed of 1770 with “manly rage; against the foul...
Born Jan 23, 1737 – John Hancock was one of the most influential and important Revolutionaries, from the Stamp and Townshend Acts, through the Boston Massacre and the War for Independence. But he was also one of the leading advocates of what became the 10th...
No, the people have the final say over government. In other words, the people are sovereign. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) For More Information 10th Amendment Essentials: Sovereignty and Resistance...
That’s how the founders responded to the British in 1775. 2 months after Lexington and concord – and the shot heard round the world – General Thomas Gage made an offer he thought the revolutionaries couldn’t refuse. View this post on Instagram A post...