The states must stand up and say, “No! We will no longer sit back and allow you to push us around!” The post Not Everything is “Interstate Commerce” first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds The post What you can do right now for the Constitution and your Liberty first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
How the New Indefinite Detention Provisions can be used on Americans The post NDAA: Open Season for the Police State first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
Onward and upward - the Constitution and Liberty! The post 2011 Year in Review first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
We believe that while the path to the Constitution and your liberty might be a long, winding road – the cause is right and just The post Merry Christmas! first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
On December 15, 1791, the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution - known as the Bill of Rights - came into effect through the process of ratification by the States. The post Bill of Rights. FTW! first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
The principles enshrined in the Constitution do not change. If anything, today's more complex world cries out for the moral clarity provided by holding true to these principles from the Founding Fathers. The post Politicians Blow with the Wind. Principles are Timeless first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
The title says it all. So what's the answer? The post Peace and no Entangling Alliances: Did this View Make the Founders a Bunch of Quacks? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
this week, while I will certainly miss Sarah, the love of my life, who's visiting her family in St. Louis, and I will miss my own family which I'm unable to visit in Milwaukee, I know I have much to be thankful for. The post Happy Thanksgiving from the Tenth Amendment Center! first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
Not only have they utterly failed to uphold the constitution, it’s not really in their interest either. The post On Obamacare: Don’t Trust the Courts to Uphold the Constitution! first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
213 years ago, on November 10th, something really important happened.  In fact, it was so important that if there ARE going to be federal holidays at all, this should definitely be one.  But it’s not. The post Thomas Jefferson and Defiance to Tyrants: An Anniversary worth Celebrating first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center ....
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.†The post Small Things Grow Great by Concord first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away. The post Peace. first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
If we only wanted to talk and work with people who already had it right, we’d not only be idiots, but we’d be wasting our time. The post The Enemy of My Enemy… first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
Government in this country is nowhere close to what the founders created in the Constitution. It is nowhere close to what the people of the several states ratified and approved. The post News Flash: The Constitution is Dead first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
Like my parents used to tell my brother and I when we fought as children – “you’re both wrong†– it’s time for people who love liberty to do the same to democrats and republicans alike. The post “Winning” is Losing. For All of Us. first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
A challenge to republicans: give up the socialism, or stop pretending to oppose it. The post Don’t Let Republicans Fool You first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
Going to the federal government to fix problems created by the federal government doesn't work! The post Constitution Day is this Saturday! first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
Instead of interpreting the Constitution through the lens of a progressive “living breathing†framework, which quickly devolves into pragmatic justification for expanding powers, we must understand the Constitution through the eyes of its creators. The post How should we interpret the Constitution? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center ....
Barack Obama and other supporters of unlimited federal power would like us to believe that we can’t uncover the Constitution's original meaning. In essence, they’re telling us that we don’t have a Constitution at all. Rob Natelson’s new book, The Original Constitution, shows us that such a view is little more than….a crock. The post A Tavern in 1791 first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center ....
Regimists try to demonize the idea of nullification, as they attempt to demonize all ideas that undermine centralized power, but that is not scaring libertarians, Tea Party people, and other dissidents. Lew Rockwell interviews Tom Woods... The post How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center ....
What is the Tenth Amendment, and why should we care? Lew Rockwell interviews Michael Boldin The post States Revolt Against the Federal Government first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
Those who seek the protective hand of big brother pay a high price as they trust their quality of life to a largely self serving group of legislators. If the goal is a better quality of life, the solution is simple: more responsibility and less government involvement. The post The Great Lie of the Nanny State: Government Works first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center ....
In this podcast, Sheriff Richard Mack talks about how the sheriffs in this country are indeed the ultimate law authority in their respective jurisdictions, how the sheriff has the power and responsiblity to defend his citizens against all enemies - foreign and domestic, and more The post Sheriff Mack: The County Sheriff, America’s Last Hope first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center ....
In this podcast, you'll learn the history and the Constitutional basis for the principle of nullification - and how it's an essential part of the American tradition. The post Kirk Wood: Nullification, A Constitutional History first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
In this podcast, Kevin Gutzman talks about the Incorporation Doctrine and why liberty is best protected under the founders' vision of federalism. The post Kevin Gutzman: Freedom vs the Courts first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
In this podcast, you'll learn not only the original meaning of the general Welfare clause, but where it's gone, and why we need the limits it provides. The post Podcast: A Lesson on the General Welfare Clause first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center .
A recent article in the New York Times covered the growth of state-level resistance to a future national health care plan. For example, in 2010, voters in Arizona will have a chance to approve a state constitutional amendment that would effectively ban national health care in that state. Legislators in Florida and Michigan have already […] The post Getting the Supremacy Clause Wrong first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center ....
by Rob Natelson Effectively defending American federalism requires us to remember that federalism was not created by the states – nor was it created for state benefit. Federalism was fashioned by the American people – for the benefit of individuals and of the people as a whole. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, possibly the most eminent […] The post Getting the 10th Amendment Right first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center ....
by Josh Eboch Anyone who desires a constitutionally limited federal government should remember and celebrate that its limitations would necessarily cut both ways. Because if federal policy actually adhered to the letter of the Constitution, no single ideological camp could wield sufficient power to impose a set of beliefs on the entire country. Which was […] The post Federalism, Freedom and the Constitution first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center ....
