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Email Newsletter Become a Member ; Welcome to the Tenth Amendment Center! “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.” Articles Blog/News The Fight is Still On Give Monthly Latest Featured Articles The American Revolution Was a Constitutional Crisis At its core, the American Revolution was a constitutional crisis ... Read More A Perfect Storm "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink ... Read More How the Founders Responded to an Epidemic in the Nation’s Capital What did the Washington administration do in response? Nothing ... Read More The Incorporation Doctrine Broke the Constitutional System I think centralizing power is always a net loss for liberty. So did the founding generation. This is why the ... Read More More Featured Articles From the Blog Can Trump unilaterally call up the militia? by Brion McClanahan on June 5, 2020 at 7:37 pm My email box has been on fire in the last few days. Everyone is concerned about the current […] Top-5 Steps to Stop the Police State by Michael Boldin on June 5, 2020 at 5:08 pm What needs to be done – and none of them rely on the federal government, including its […] Border Patrol Drone Used to Spy on Minneapolis Protests by Mike Maharrey on June 4, 2020 at 3:32 pm MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (June 4, 2020) – United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) flew an […] Wyoming Commission Folds to Feds and Nixes Grizzly Bear Hunt by Mike Maharrey on June 4, 2020 at 3:02 pm CHYENNE, Wyo. (June 4, 2020) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission opted not to hold a […] More From the Blog STATE OF THE NULLIFICATION MOVEMENT READ THE REPORT Latest Videos Prev 1 of 123 Next Top-5 Steps to Stop the Police State What needs to be done - and none of them rely on the federal government, including its corrupt court system - to come and save us. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: June 5, 2020 JOIN TAC: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Show Archives: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/pathtoliberty/ Subscribe and Review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/path-to-liberty/id1440549211 We Were Warned: The Founders on Standing Armies Over and over and over - the Founders railed and warned against the dangers of standing armies. Even those who felt they were needed, still considered them dangerous to liberty, sought to limit their use and scope. Path to Liberty: June 3, 2020 JOIN TAC: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Show Archives: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/pathtoliberty/ Subscribe and Review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/path-to-liberty/id1440549211 Patrick Henry vs the Stamp Act On his 29th birthday - May 29, 1765 - Patrick Henry introduced a series of resolutions against the Stamp Act. In a speech the following day to encourage passage of the resolutions, Henry made his famous "If this be treason..." statement. A number of them passed, and even the ones the didn't were widely published and helped spark the resistance. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: May 29, 2020 JOIN TAC: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Show Archives: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/pathtoliberty/ Subscribe and Review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/path-to-liberty/id1440549211 2 Big Mistakes when Reading the Constitution Common, dangerous - and usually from friends to the Constitution and liberty. Path to Liberty: May 25, 2020 JOIN TAC: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Show Archives: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/pathtoliberty/ Subscribe and Review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/path-to-liberty/id1440549211 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 to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: May 22, 2020 JOIN TAC: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Show Archives: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/pathtoliberty/ Subscribe and Review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/path-to-liberty/id1440549211 The Founders and Property Rights It's sometimes suggested that the Founders did not consider property rights important because the term “property" was mentioned only once in the Constitution. But this view couldn't be more wrong. Path to Liberty: May 20, 2020 JOIN TAC: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Show Archives: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/pathtoliberty/ Subscribe and Review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/path-to-liberty/id1440549211 Prev 1 of 123 Next JOIN TAC, Support Liberty! Become a member CONSTITUTION 101 The 10th Amendment: History, Purpose and Impact The Tenth Amendment The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the ... Read More The Supremacy Clause The Supremacy Clause This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and ... Read More Nullification Nullification Any act or set of acts which results in a particular federal law or program being rendered null and ... Read More The Commerce Clause The Commerce Clause [The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and ... Read More Necessary and Proper Clause Necessary and Proper Clause [The Congress shall have Power] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for ... Read More General Welfare Clause General Welfare Clause [The Congress shall have Power] To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the ... Read More Thomas Jefferson: Foundation I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that “all powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people” James Madison: Few and Defined The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. Theophilus Parsons: Usurpation An act of usurpation is not law and any man may be justified in its resistance. Patrick Henry: Primary Object When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, Sir, was then the primary object. Mercy Otis Warren: Servitude We have seen in all ages the many become the slaves of the few; preferring the wretched tranquillity of inglorious ease, they patiently yield to despotic masters, until awakened by multiplied wrongs to the feelings of human nature Oliver Ellsworth: Void If they make a law which the Constitution does not authorize, it is void. Thomas Paine: War Taxes Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, wars were raised to carry on taxes. Samuel Adams: Taxation The supreme power cannot Justly take from any man, any part of his property without his consent, in person or by his Representative. St. George Tucker: Usurpation Every extension of ...