Sound Money Success: The Utah Case Study
Since 2011 - a combination of state laws and human action has built what is likely the most robust foundation for the advancement of gold and silver as money in the United States.
Path to Liberty: April 10, 2024
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A Fatal Error: A Single Step is a Step Too Far
Supporting one version of an unconstitutional government program over another - because it seems to be the “least offensive” option - is not only what leading founders called a “fatal error,” but it also sets a precedent for more of the same, and worse.
Path to Liberty: April 8, 2024
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Firearm Financial Privacy: Nullification Status Report
Originally implemented by the IRS - gun-control advocates want to use “Merchant Category Codes” to track purchases of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition. But the state-level 2nd Amendment Financial Privacy Act has shut those plans down - at least for now.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: April 5, 2024
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Case Study: Utah vs the Surveillance State
For more than a decade, starting in 2013, the Utah legislature has incrementally built some of the most robust privacy protections in the country with a step-by-step approach. Over that time, Utah chipped away at the surveillance state, passing at least eight separate laws limiting surveillance.
Path to Liberty: April 3, 2024
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3 Key Elements from the American Revolution for Successful Nullification Today
Responding to the Coercive Acts of 1774 - the “Intolerable Acts” - the old revolutionaries were organized, coordinated - and very strategic in their approach. We’d do well to learn what they considered essential elements for success.
Path to Liberty: April 1, 2024
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Did the Founders Ignore their own Warnings on Consolidation?
Consolidation - we were warned - would guarantee a destruction of liberty. But many founders seemed to believe they could pull off a “proper” or “partial” consolidation and not get a system or “unremitted despotism.”
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 29, 2024
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Bully Government Bullies Apple
In yet another example of the government rejecting founding principles by working to bring businesses under federal control, the DOJ and 16 state attorneys general accused Apple of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act, a “law” allowing the government to intervene against companies said to be acting "in restraint of trade or commerce."
Path to Liberty: March 27, 2024
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Force vs Freedom: Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer No. 6-7
Warning that some federalists were fakes - and really wanted a totally consolidated system, Federal Farmer makes the case that too few representatives, coupled with a lack of clarity over the bounds of power would lead to a system based on force rather than consent.
Path to Liberty: March 25, 2024
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The Gun Grabber Argument Against Defend the Guard
It’s a trap! - tacitly accepting a collectivist gun grabber view of the 2nd Amendment to oppose the Defend the Guard Act.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 22, 2024
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Constitution 101: Necessary and Proper Clause
One of the most abused and misused clauses of the Constitution - and also one of the most ambiguous, even at the time of the founding - the so-called “sweeping clause.”
Path to Liberty: March 20, 2024
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Hidden Gems: James Madison's Top-12 Quotes on the Constitution
Born March 16, 1751 - the “father of the Constitution” had plenty to say about the system he was so influential in creating - and how to enforce it when the government gets out of line.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 15, 2024
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Gold, Guns, CBDC and Prohibition: Nullification Movement News
Racking up more wins for the constitution and liberty - the latest news from the 10th Amendment and nullification movement in the states.
Path to Liberty: March 13, 2024
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A Real State of the Union: George Washington's First Annual Address
January 8, 1790: George Washington delivered the first message to Congress on the state of the Union. No pomp, no long partisan clapping. and the shortest ever recited by a president. The speech - especially in comparison to today’s - shows just how far modern presidents have strayed from the Constitution.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 8, 2024
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Top-5 Reasons for the Monster State
Understanding how things got so bad is the first step on the road to recovery, the path to liberty.
Path to Liberty: March 6, 2024
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"Freedom is the Prize" - Joseph Warren's Boston Massacre Day Oration v2
“Act worthy of yourselves.” In the face of a standing army occupier - and direct threats to his own life, the great Revolutionary war hero Dr. Joseph Warren urged the people to stand firm for liberty in the face of the mighty British Empire, “until tyranny is trodden under foot.”
Path to Liberty: March 4, 2024
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More Wins: Nullification Movement News
Big steps forward - with bills passing on sound money, privacy, the right to keep and bear arms, CBDCs and more.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 1, 2024
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"Mrs President," Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was a fierce advocate for independence, warned that power always grows, repeatedly pushed for the advancement of women, was an early opponent of slavery, a strong supporter of education - and an arms manufacturer too.
Path to Liberty: February 28, 2024
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Uncontrolled Despotism: Mercy Otis Warren on the Constitution
In her widely-read and influential anti-federalist essay, Mercy Otis Warren warned that the Constitution would abandon the principles of the American Revolution and facilitate consolidation of the states under a powerful national government. In other words, it would lead to unlimited centralized power – similar to the system the colonists had fought to leave.
Path to Liberty: February 26, 2024
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CNN Propaganda: Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act
On the recently-passed Utah “Constitutional Sovereignty Act,” the fear-mongering, lies and disinformation are bad - even for CNN standards.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: February 23, 2024
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Tyranny 101: How the Federal Reserve Powers the Monster State
The central bank is the engine that powers the largest government in history. And things won’t change until people are “generally and radically instructed” as to the cause and consequences.
Path to Liberty: February 21, 2024
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The Perils of Centralization: Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer No. 2-3
The Federal Farmer lays out a laundry list of reasons why the system under the constitution “will have a strong tendency to aristocracy, or the government of the few.” And it would ultimately result in a consolidated government ruling by “fear and force.”
Path to Liberty: February 19, 2024
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Asset Forfeiture is Theft: Another Supreme Court Fail
Many people believe the Supreme Court “ended asset forfeiture” with its 2019 opinion in Timbs v. Indiana. That’s not only false, but the story shows how a federal court strategy can be a waste of resources - or even make things worse.
Path to Liberty: February 14, 2024
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Constitution 101: Enforcement Mechanism
Yes, there actually is an enforcement mechanism to keep the federal government within the bounds of the constitution. But it has nothing to do with trying to convince the feds to limit their own power.
Path to Liberty: February 12, 2024
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Beware of Tyrants: Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer No. 1
In the first of his 18 anti-federalist letters, the Federal Farmer warned against adopting a new system hastily out of fear, which has always “been the custom of tyrants and their dependents.” Instead, he urged caution - and a deeper look at what might lead to total consolidation and a destruction of liberty.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: February 9, 2024
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