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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

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

The latest from the 10th Amendment Movement: Second Amendment Preservation Act, Defend the Guard, Rejecting CBDC, Financial privacy - and more. Path to Liberty: February 7, 2024

Taxation without representation, standing armies, suspending legislatures, and so much more - these were all symptoms of a much greater, underlying issue - the British claim of power over the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.” Path to Liberty: February 5, 2024

Supporters of unilateral executive war powers want you to believe that kind of power is ok - because George Washington engaged in war without getting authorization from congress. They’re either ignorant, or lying - or both. Path to Liberty: February 2, 2024

Lysander Spooner was right. “To say that an unconstitutional law must be obeyed until it is repealed, is saying that an unconstitutional law is just as obligatory as a constitutional one,” giving to the government unlimited power.

While most people think of the word “invasion” in one context only, the Founders also used it in a way that’s almost completely ignored today. Path to Liberty: January 31, 2024

The federal government will never limit its own power. That’s why the founders told us that it’s ultimately up to us to get the job done, whether the feds like it - or not.

One of the most twisted and abused clauses of the Constitution - most people get it almost totally backwards. Path to Liberty: January 29, 2024

The “Father of the Constitution” had a view on delegated and reserved powers over immigration that’s far different than almost everyone today. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: January 26, 2024

One of George Mason’s leading objections to ratification was the structure of the federal judiciary. Thomas Jefferson signaled that he liked it at first, but in the years to follow, considered it the leading engine of consolidation, and the destruction of the constitution. Path to Liberty: January 24, 2024

The feds aren’t going to limit their own power, so it’s up to the people and the states to get the job done. The latest update from the nullification movement with reports on the 2nd Amendment, financial surveillance, asset forfeiture, defend the guard, sound money, and more. Path to Liberty: January 22, 2024

Yes, it’s true. The founders and old revolutionaries were by no means anarchists. But most people today don’t realize how radical some of their views were - for the time - and for today. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: January 19, 2024

Born on January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was world famous for his many contributions and accomplishments in various fields. He is widely remembered for his witty and wise quotes, but his legacy also includes essential insights on government, power, liberty and more. Path to Liberty: Jan 17, 2024

Both left and right have been more than happy to perpetuate a huge lie in order to justify unilateral executive war powers never delegated to the president in the Constitution. They do this by telling a false story of how Thomas Jefferson responded to the Barbary Pirates in 1801. Learn what really happened with a timeline of events. Path to Liberty: January 15, 2024

There is "nothing more dangerous to the cause of truth and liberty than a party-spirit." Yet, today, most people approach most issues through a party-first mentality. That has to stop for liberty to grow. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: January 12, 2024

To a vast majority of the founding generation, standing armies were extremely dangerous, “the bane of liberty.” The best way to prevent them? Render them unnecessary. Path to Liberty: January 10, 2024

The federal reserve is not going to end itself. And Congress will never cut off its money printer. It’s going to take big steps by the states - and human action by the people themselves - to put the central bank where it belongs, in the dustbin of history. Path to Liberty: January 8, 2024

We’ve been told a lot of lies, but few have caused more damage to liberty than the one about how we’re supposed to respond to unconstitutional federal acts - usurpations of power. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: January 5, 2024

The founders and old revolutionaries left us a ton of advice and strategy on how to keep government in check. It won’t be quick or easy, but as Thomas Paine put it in Common Sense, “We have it in our power to begin the world over again” Path to Liberty: January 3, 2024

During the ratification debates, Federalists repeatedly warned that adding a bill of rights would be unnecessary - and even dangerous. Learn what they had to say - where they made good points - and missed the mark too. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: December 15, 2023

Nullification Season 2024 starts now. Following the advice and strategy of the Founders, the people and the states can take action to reject, resist and nullify all unconstitutional federal acts. Path to Liberty: December 13, 2023

When Founders like Madison, Jefferson, Sherman, Iredell and others told us to use non-compliance and other forms of resistance to keep government in check - they were following the same blueprint that was used in the American Revolution. Path to Liberty: December 11, 2023

A lot of people - even friends of liberty - want you to believe that the federal government has always been so powerful that acts of resistance by the people and the states will just be mercilessly crushed by central power. But this is pure propaganda. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: December 8, 2023

A patriot and a hero to the American Revolutionaries, Algernon Sidney was seen as a martyr for liberty for writing, but not even publishing, words based on natural rights the crown felt were a threat to its hold on power. Path to Liberty: December 6, 2023