Tenth Amendment Remembered

...from Tenth Amendment Center Did you know there is a difference between immigration and naturalization under the Constitution? Michael Boldin October 31, 2018 at 05:40PM

...from Tenth Amendment Center The fact that CBD is going mainstream while the DEA says it's illegal proves the power of nullification. Mike Maharrey October 24, 2018 at 07:19PM

...from Tenth Amendment Center This blog is featured in the latest Tenther newsletter, which everyone in the nullification movement gets daily or weekly.  Be one of them  – and  Become a member here  to support the TAC. It’s that time of year again. We’ve started working on the 2018 edition of our annual State of the Nullification Movement Report. Tackling this 70-plus page report every year is a lot of work. But it’s also a good opportunity to take a step back, look at the big picture and reflect. It’s also a chance to pause and look ahead toward the year to come. Looking at the big picture is good for my psyche. During the legislative session, I tend to get very myopic. I focus on one bill and one task at a time. One day, I might be talking to a state representative about a bill addressing surveillance. The next day, I might find myself writing testimony for a hemp bill. The next day, the focus might shift to the Second Amendment. It’s almost impossible to k...

...from Tenth Amendment Center Democrats and Republicans have both pushed to advance and preserve big-government socialist programs, even though only one of those teams seems to admit it. On this episode of Good Morning Liberty, host Michael Boldin ( follow ) covers articles from Future of Freedom Foundation and the Mises Institute that take on the ignorance – and hypocrisy of it all. ALTERNATE SOURCES (links updated after processing): Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on Gab SHOW LINKS: Trump’s Unwitting Devotion to Socialism Few Dare Call it Socialism: Social Security and Medicare We do More than Half of America Gets More in Welfare than it Pays in Taxes Patrick Henry on Making America Great FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest Brave: Use Brave Browser for Privacy and Help Support TAC YouTube: https://www....

...from Tenth Amendment Center One of the more ludicrous claims about the Constitution is that fifty-five old white rich men just sort of “made it up.” There are two versions of this claim: One that it was put together out of whole cloth to serve their interests, and the other that it was revealed in a flash of divine light. This claim has been disseminated by people who should know better. For example, in 1972 a Montana state commission authored, and Montana State University published, a pamphlet to “educate” citizens and convention delegates about the supposed need for a new state constitution. To convince the reader to adopt the authors’ principles instead, the pamphlet asserted that “When the Founding Fathers of the United States . . . desired to write their ideas about government on paper, they found few guidelines.” In fact, the Constitution was the product of centuries of “guidelines.” In addition to classical writings on the subject, including those by Aristotle and Cicero...

...from Tenth Amendment Center Today is the 642nd day that the GOP has failed to repeal Obamacare, or gun control, or end mass, warrantless surveillance… But the feds haven’t failed to stop spying on you. It’s not just the NSA. From stingrays/cell site simulators, to license plate readers, drones and facial recognition, governments at every level are ramping up their surveillance – of everyone. On this episode of Tenther Tuesday, Michael Boldin and Mike Maharrey discuss some of the many – many – ways that government tracks and stalks you. WATCH ALTERNATE SOURCES  (links updated after processing): Watch on Bitchute Watch on YouTube Watch on Brighteon SHOW LINKS Butchering the Fourth Amendment Mass Surveillance Technologies Street Level Surveillance: A Guide to Law Enforcement Spying Technologies Local, State and Federal Law Enforcement Partnering to Create Massive Facial Recognition System How Federal Surveillance and “Parallel Construction” Undermine the Rule o...

...from Tenth Amendment Center Recently, I was having a discussion with a law professor who looks at matters from a historical perspective. While such law professors are not professional historians, many of them have adopted the historian’s perspective. During our discussion, one aspect of the dispute between historians and originalist law professors became crystal clear. When historians are making claims about the original meaning, they look at the matter, naturally enough, from a historian’s perspective. There will be several possibilities. The matter was discussed and there was a dominant opinion on it. The matter was discussed and there was no dominant opinion. Instead, there was a relatively even split of opinion on the matter. The matter was not discussed at all or rarely discussed. When confronted with these circumstances, the historian tends to view only case 1 as having an answer. The reason I think is straightforward: the historian is attempting to report the past a...

...from Tenth Amendment Center MADISON , Wisc. (Oct. 22, 2018) – A commercial hemp market is developing in Wisconsin despite federal prohibtion. In late 2017, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law legalizing hemp cultivation for research purposes only in compliance with federal law. Milwaukee NPR station WUWM  recently declared, “Law Change Creates Market for Hemp in Wisconsin.” Washington Farm Bureau director of government relations, Rob Richard, told the radio station that Wisconsin farmers quickly got hemp farming off the ground after the law went into effect. “We’ve had more interest and excitement in the first year of our program than any other state in the country. The fact that we had about 370 applications come in this spring with about 220 grower licenses that actually got approved and about 88 processor licenses got issued. There is a tremendous amount of excitement.” Former Milwaukee Alderman Mike McGee Junior and his business partner Maya Mays open...

...from Tenth Amendment Center We all know the U.S. government has a debt problem. This raises a couple of questions most people seem to be ignoring. Who’s going to finance all of this debt and what will it mean to the economy? The national debt increased by $1.27 trillion in fiscal 2018 . If you expected the pace of borrowing to slow in fiscal 2019, you’ll be disappointed. In just the first 11 business days of the new fiscal year, the US government added another $138 billion of debt to the total . That brings the total national debt to a staggering $21.654 trillion — or as  Wolf Street  put it “debt out the wazoo.” In order to finance this spiraling debt, the U.S. Treasury has to sell bond – lots of bonds. Earlier this year, the agency said it planned to auction off around $1.4 trillion in Treasuries in 2018 alone, and it expects that pace of borrowing to continue over the next several years. The U.S. government normally relies on three major players to b...

...from Tenth Amendment Center Unfortunately, thanks to the government’s ongoing efforts to build massive databases using emerging surveillance, DNA and biometrics technologies, Big Brother (and his corporate partners in crime) is getting even creepier and more invasive, intrusive and stalker-like. On this episode of Good Morning Liberty, host Michael Boldin ( follow ) discusses John Whitehead’s latest article. ALTERNATE SOURCES (links updated after processing): Watch on Bitchute SHOW LINKS: Creating a Suspect Society Biometric Surveillance Means Someone Is Always Watching U.S. agencies working on standard for seamless communication between biometric databases FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest Brave: Use Brave Browser for Privacy and Help Support TAC YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TenthAmendmentCenter Twitter:...

...from Tenth Amendment Center It’s that time of year again. We’ve started working on the 2018 edition of our annual State of the Nullification Movement Report. Tackling this 70-plus page report every year is a lot of work. But it’s also a good opportunity to take a step back, look at the big picture and reflect. It’s also a… Mike Maharrey October 22, 2018 at 08:57AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center President Donald Trump promises that he is “just a few weeks” from issuing regulations that would outlaw bump fire stocks. “We’re knocking out bump stocks,” Trump said at a White House news conference on October 1. “We’re in the final two or three weeks, and I’ll be able to write out bump stocks.” This Republican president’s promise to “write out” bump fire stocks sounds suspiciously like his Democratic predecessor’s claim to possess the power to use his phone and pen to make law. “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone,” Barack Obama proclaimed in 2014. “And I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions,” he added. This two-party, one policy situation is decades old. Regarding the presidential penchant for disarming the American people, I am reminded of a story I wrote in January 2014: “In an executive ‘Fact Sheet’ issued January 3 by the White House, the president purports to establish new guideli...

...from Tenth Amendment Center How do you destroy freedom? By turning a blind eye to government overreach. How do you protect it? By nipping it in the bud as soon as it happens – no matter who is doing it, or what the cause might be. That’s the advice from leading founders such as Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and John Adams. On this episode of Good Morning Liberty, host Michael Boldin ( follow ) talks about what they had to say.  ALTERNATE SOURCES (links updated after processing): Watch on Real.Video Watch on Bitchute UPCOMING EVENTS: Obsta principiis George Washington’s Farewell Warning Jefferson: Resolutions of 1798 Quote of the Day FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest Brave: Use Brave Browser for Privacy and Help Support TAC YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TenthAmendmentCenter Twitter: http://twitter....

...from Tenth Amendment Center This blog is featured in the latest Tenther newsletter, which everyone in the nullification movement gets daily or weekly.  Be one of them  – and  Become a member here  to support the TAC. Here at the TAC, we stand for “The Constitution: Every issue, every time. No exceptions, no excuses.” That position gets us the ire of partisan hacks all the time. It seems that establishment Democrats and Republicans alike are happy to point to the constitution as a tool to oppose the other team – but never to oppose their own. That approach is extremely dangerous for liberty. But that’s not our original opinion. We’re merely repeating the warning of many prominent Founders. That is, turning a blind eye to violations of the constitution because you like the results, or because your “team” is doing it is going to give really bad long-term results. I covered  George Washington’s warning  on this in a video last month. He said,...

...from Tenth Amendment Center Before the massive growth of our welfare state, private charity was the sole option for an individual or family facing insurmountable financial difficulties or other challenges. How do we know that? There is no history of Americans dying on the streets because they could not find food or basic medical assistance. Respecting the biblical commandment to honor thy father and mother, children took care of their elderly or infirm parents. Family members and the local church also helped those who had fallen on hard times. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, charities started playing a major role. In 1887, religious leaders founded the Charity Organization Society, which became the first United Way organization. In 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America started helping at-risk youths reach their full potential. In 1913, the American Cancer Society, dedicated to curing and eliminating cancer, was formed. With their millions of dollars, industri...

...from Tenth Amendment Center CBD has gone mainstream – and this is nullification in action. If there was ever any doubt, it completely vanished last month when Consumer Reports ran an article titled “ How to Shop for CBD .” You don’t get much more mainstream than Consumer Reports . Cannabidiol (CBD) is derived from cannabis – generally in the form of industrial hemp. It has proven effective in treating a number of medical conditions, including seizures, pain and anxiety. Articles touting CBD have appeared in the mainstream media. For instance,  the  Washington Post  called it “the new ‘it’ drug.” And a recent CNN article called CBD, “The latest ‘it’ ingredient to hit menus.” The report went on to tell us where we can get CBD infused food and drink “From a sleek, wellness compound in Miami to a Portland dive bar known for late-night hot dogs, here are the coolest spots to find CBD on the menu.” As Consumer Reports points out, people looking to buy CBD produc...

...from Tenth Amendment Center With federal spending and the national debt already at dangerously high levels, the Trump administration just posted another milestone: The biggest budget deficit since 2012. On this episode of Good Morning Liberty, host Michael Boldin ( follow ) talks about the ramifications of this crazy spending and Ron Paul’s warning that a huge meltdown is inevitable. ALTERNATE SOURCES (links updated after processing): Watch on Real.Video Watch on Bitchute UPCOMING EVENTS: Nov 4th Los Angeles Nov 10th Dallas SHOW LINKS Out of Control Government Worst in Seven Years Ron Paul Called it Another Meltdown on the Way? Quote of the Day FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest Brave: Use Brave Browser for Privacy and Help Support TAC YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TenthAmendmentCenter Twitter: http:/...