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...from Tenth Amendment Center COLUMBIA , S.C. (Nov. 22, 2019) – A bill prefiled in the South Carolina House would make gold and silver coins legal tender in the state. Passage of this bill would take a step toward creating currency competition in South Carolina and undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Rep. Stewart Jones filed House Bill 4678 ( H.4678 ) on Nov. 20. Under the proposed law, “gold and silver coins minted foreign or domestic shall be legal tender in the State of South Carolina under the laws of this State. No person or other entity may compel another person or other entity to tender or accept gold or silver coin unless agreed upon by the parties.” Practically speaking, this would allow South Carolina residents to use gold or silver coins to pay taxes and other debts owed to the state. In effect, it would put gold and silver on the same footing as Federal Reserve notes. The phrase, “unless agreed upon by the parties” has important legal ramifications. Th...

...from Tenth Amendment Center Outspoken and famous for writing “The Crisis,” “Common Sense,” and “The Rights of Man,” Thomas Paine had some choice words about war that people would do well to read and heed today. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: November 22, 2019 PODCAST VERSION Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Subscribe and Review on iTunes Thomas Paine on War and Empire James Madison: Political Observations The American Crisis December 1776 Rights of Man ALTERNATE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Brighteon Watch on Bitchute Watch on Bittubers Watch on Twitch.tv Watch on Periscope Watch on DLive Watch on IGTV Watch on LinkedIn 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.youtu...

...from Tenth Amendment Center “Your papers, please.” What image just came into your head? Something straight out of  Casablanca ? A jack-booted, uniform-clad, Nazi stopping someone on the street? Well, a similar scene is about to be played out in the airports of the United States of America. What will bring this dystopian drama to life? REAL ID. The Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice to all travelers that “beginning October 1, 2020 not only must all states be issuing Real ID-compliant licenses or IDs, but individuals must also have visited their state’s driver’s licensing agency and obtained a REAL ID compliant card, or acceptable alternative such as a U.S. passport, if they wish to fly on commercial aircrafts or access federal facilities.” What happens on that fateful date of October 1, 2020? Again, from DHS: Federal agencies, including DHS and TSA, may only accept state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards as identification for purposes of...

...from Tenth Amendment Center PHOENIX , Ariz. (Nov. 21, 2019) – A bill prefiled in the Arizona House would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking a person’s property without a criminal conviction in most situations. The proposed legislation would build on important reforms signed into law in 2017. Rep. John Fillmore (R-Apache Junction) prefiled House Bill 2032 ( HB2032 ) on Nov. 19. Under the proposed law, Arizona prosecutors would not be able to proceed with the asset forfeiture process without a criminal conviction. An  AZCIR  analysis in 2017 found that Arizona agencies seized nearly $200 million in property between 2011 and 2015 from people who may never have been charged or convicted of a crime. In 2017, Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill into law that enacted modest reforms to the state’s forfeiture laws and closed a loophole that enabled prosecutors to circumvent state laws by passing cases off to the feds. HB2032 would build ...

...from Tenth Amendment Center MONTGOMERY , Ala. (Nov. 21, 2019) A “Constitutional Carry” bill filed for the 2020 legislative session would make it legal for Alabama residents to carry a firearm without a license in the state, fostering an environment hostile to federal gun control. Sen. Gerald Allen (R- Tuscaloosa) prefiled Senate Bill 1 ( SB1 ) on Oct. 1. Alabama state law currently allows residents 19 or older to apply for permits at the county level. Under the proposed law, anyone who is legally allowed to own a gun could carry it concealed without a state-issued license. However, gun owners would still be restricted from bringing weapons to certain places already prohibited by state and federal law. Alabama residents would still be able to acquire a concealed carry permit in order to carry in states that maintain CCDW reciprocity with Alabama. If approved by the state legislature and signed into law, the change would take effect three months later. EFFECT ON FEDERAL GUN CON...

...from Tenth Amendment Center COLUMBIA , S.C. (Nov. 21, 2019) – A bill prefiled in the South Carolina House would prohibit unconstitutional foreign deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would effectively restore the founders’ framework for a state-federal balance with the state militia. Rep. Stewart Jones (R-Laurens) filed House Bill 4728 ( H.4728 ) on Nov. 20. The legislation would prohibit placing South Carolina National Guard troops under federal control unless the governor determines they are being deployed in a manner consistent with the U.S. Constitution. The bill reads in part: Notwithstanding another provision of law, upon completion of the legal review required pursuant to this article, the Governor immediately shall withhold, withdraw, or revoke, or cause to be withheld, withdrawn, or revoked all state approvals, authorizations, or orders relating to the call, transfer, or placement of the South Carolina National Guard, or any of its subord...

...from Tenth Amendment Center U.S. Attorney General William Barr was in Memphis last Wednesday to announce the launch  of a new federal gun control program, Project Guardian. The AG promises to enforce federal gun regulations “with a vengeance.” As President Trump is facing mostly manufactured charges of committing impeachable offenses, his attorney general is committing actual offenses against the Constitution, namely infringing on the right of the people to keep and bear arms, as protected by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “I have long believed that the first duty of government is to protect the safety of our citizens,” Barr told the press gathered to cover the kick-off of the gun buying crackdown. Actually, Mr. Barr, the federal government was NOT given the power by the states to protect the citizens of those states. The scope of federal authority was very succinctly explained by James Madison in Federalist 45: The powers delegated by the proposed Const...