Crossing Political Boundaries for Liberty

Bryce Shonka, deputy director for the Tenth Amendment Center, speaks at the Nullify Now! tour stop in Phoenix, AZ on January 29, 2011.

CLICK HERE – for future tour locations and tickets

The roadmap of nullification doesn’t require the establishment, and that’s the beauty of it…

We the people are the ones who are the ultimate guardians of liberty in this republic. And no pundits, no elected officials, and no president is going to do that for you…

The things that divide us are really not nearly as important as the looming threat of an out-of-control federal government.

Unless you’re a federal bureaucrat, we’re on the same team.

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Melt Esquibel
Melt Esquibel

Citizens of Idaho can assist anyone with the original copyrighted Ninth Amendment Proclamation. Go to www.citizensofidaho.com or email melt@citizensofidaho.com

Sue
Sue

Big government , which is now a corporation, and its media voices are totally owned and manipulated by hugely wealthy corporations which are now "human-beings" who legally enjoy the privileges but none of the responsibilities we flesh and blood beings once (thought we) enjoyed as American citizens. Our new "human" brothers will not only continue to "legally" corrupt our monetary system but also our elections via purchasing those elections thus the indebted votes to pass laws in their favor over those representing the will of the people. This will continue tas they, and only they, can afford to hire very well paid lobbyists who will keep the funds pouring into their "corporate welfare" coffers. Corporate welfare will never be "on the table" for cuts as a result. How is this accomplished right under our noses? By lulling the dumbed down citizenry into chasing after fake demons created by them to distract and divide. What a clever scheme! Welcome to the plutocracy!!

idsoverign
idsoverign

this is all a magnificent group of people and i know their heart is in the right place, im 100% behind the oath keepers, the freedom fighters and patriots alike, BUT there is ONE HUGE MISTAKE they all make that hinders any forward REAL progress twards a free society, STANDING. the 14th amendment to the constitution put ALL of us into a DEBTOR position in a bankruptcy. we were instantly made "employees" to a private corporation known as THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. all verifiable. in this position it took our freedom to do anything as 'we the people'. we became "residents" and "citizens" and not Owners or the People. without lawful standing these groups of brave people are like McDonalds cashiers trying to demand from and overthrow the district managers and say that the franchise president has no birth certificate. make a little more sense? A proper 9th amendment proclamation is all it takes to inhabit your DOMICILE of choice, the de jure, constitutional republic, and remove yourself from being a "citizen" of the corporation and than you have standing to lawfully and peacefully tell the oppressive congress to go kick cans!! just my oppinion. god bless and many free years to everyone!!

MichaelBoldin
MichaelBoldin

legal gibberish has nothing to do with practical reality...

David J. Sanchez
David J. Sanchez

I am impressed with the people involved in this group such as Mr. Woods and the ex Governor of the State of New Mexico Mr. Gary Johnson, citizens who understand and believe in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States of America as visioned by the Founder's which stated that those Rights not granted to the Federal Government are assumed by the people of the States. Too many agencies and yes, even czar position that have been invented by the Presidents of both political parties and are totally unconstitutional acts and need to be brought to a halt from this point in time on. We need to remain ever vigilant from this time in history and on as our Founder's have stated from the very beginning of the inception of this the greatest country ever conceived by mankind. Sincerely, Dave Sanchez.

john
john

The PEOPLE are the highest authority in the land. It is WE THE PEOPLE that expresssed themselves against England and every other tyrancy that has challenged our nation. Big government has become the greatest enemy of the people. This battle against tyrany must be prosecuted with all dispatch. Our weapons are two fold. FIRST, a firm and abiding, obedient belief in Almighty God. SECONDLY the ballot. We still can "vote the bums out". This is a battle that we can all join in and win. The key to victory is educating the people in the knowledge of God, and in how our government came to be and how it is to continue, Constitutionally. POWER TO THE PEOPLE is not a communist slogan only, it is a statement of American exceptionalism. PRAY FOR AMERICA............. PLEASE!

Guy Garofano
Guy Garofano

One concern I have is that many of the people who are for nullification also want to slash the size of state government and taxes. I want those things too - but if we are going to say no to billions of dollars of Federal aid, and take over responsibility for many things that the Feds handle now don't we have to consider the possibility that state & local governments may have to expand and may need more revenue?

MichaelBoldin
MichaelBoldin

There are some people who want BIG government, and things like socialized health care. Massachusetts, for example.

Just keep it on a state level and some states will have massive government structures and others will have almost none.

There should be no concern there - that IS how it is supposed to work.

Andy A
Andy A

So how do we nullify the patriot act?

MichaelBoldin
MichaelBoldin

That is a very important one to address. The Bill of Rights Defense Committe - BORDC.org has the first step for the last few years, with local resolutions condemning the act.

The next step is to get states to consider legislation to declare the act null and void in the state.

Bowmanave
Bowmanave

"Classic liberal" is nothing like what contemporary liberalism has become, they're pretty much polar opposites. I hope more people realize this and become more careful in their distinctions and labeling of others.

Bowmanave
Bowmanave

"Classic liberal" is nothing like what contemporary liberalism has become, they're pretty much polar opposites. I hope more people realize this and become more careful in their distinctions and labeling of others. 

moberndorf
moberndorf

With each passing day, it becomes clearer and clearer that Congress will no longer listen to the people it is supposed to represent. The States MUST take back their rightful authority or we will be slaves in a totalitarian fascist state, from which escape will be difficult, if not impossible. and as the man in the video rightly pointed out, WE are the States, and it is OUR responsibility to undo the damage our years of neglect have allowed to be done.

Sapient
Sapient

Good speech....one problem.

There are a MYRIAD of our own citizens that do NOT believe some decisions should be left close to home and especially not to individuals--for them, their issue is to great and justifies force if necessary.

The particular decision depends on the interest...but it boils down the same....someone else should make decisions about cars, food, property, environment, light-bulbs, energy, etc. and for our own good should force us to abide by it...elitism from top to bottom, but elitism none the less.

Put enough of those special interest groups together, with a congressman, government agency and union representing each interest, and together you have the encroaching tyranny we have today.

Like being eaten by ants.

MJ Raichyk
MJ Raichyk

http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/02/07/cr...

Agreed, with one rather crucial point to realize. Some of those special interest groups, are ones that we supported when it was them against the government. In order to prosper, they have fought hard to get acceptance and a place at the table in decision making. But also a place at the trough when the tax monies are doled out.

So now we have to go back to those groups we supported against the forces of tyranny then and tell them that they now have to learn to live without that dole from the out-of-control federal government so there will be some difficult decisions and reorganizing to complete.

AND I'd also point out that a lot of the out-of-control government that we experience is LOCAL/STATE in the form of regulatory local groups like zoning gestapo and health department dictator-wanna-bes who have gotten onto the dole from federal monies and are enlarging their own control and access to police forces.

In Ohio, the state legislators have just changed the law to insist that the local health districts cannot take you to court over something their sanitarian has gone overboard on. There are now clearly defined limits on what is the dictator's and rogues in government usual label for removing your respect in the community, charging (guilty on charging, not proven) you as a 'nuisance' in the public health realm when even your own use of EPA lab tests are ignored.

The local authorities in Brown County however are ignoring those state laws yet claiming they are enforcing the 'law' so we shall see if the courts will abdicate their ability to open the law book and READ THE LAW as it has come into force as of September 17th 2010. Then the rogues in the local government claiming to have 'federal monies' to 'fix' things the way the rogue wants will be denied their sick pleasures.

As citizens we have to back away from the handouts that we as a community are promised will solve our -- or our neighbors' -- difficulties and look where the money is coming from that is enabling those forces that impose unjust and frequently nonsensical rules on how we should live. Rejecting those offers is needed to undo their powers, just as surely as it is crucial to use Jury Powers to nullify their prosecutions in the courtrooms, local is where we have this power to shut down the tentacles of the 'monster'.

exchanger
exchanger

I spent election day on the campus of UNC handing out voter cards for BJ Lawson. The liberal/dems there were middle aged and I spoke to them about decentralizing power from DC and they shook my hand at the end of the day.

exchanger
exchanger

I spent election day on the campus of UNC handing out voter cards for BJ Lawson. The liberal/dems there were middle aged and I spoke to them about decentralizing power from DC and they shook my hand at the end of the day.

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