Misapplying the Supremacy Clause
The Preamble to the Constitution: What It Tells Us and What It Doesn’t
While the preamble does not tell us anything about the extent of government power, it does reveal to us where that power comes from.
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The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Nullification
Any act or set of acts which renders a law null, void or just unenforceable.
Education & Activism
You’ll find plenty to read, watch, and listen to on this website. This is our educational component. But we’re not just here for discussion, we’re here for action. We work to effectuate the principles we believe in, and have a long term strategy to do so.
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Standing for the Constitution and Liberty!
Thank you for stopping by the Tenth Amendment Center, the nation’s leading source for constitutional education and nullification activism. While the establishment left and right continue to expand federal power, our goal is straightforward. The Constitution: Every issue, every time. No exceptions, no excuses.
TAC works towards this goal in two ways: education and activism. We seek to teach people about the original meaning of the Constitution. And, we lead powerful grassroots coalitions to use nullification as a means to block federal overreach.
Federal Overreach and American Foreign Policy Go Hand-In-Hand
The key is and always has been nullification.
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Madison, Parsons, Jefferson: States as a Check on Federal Power
The following post is excerpted from the script for Nullify: Season 1. Watch all the videos from this series at this link – and Become a member here to support the TAC. JAMES MADISON When ratification of the Constitution was still up in the air, James Madison and others wrote a series of papers about how…
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They’re Spying on Everyone
The now public rebuke of the NSA by the FISC is extraordinary, but it is also a farce. The FISC is virtually owned by the NSA.
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James Madison did not Reject Nullification
Madison never opposed nullification, only its misuse and misapplication. He was opposed to a specific process created by South Carolina, not the underlying principles.
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This Week in History: The Philadelphia Convention Begins
On May 14, 1787, delegates from the several states convened in Philadelphia, forming a convention with the initial aim of proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation.
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Constitutional Ignorance Led to a Tyranny of the Majority
Americans know too little about our Constitution to maintain the freedoms it was designed to protect.
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Misapplying the Supremacy Clause
It’s the federal government’s own problem that they’ve set up programs that rely on help from states to implement.
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Charlottesville: Blame the Incorporation Doctrine
Centralization of power seldom ends well, as Charlottesville vividly illustrates in retrospect.
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James Madison’s Blueprint
The “Father of the Constitution” taught us just what to do to effectively resist unconstitutional or unpopular federal acts. 4 steps you should take in your state today.
30 Enumerated Powers
The federal government is only authorized to exercise those powers delegated to it in the constitution…and nothing more.
The Rosa Parks Method
She taught us all how to deal with laws that are unconstitutional, immoral, or unjust. Saying no can change the world.
A Tenther Marketing Plan
Liberty efforts ultimately fail not because they reject establishment ideas, but because they continue to limit themselves to establishment-endorsed tactics.
Nullification in One Lesson
In order to best-understand what Nullification IS, you should first understand some things nullification is NOT.
It’s the People’s Right!
Effectively defending American federalism requires us to remember that federalism was not created by the states – nor was it created for state benefit.
