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The 10th Amendment: History, Purpose and Impact

The 10th Amendment: History, Purpose and Impact

 The Tenth Amendment The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the ...
The Supremacy Clause

The Supremacy Clause

 The Supremacy Clause This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and ...
Nullification

Nullification

Nullification Any act or set of acts which results in a particular federal law or program being rendered null and ...
The Commerce Clause

The Commerce Clause

 The Commerce Clause [The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and ...
Necessary and Proper Clause

Necessary and Proper Clause

 Necessary and Proper Clause [The Congress shall have Power] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for ...
General Welfare Clause

General Welfare Clause

 General Welfare Clause [The Congress shall have Power] To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the ...

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Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke: Another Forgotten Influence on Our Founding Fathers

Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke: Another Forgotten Influence on Our Founding Fathers

while Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke, may not be a household name in American history, his ideas were instrumental in shaping the philosophical underpinnings of the American Revolution and the ...
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The Founders and the Constitution: Gouverneur Morris

The Founders and the Constitution: Gouverneur Morris

Through his eloquence, Morris converted a mere legal instrument into one of the most memorable documents in the history of the world ...
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Thomas Paine's Return to America

Thomas Paine’s Return to America

Paine left France in a dejected state. Despite his drive to see France exude the same republican principles that America had, his vision was subverted on two major occasions ...
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A Republic. But They Didn't Keep it

A Republic. But They Didn’t Keep it

First of all, considering the fact that we live under the largest government in history, it should be obvious the Republic wasn’t kept. But there’s a lot more to the ...
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New Mexico "Emergency" Gun Ban a Violation of the Right of Self Defense

New Mexico “Emergency” Gun Ban a Violation of the Right of Self Defense

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lynn Lujan Grisham's "emergency" order banning the carrying of firearms in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County is a violation of the natural rights of the people, and ...
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The Founders and the Constitution: George Washington

The Founders and the Constitution: George Washington

Our first president also had to address some constitutional questions whose answers were unclear. But the fact that he provided answers doesn’t justify accusing him of usurpation ...

STATE OF THE NULLIFICATION MOVEMENT

Step-by-step. Inch-by-inch. Brick-by-brick. That’s how we build a strong foundation for the Constitution and liberty. This report tells the current story of our efforts.

We like to think of it as a prospectus, of sorts – an “investor’s guide” to our work here the Tenth Amendment Center.

From the Blog

  • Patrick Henry: Top Anti-Federalist Warnings
    by Michael Boldin on September 22, 2023 at 9:14 pm

    In a series of speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry laid out much of the anti-federalist case against ratification without amendments. The foundation underlying all his arguments was a […]

  • Thoughts on Moore v. United States
    by Michael D. Ramsey on September 21, 2023 at 9:20 pm

    The question presented in Moore is: “Whether the 16th Amendment authorizes Congress to tax unrealized sums without apportionment among the states.” Specifically in the Moore case, the question is whether […]

  • Submitting Our Way to Tyranny
    by Mike Maharrey on September 21, 2023 at 9:16 pm

    Submission is the fastest road to total tyranny. The post Submitting Our Way to Tyranny first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

  • Nullify the Fed
    by Michael Boldin on September 20, 2023 at 9:24 pm

    The federal reserve isn’t going to end itself. And congress isn’t going to cut off the engine that drives the biggest, most powerful government in the history of the world. It’s up to the states and the people to […]

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Streaming live Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30am Pacific, host Michael Boldin covers the latest news about the constitution and liberty – plus reports on nullification efforts to undermine and defeat federal programs without relying on the federal government to limit its own power.

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Thomas Jefferson: Foundation

I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that “all powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people”

James Madison: Few and Defined

The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite.

Theophilus Parsons: Usurpation

An act of usurpation is not law and any man may be justified in its resistance.

Patrick Henry: Primary Object

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, Sir, was then the primary object.

Mercy Otis Warren: Servitude

We have seen in all ages the many become the slaves of the few; preferring the wretched tranquillity of inglorious ease, they patiently yield to despotic masters, until awakened by multiplied wrongs to the feelings of human nature

Oliver Ellsworth: Void

If they make a law which the Constitution does not authorize, it is void.

Thomas Paine: War Taxes

Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, wars were raised to carry on taxes.

Samuel Adams: Taxation

The supreme power cannot Justly take from any man, any part of his property without his consent, in person or by his Representative.

St. George Tucker: Usurpation

Every extension of the administrative authority beyond its just constitutional limits, is absolutely an act of usurpation.

Rufus King: Judges

The judges must interpret the Laws, they ought not to be legislators.

Patrick Henry: Sword and Purse

Unless a miracle shall interpose, no nation ever did, nor ever can retain its liberty after the loss of the sword and the purse.

 

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