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Defend the Guard: A Constitutional Check on Unrestricted War Powers

April 11, 2025 Militia / State Bills / War / wAR pOWERS 0

By: Mike Maharrey   Presidential administrations come and go but the war machine churns relentlessly on. “Defend the Guard” legislation can throw a monkey wrench in its cogs. Defend the Guard ...

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The Real, Forgotten Enforcement Mechanism of the Constitution

By: Michael Boldin   “A refusal to cooperate with officers of the Union.” That was James Madison’s answer to federal overreach – a strategy rooted in the very principles that founded ...

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Who Decides? The Founders’ Forgotten System of Checks and Balances

By: Michael Boldin   “There is not a syllable in the constitution, that makes a decision of the judiciary – of its own force, and without regard to its correctness – ...

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Five Foundational Truths from James Otis, Jr.

February 26, 2025 American Revolution / James Otis 0

By: Michael Boldin   James Otis Jr. was one of the most important leaders of the American Revolution – yet today, he is almost completely forgotten. Years before the Declaration of ...

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Luther Martin vs. Landholder: Anti-Federalist Warnings on Consolidation and Tyranny

By: Mike Maharrey   In a heated war of words, Luther Martin responded to a series of essays penned by Oliver Ellsworth under the pseudonym Landholder, defending his colleague Elbridge Gerry against ...

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Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural: Timeless Blueprint for the Constitution

February 25, 2025 Uncategorized 0

By: Michael Boldin   Peace, freedom, the 10th Amendment, and the elimination of taxes: These are just a few of the principles Thomas Jefferson outlined in his first inaugural address. They weren’t mere ...

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Luther Martin’s Warning: The Constitution as a Threat to State Sovereignty

February 25, 2025 Uncategorized 0

By: Mike Maharrey   Luther Martin, a prominent Anti-Federalist, warned that the proposed Constitution would destroy state sovereignty by concentrating power in a centralized national government. One of the few opponents ...

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Federalism and the 10th Amendment: Tench Coxe Explains Delegated and Reserved Powers

By: Michael Boldin   “Independent of the control or interference of the federal government.” That’s how Tench Coxe described the vast majority of power under the Constitution – reserved to the ...

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How States Can Nullify to Enforce the Constitution

February 14, 2025 Civil War / Constitution / Politics 0

 by Peter Rykowski   The federal government — including the legislative, executive, and judicial branches — has for decades implemented and enforced unconstitutional and increasingly-socialist policies. These policies and programs have significantly ...

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