Virginia Declaration of Rights: The Legal Right to Alter or Abolish Government
By: Michael Boldin Ask around today and you’ll find most people treat rebellion like a relic – something you read about in school, never something you do. That wasn’t how ...
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War Powers: The True History of James Madison, the Constitution and the War of 1812
By: Mike Maharrey In the early years of the United States under the Constitution, James Madison made one of the most compelling constitutional arguments against unilateral presidential war powers. Through ...
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James Madison’s Speech that Set the Stage for the Bill of Rights
By: TJ Martinell On June 8 1789, the “Father of the Constitution” James Madison rose on the floor of Congress to propose a series of significant amendments, setting the stage ...
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Patrick Henry’s Virginia Resolves of 1765: Spark of the Revolution
By: Michael Boldin “Not bound to yield obedience.” That was no mere slogan. It was a warning – and a call to action printed across the colonies in 1765. The ...
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Government Attacks on Private Property
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano A recent Supreme Court oral argument about the liability of the FBI for invading and terrorizing the wrong home has brought to mind the dark and ...
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How Tyranny Parades as Law
By: Michael Boldin “Law is often but the tyrant’s will and always so when it violates the rights of an individual.” Thomas Jefferson warned us. The biggest crimes against liberty ...
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Virginia Association of 1769: A Step Toward Continental Unity
By: Mike Maharrey In May 1769, Virginia took a decisive step beyond carefully worded protests by launching an organized and strategic boycott against British goods. Led by George Washington and ...
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The Tea Act of 1773 Was a Test of Obedience
By: Michael Boldin On May 10, 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act. To the average observer, it seemed like a break. Cheaper tea. A financial rescue for ...
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Precedent: Letting Yesterday’s Crimes Justify Tomorrow’s Tyranny
By: Michael Boldin “One of the vilest systems that can be set up.” That’s how Thomas Paine described government by precedent – when government uses power not because it’s authorized, ...
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How Party Politics Destroys Independent Thought and Liberty
By: Michael Boldin “Nothing is more dangerous to the cause of truth and liberty than a party-spirit.” Noah Webster didn’t mince words. Over 200 years ago, he saw the warning ...
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