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They call it “just this once.” But that’s how it always begins. One unconstitutional act becomes a precedent – and suddenly, lawless power becomes routine. From Tacitus to Paine, Dickinson to Washington, history has screamed the warning: precedent is how tyranny becomes law. In this episode, we trace the oldest trick in the tyrant’s playbook – and why free people must resist it before it’s too late. Path to Liberty: April 25, 2025 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives James Otis, Jr – Freeborn American (27 Apr 1767) St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803) Thomas Paine – Rights of Man Part the Second (1792) John Dickinson – Broadside Against the Stamp act (1765) Algernon Sidney – Discourses Concerning Government (1680) Thomas Gordon – Works of Sallust (1744) Niccolo Machiavelli – Discourses on Livy (1531) John Locke – Two Treatises of Civil Government (1698) George Washington – Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796) Tacitus – Annals, Book 11, Chapter 24 (AD 115-117) John Dickinson – Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania No VI (1767) Dickinson – Letter VII Dickinson Letter IX Dickinson Letter XI Thomas Paine – Rights of Man Part the Second (1792) MORE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee Watch on X Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on LinkedIn Watch on TikTok Watch on Spotify FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest The post Are You Falling for the Oldest Trick in Tyranny’s Playbook? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

The Founders didn’t just fight tyranny – they defined exactly what it was: arbitrary power. In this episode, we dig into how they viewed it, why they saw it as the ultimate threat to liberty, and how it shaped everything from the Declaration of Independence to the creation of written constitutions. Drawing from Otis, Adams, Jefferson, Locke, and more, we break down the core principle behind the American Revolution – and why every step beyond the Constitution isn’t just wrong – it’s a lawless recipe for disaster. Path to Liberty: April 23, 2025 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives James Otis, Jr – Vindication of the Conduct of the House of Representatives of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay (1762) Harry Lee – Virginia Ratifying Convention (9 June 1788) Jowett’s 1885 Translation of Aristotle – The Politics, Book V (4th century BC) John Locke – Two Treatises of Civil Government (1689) James Otis Jr – Speech Against the Writs of Assistance (24 Feb 1761) John Adams – Letter to William Tudor, Sr (29 Mar 1817) Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress (14 Oct 1774) John Jay – Address to the People of Great Britain (21 Oct 1774) Joseph Warren – Massacre Day Oration (6 Mar 1775) Samuel Adams – The Rights of the Colonists (20 Nov 1772) Declaration of Independence (1776) Thomas Jefferson – “Original Rough Draft” (11 June – 4 July 1776) Thomas Paine – The Crisis No. III (25 Apr 1777) John Dickinson – Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania No. XI (1767) James Harrington – The Commonwealth of Oceana (1656) Samuel Adams, James Otis, Jr. – Massachusetts Circular Letter (11 Feb 1768) St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803) Thomas Jefferson – Opinion on the Constitutionality of the National Bank (15 Feb 1791) Luther Martin – Genuine Information (28 Dec 1787) MORE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee Watch on X Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on LinkedIn Watch on TikTok Watch on Spotify FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest The post The Founders’ Warning: Why THIS Power Spells Tyranny! first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

They want you to think the War for Independence was about taxes. The truth? The fighting started with gun control. On April 19, 1775 – at Lexington and Concord – the patriots fought back against long-standing usurpations of power, now being enforced through an aggressive British disarmament campaign. This is the story they never teach in government-run schools. Path to Liberty: April 18, 2025 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Maharrey – British Seizure of Gunpowder Leads to “Powder Alarm” Episode – It was Gun Control: The Powder Alarm and the Road to Independence TJ Martinell – How the British Gun Control Program Precipitated the American Revolution Episode – Blueprint for Liberty: The Suffolk Resolves of 1774 Maharrey – Massachusetts Provincial Congress Defies Parliament Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress (14 Oct 1774) Dave Kopel – How The British Gun Control Program Precipitated The American Revolution Order of the King, in Council (19 Oct 1774) Gen. Gage – Letter to Lord Dartmouth (15 Dec 1774) GunCite – N.H. Gazette and Historical Chron. (13 Jan 1775) The Joint Address of both Houses to the King on the Disturbances in North America (9 Feb 1775) Lord Dartmouth – Letter to Gen. Gage (27 Jan 1775) Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms (6 July 1775) MORE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee Watch on X Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on LinkedIn Watch on TikTok Watch on Spotify FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest The post IT WAS GUN CONTROL: Not Taxes. first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

More than a century before the 16th Amendment and the IRS, the Anti-Federalists warned that the Constitution’s taxing power would be used to bleed the people dry and consolidate power. Luther Martin, George Mason, Cato, and others saw it coming – unlimited taxation, oppressive enforcement, and economic subjugation. We ignored them. Now we live it. Path to Liberty: April 16, 2025 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Articles of Confederation Episode – Tax Battle! Henry vs Hamilton on the Requisition System Patrick Henry – Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention (7 June 1788) Boldin – Taxing Power: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings Luther Martin – Genuine Information VI (15 Jan 1788) Cato VI (13 Dec 1787) Elbridge Gerry – Letter to James Warren (18 Oct 1787) The Address and reasons of dissent of the minority of the convention, of the state of Pennsylvania (12 Dec 1787) George Mason – Virginia Ratifying Convention (3 June 1788) MORE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee Watch on X Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on LinkedIn Watch on TikTok Watch on Spotify FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest The post Taxation Will Bleed You Dry: Anti-Federalist Warnings Ignored first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

James Madison called it absurd to say Congress may do whatever it wants under the general Welfare clause. But that’s exactly how politicians treat it today – as a blank check for nearly unlimited power. In this episode, you’ll learn the original meaning of the clause, as understood when the Constitution was ratified. You’ll also hear warnings from Madison and Thomas Jefferson about what would happen if that meaning was ignored – and how their predictions match the government we live under today. Path to Liberty: April 9, 2025 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Constitution for the United States Rob Natelson – The General Welfare Clause and the Public Trust: An Essay in Original Understanding James Madison – Letter to James Robertson, Jr (20 Apr 1831) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Albert Gallatin (before 6 June 1817) James Madison – Federalist 41 (19 Jan 1788) Thomas Jefferson – Opinion on the Constitutionality of the National Bank (15 Feb 1791) James Madison – Speech in the House of Representatives (6 Feb 1792) James Madison – Letter to Edmund Pendleton (21 Jan 1792) James Madison – Speech on the Bank Bill (2 Feb 1791) MORE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee Watch on X Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on LinkedIn Watch on TikTok Watch on Spotify FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest The post General Welfare: You’ve Been Lied to. Here’s the Proof. first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

The Constitution draws a line between the powers of each branch of the federal government. Just like “legislating from the bench,” when Congress hands its lawmaking power to the executive, it’s not just bad policy – it’s unconstitutional. It breaks the separation of powers and leads down the road to total tyranny. In this episode, we dig into the forgotten cornerstone of the Constitution: the non-delegation doctrine. Path to Liberty: April 7, 2025 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Constitution for the United States James Madison – Federalist 45 (26 Jan 1788) Nick Szabo – Origins of the Non-Delegation Doctrine John Locke – Two Treatises of Civil Government (1689) St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803) James Wilson – State House Yard Speech (6 Oct 1787) Luke Wake – Taking Non-Delegation Doctrine Seriously Montesquieu – The Spirit of Laws, Vol. 1, Book XI Episode – Anti-Federalist vs Federalist CLASH: Montesquieu and Separation of Powers James Madison, Speech Introducing Proposed Constitutional Amendments (8 June 1789) Ilan Wurman – Non-Delegation at the Founding Michael Rappaport – A Judicially Manageable Nondelegation Doctrine Aaron Gordon = Non-delegation George Washington – Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796) MORE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee Watch on X Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on LinkedIn Watch on TikTok Watch on Spotify FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest The post TYRANNY: Legislating from the Bench is Bad – But THIS is Even Worse first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Over 200 years ago, Noah Webster warned that the greatest threat to truth and liberty wasn’t foreign enemies – it was something far worse, from within. In this episode, we explore his powerful, forgotten warning about human nature, blind loyalty, and the internal decay that has destroyed free nations throughout history. Path to Liberty: April 4, 2025 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Noah Webster – The Revolution in France (1794) George Washington – Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796) MORE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee Watch on X Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on LinkedIn Watch on TikTok Watch on Spotify FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest The post The Forgotten Warning That Predicted America’s Collapse first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

TREASON. INVASION. CONQUEST. The Founders didn’t see unconstitutional power as just bad policy – they saw it as a kind of war against the people. In this episode, we dig deep into forgotten principles from Locke, Sidney, Paine, and others who shaped the Revolution. Because when government violates the Constitution, it’s not just a mistake – it’s an attack on your liberty. Path to Liberty: April 2, 2025 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803) Thomas Paine – Rights of Man Part the Second (1792) Algernon Sidney – Discourses Concerning Government (1680) John Locke – Two Treatises (1689) Declaration of Independence (1776) John Jay – An Address to the People of the State of New-York on the Subject of the Constitution (12 Apr 1788) Benjamin Franklin – Philadelphia Convention (2 June 1787) Samuel Adams – Letter to Arthur Lee (4 Mar 1775) Thomas Gordon – Cato’s Letters No. 25 (15 Apr 1721) Cicero – Treatise on the Commonwealth (54 BC) Vattel – The Law of Nations (1758) Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui – The Principles of Natural and Politic Law (1747) Thomas Gordon – Cato’s Letters No. 33 (17 June 1721) Patrick Henry – Virginia Resolves (29 May 1765) MORE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee Watch on X Watch on Minds Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on LinkedIn Watch on TikTok Watch on Spotify FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest The post TREASON: The Untold Truth about Unconstitutional Power first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Defending ocean trade routes doesn’t require shredding the Constitution. When French warships were seizing hundreds of American vessels, President John Adams didn’t panic. He followed the Constitution – deferred to Congress over a dozen times – and still got the job done. In this episode, learn the forgotten – and completely ignored – history behind war powers and the Constitution, and how it all played out in the so-called Quasi-War with France. Path to Liberty: March 28, 2025 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Maharrey – War Powers: The True History of John Adams and the Quasi-War with France John Adams – Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Relations with France (16 May 1797) John Jay – Charge to the Grand Jury, the Circuit Court for the District of Virginia (22 May 1793) An Act to prevent citizens of the United States from Privateering against nations to amity with, or against citizens of the United States (14 June 1797) An Act providing a Naval Armament (1 July 1797) John Adams – First Annual Address to Congress (22 Nov 1797) John Adams – Special Message to Congress (19 Mar 1798) An Act to establish an Executive department, to be denominated the Department of the Navy (30 Apr 1798) James McHenry – Letter to Alexander Hamilton (12 May 1798) Alexander Hamilton – Letter to James McHenry (17 May 1798) James McHenry – Letter to John Adams (18 May 1798) An Act to declare the treaties heretofore concluded with France, no longer obligatory on the United States (7 July 1798) An Act further to protect the Commerce of the United States (9 July 1798) An Act vesting the power of retaliation, in certain cases, in the President of the United States (3 Mar 1799) An Act further to suspend the commercial intercourse between the United States and France, and the dependence thereof (27 Feb 1800) An Act to continue in force “An act to authorize the defence of the merchant vessels of the United States against French depredations” (22 Apr 1800) John Adams – Letter to John Marshall (4 Sept 1800) Bas v Tingy (1800) MORE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee Watch on X Watch on Minds Watch on Facebook Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on LinkedIn Watch on TikTok Watch on Spotify FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest The post How to Protect Shipping Routes without Shredding the Constitution first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

“An unconstitutional judicial decision is no more binding than an unconstitutional legislative act.” With that one line, Lysander Spooner demolished the dangerous myth of judicial supremacy – the idea that a court’s opinion becomes law simply because judges say so. In this episode, we break down Spooner’s powerful insights and warnings, echoing the words of many Founders who’ve been long forgotten today. The truth is simple and radical: the Constitution is the supreme law of the land – not the opinions of unelected judges. Judicial supremacy isn’t just unconstitutional. It’s tyranny. Path to Liberty: March 24, 2025 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Lysander Spooner – A Defence for Fugitive Slaves (1850) Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 78 (28 May 1788) James Madison – Report of 1800 (7 Jan 1800) St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803) John Marshall – Marbury v Madison (1803) Episode – Marbury v. Madison Exposed: The Shocking Truth Behind Judicial Review Thomas Jefferson – Letter to William Charles Jarvis (28 Sept 1820) Lysander Spooner – An Essay on the Trial by Jury (1852) John Jay – Extracts of the Minutes of the United States Circuit Court for New York (5 Apr 1792) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Spencer Roane (6 Sept 1819) James Wilson – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (1 Dec 1787) Episode – Oath vs Censorship: Jefferson on the Duty to Stop Unconstitutional Laws MORE VIDEO SOURCES Watch on Rumble Watch on Odysee Watch on X Watch on Minds Watch on Bitchute Watch on Brighteon Watch on LinkedIn Watch on TikTok Watch on Spotify FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC: Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/ Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest The post Lysander Spooner vs the Supreme Court: The Judicial Supremacy Lie first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.