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When the framers designed the Senate, they envisioned it as a safeguard for the states, with a key component being state legislatures choosing two senators instead of the people at large. But in 1913, the 17th Amendment removed this critical part of the system. In this episode, get a deep dive into this long-forgotten aspect of the original Constitution – how it came to be, the four reasons they set it up this way, and the warnings we were given against changing it to what we have today. Path to Liberty: August 12, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913) Connecticut compromise John Dickinson – Philadelphia Convention (6 June 1787) Roger Sherman – Philadelphia Convention (11 June 1787) New Jersey Plan Alexander Hamilton – Philadelphia Convention (18 June 1787) The Founders and the Constitution: The Connecticut Delegates The Founders and the Constitution: Benjamin Franklin Rufus King – Philadelphia Convention (14 July 1787) James Madison – Federalist 62 (27 Feb 1788) Fisher Ames – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (19 Jan 1788) Tench Coxe on the Senate: A Counter to Anti-Federalist Aristocracy Fears James Iredell – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (25 July 1788) Episode – George Mason vs the Constitution: Top Anti-Federalist Arguments James Madison – Federalist 63 (1 Mar 1788) James Wilson – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (27 Nov 1787) James Madison – Virginia Ratifying Convention (5 June 1788) Gov. Johnston – North Carolina Ratification Debates (25 July 1788) John Jay – Federalist 64 (7 Mar 1788) James Madison – Virginia Ratifying Convention (6 June 1788) 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 TikTok Watch on LinkedIn 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 17th Amendment: Did it Destroy the Structure of the Constitution? first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Government-run schools never teach that states have the power to stop federal programs simply by refusing to implement or enforce them. James Madison gave us the blueprint, and the supreme court has repeatedly upheld it as the anti-commandeering doctrine for over 180 years. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: August 9, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives James Madison – Federalist 46 (29 Jan 1788) State of the Nullification Movement Report Anti-Commandeering: An overview of five major Supreme Court cases New York v. United States, 505 U.S. 144 (1992) Oliver Ellsworth – Connecticut Ratifying Convention (7 Jan 1788) Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 16 (4 Dec 1787) 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 TikTok Watch on LinkedIn 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 States Can Check Federal Power: Anti-Commandeering Explained first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

American presidents act almost like elected kings, with vast powers and very little accountability. But that wasn’t the plan. Responding to anti-federalist warnings that presidents would eventually degenerate into a type of monarchy, Federalists like Tench Coxe, John Dickinson, James Iredell, and many others went into great detail explaining how the power of the executive branch would be extremely limited in comparison to the British Monarchy they fought a long, bloody war to free themselves from. Path to Liberty: August 7, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives The Debate Over the President and the Executive Branch Episode – Is the President a King in Disguise? The Anti-Federalist Argument Maharrey – Tench Coxe on the Executive Branch: President, not a King Tench Coxe – An American Citizen I (26 Sept 1787) John Dickinson – Fabius II (15 Apr 1788) John Dickinson – Fabius IX (1 May 1788) James Iredell – Marcus, Response to George Mason (1788) Americanus II (23 Nov 1787) Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 69 (14 Mar 1788) James Wilson – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (4 Dec 1787) Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 66 (8 Mar 1788) James Iredell – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (26 July 1788) James Madison – Helvidius No. 1 (24 Aug 1793) Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 70 (18 Mar 1788) 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 TikTok Watch on LinkedIn 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 Executive Branch: President, not a King (Federalist Arguments) first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Despite what supporters of the monster state want you to believe, “shall not be infringed” means exactly what it says. Yet, today – we have another example proving that words on paper can’t enforce themselves: The latest annual report from the ATF reveals that federal gun control enforcement is close to record levels – once again. And even though they want YOU to believe it’s “for your safety,” almost all their top enforcement actions are for paperwork violations. Path to Liberty: August 5, 2024 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) Report: 2023 Federal Gun Control Enforcement Near Record Levels Mercy Otis Warren – Observations on the New Constitution (1788) James Madison – Federalist 46 (29 Jan 1788) Noah Webster – An Examination Into the Leading Principles of America (17 Oct 1787) John Dickinson – Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania No. IX (1767) The Federal Gun Laws Trump Is Proud to Enforce Roger Sherman – A Countryman II (22 Nov 1787) 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 TikTok Watch on LinkedIn 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 New ATF Report: Gun Control Enforcement Near Record Highs Again first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

The Constitution can’t enforce itself. It never could – and never will. That’s because mere words on paper – what many founders called “parchment barriers” – don’t actually stop government people from doing what they want. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: August 2, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Roger Sherman – A Countryman II (22 Nov 1787) Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (9 June 1788) St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803) John Dickinson – Fabius IV (19 Apr 1788) Lysander Spooner – An Essay on the Trial by Jury (1852) John Adams – Letter to John Quincy Adams (20 Jan 1805) James Madison – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (17 Oct 1788) James Madison – Federalist 48 (1 Feb 1788) Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 73 (21 Mar 1788) Joseph Jones – Letter to James Madison (2 Mar 1792) Theophilus Parsons – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (23 Jan 1788) Roger Sherman (8 Dec 1787) 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 TikTok Watch on LinkedIn 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 Parchment Barrier: Ignored Truth About the Constitution first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

America is drowning in debt – and teetering on the brink. We’ve just hit a new, unthinkable milestone: a national debt of $35 trillion. This isn’t just a number; it’s a ticking time bomb. The Founding Fathers warned us about this “public curse,” a financial abyss that would swallow our freedoms if left unchecked. In this episode we’ll revisit their chilling warnings and explore how we’re ignoring their wisdom at our own peril. Path to Liberty: July 31, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Treasury FiscalData: Debt to the Penny Maharrey – Our “Public Curse” Just Eclipsed $35 Trillion Maharrey – Putting the National Debt Into Perspective We Can All Understand John Adams – Letter to Abigail Adams (5 May 1794) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to George Washington (23 May 1792) John Taylor of Caroline – An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States (1814) George Washington – Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796) George Washington – Fifth Annual Message to Congress (3 Dec 1793) James Monroe – First Inaugural Address (4 Mar 1817) Alexander Hamilton – Letter to Rober Morris (30 Apr 1781) Alexander Hamilton – Report Relative to a Provision for the Support of Public Credit (9 Jan 1790) James Madison – The Union. Who are its Real Friends? (31 Mar 1792) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to George Washington (9 Sept 1792) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to John Taylor (28 May 1816) John Adams – First Annual Message to Congress (22 Nov 1797) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Samuel Kercheval (12 July 1816) James Madison – Letter to Henry Lee (13 Apr 1790) Francis Corbin – Virginia Ratifying Convention (7 June 1788) Brutus VIII (10 Jan 1788) 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 TikTok Watch on LinkedIn 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 Founding Fathers Warn of a National Debt Doomsday! first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Imagine a United States where a national government holds almost absolute power over the states, with the authority to veto any state law and even send in troops to enforce its will. This was the audacious vision of James Madison, the man we know as the “Father of the Constitution.” But the Constitution we have today is far different from the Virginia Plan he originally drew up. Path to Liberty: July 29, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Kevin Gutzman – Constituting America Essay Notes on Ancient and Modern Confederacies, [April–June?] 1786 Vices of the Political System of the U. States (April 1787) Episode – Tax Battle! Henry vs Hamilton on the requisition system National Archives – Vices Episode – Was the Constitution Sold on a Lie? Shays’ Rebellion and Ratification James Madison – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (19 Mar 1787) Maharrey – James Madison on the Ignored “Fundamental Principle of the Revolution” James Madison – Letter to Edmund Randolph (8 Apr 1787) James Madison – Letter to George Washington (16 Apr 1787) Episode – Myth Busted! Virginia, Not Congress, Called for the Philadelphia Convention The Virginia Plan (29 May 1787) Natelson – The Virginia Plan and the General Welfare Clause Thomas Jefferson – Letter to James Madison (20 June 1787) James Madison – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (6 Sept 1787) James Madison – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (24 Oct 1787) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to James Madison (20 Dec 1787) 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 TikTok Watch on LinkedIn 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 James Madison’s Shocking Plan: A Blueprint for Total Control first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

“A monarchy, or a corrupt tyrannical aristocracy” is what George Mason predicted we’d get. On this episode, learn about his top anti-federalist objections to the Constitution during the ratification debates. This included necessary and proper, standing armies, congress, the president – and more. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: July 26, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Madison’s Notes – Philadelphia Convention (31 Aug 1787) Pauline Maier – The First Dissenters George Mason – Letter to George Washington (7 Oct 1787) George Mason – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (26 May 1788) George Mason’s Objections to the Constitution (22 Nov 1787) 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 TikTok Watch on LinkedIn 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 George Mason vs the Constitution: Top Anti-Federalist Arguments first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

During the debates over the ratification of the Constitution, Antifederalists repeatedly warned that the President would become like a king – and the worst kind of a king – an elected one. Path to Liberty: July 24, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives The Executive Branch–The Federalist/Antifederalist Debates George Mason – Plan for the Virginia Constitution (8-10 June 1776) SINGLE EXECUTIVE Virginia Constitution (29 June 1776) Pennsylvania Constitution (28 Sept 1776) Madison’s Notes – Philadelphia Convention (4 June 1787) George Mason’s Objections to the Constitution (22 Nov 1787) BLENDED WITH OTHER BRANCHES Montesquieu – The Spirit of the Laws (1748) Mercy Otis Warren – Observations on the New Constitution (1788) Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention (18 Dec 1787) Centinel II (24 Oct 1787) Impartial Examiner IV (11 June 1788) LOADS OF POWER Cato IV (8 Nov 1787) Brutus I (18 Oct 1787) An Old Whig V (1 Nov 1787) MONARCH Luther Martin – Genuine Information IX (29 Jan 1788) Philadelphiensis IX (6 Feb 1788) Philadelphiensis X (20 Feb 1788) Tamony – Virginia Independent Chronicle (9 Jan 1788) PATRICK HENRY Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (5 June 1788) Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (12 June 1788) Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (13 June 1788) 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 TikTok Watch on LinkedIn 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 Is the President a King in Disguise? The Anti-Federalist Argument first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

The Founding Fathers were deeply worried about the dangers of paper money, because they lived them first hand. On this episode, learn 4 key ways the founders warned us about the dangers of paper money – dangers we’re still living through today! Path to Liberty: July 22, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Edward Carrington (27 May 1788) Thomas Paine – Dissertations on Government: The Affairs of the Bank, and Paper Money Benjamin Rush – Letter to John Adams (23 June 1781) Richard Henry Lee – Letter to George Mason (15 May 1787) CAUSE OF PRICE INFLATION Benjamin Franklin – Of the Paper Money of America (1780) Samuel Adams – Letter to John Winthrop (6 Feb 1779) Gouverneur Morris – Letter to George Washington (11 Jan 1796) William Fleming – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (22 May 1779) Thomas Jefferson – Additional Queries, with Jefferson’s Answers (Jan-Feb 1786) EMPOWERS GOVERNMENT Thomas Paine – Letter to George Washington Charles Carroll – Letter to Benjamin Franklin (12 Aug 1777) HIDDEN TAX George Washington – Letter to Gouverneur Morris (26 Oct 1778) FACILITATES EVERY SPECIES OF FRAUD AND INJUSTICE Thomas Jefferson – Plan for Reducing the Circulating Medium (23 Nov 1819) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Albert Gallatin (26 Dec 1820) George Washington – Letter to Jabez Bowen (9 Jan 1787) John Adams – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (24 Feb 1819) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to John Adams (21 Mar 1819) 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 TikTok Watch on LinkedIn 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 “Evils of Paper Money” Have No End: The Founders Warned us Why first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.