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Most people seem to believe that the constitutional convention of 1787 was called for by Congress under the Articles of Confederation. Even the Library of Congress makes this claim. But it’s totally false. It was actually the Commonwealth of Virginia that initiated the call for the Philadelphia convention – and she was followed by a number of other states before congress ever shared their opinion in early 1787. Learn the truth – receipts included. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: July 19, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Library of Virginia Library of Congress – May 1787 the Beginning of the Constitutional Convention Alexander Hamilton – Annapolis Convention Resolution (14 Sept 1786) Natelson – Who Called the Constitutional Convention? The Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia Act For Appointing Deputies To The 1787 Philadelphia Convention (23 Nov 1786) New Jersey – Resolution Authorizing and Empowering the Delegates (24 Nov 1786) Wiki: Constitution of the United States Confederation Congress – Resolution in Support of Convention (21 Feb 1787) Edmund Randolph – Philadelphia Convention (29 May 1787) Hugh H. Brackenridge – Pittsburgh Gazette (27 Oct 1787) Declaration of Independence 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 Myth Busted! Virginia, Not Congress, Called for the Philadelphia Convention first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Almost totally ignored today, Tench Coxe was famous at the time of the Founding. And his essays of “A Pennsylvanian” in support of the Constitution were actually far more widely read and influential during the debates over ratification than today’s far more famous Federalist Papers. Learn about his essays where he came down in favor of the individual right to keep and bear arms, religious liberty – and a clear line in the sand between federal and state power. Path to Liberty: July 17, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Maharrey – Beyond the Text: Understanding the Constitution’s Original Meaning Thomas Jefferson – Letter to William Johnson (12 June 1823) James Madison – Letter to Henry Lee (25 June 1824) Natelson – More evidence the feds are exceeding their powers Maharrey – How Tench Coxe Shaped the Ratification Debates: Essays of A Pennsylvanian Natelson – More News on Powers Reserved Exclusively to the States Cooke – Tench Coxe and the Early Republic The Address and reasons of dissent of the minority of the convention, of the state of Pennsylvania, to their constituents Natelson – More evidence the feds are exceeding their powers 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 Forgotten Founder Tench Coxe: Ignored Federalist Papers first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

“A frightful despotism” – that’s what George Washington predicted we’d get with a combo of factions and usurpation of power. But he was far from alone in warning against what leads to political violence. Ignoring their warnings – and solution – only guarantees the worst has yet to begin. Path to Liberty: July 15, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Benjamin Franklin – Philadelphia Convention (2 June 1787) Mercy Otis Warren – History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution/Chapter XXXI John Adams – Letter to Jonathan Jackson (2 Oct 1780) Thomas Gordon – The Works of Sallust (1744) Thomas Paine – Dissertation on the First Principles of Government Thomas Paine – The Rights of Man, Part II (1792) George Washington – Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796) Cato III (25 Oct 1787) Samuel Adams – Letter to Elbridge Gerry (22 Aug 1789) James Madison – Virginia Ratifying Convention (6 June 1788) Noah Webster – The Revolution in France (1794) Episode: Constitution Enforcement Mechanism 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 Cause and Solution: The Founders on Political Violence first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

One of the most important foundational documents in American history, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is one that most people never learn about. Following principles outlined by Thomas Jefferson in 1784, it included a precursor to the bill of rights four years before one was added to the Constitution, it banned slavery in the territories decades before the same language was copied into the 13th Amendment, and led to the creation of the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: July 12, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Ronald Reagan – Proclamation 5676 — Northwest Ordinance Bicentennial Day, 1987 Maharrey – Northwest Ordinance: Landmark 1787 Law Set the Foundation MAP – Northwest Ordinance Report of the Committee (1 Mar 1784) Jefferson’s Observations on DéMeunier’s Manuscript (22 June 1786) Northwest Ordinance – Full Text 13th Amendment Center for the Study of the American Constitution 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 History Ignored: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Despite all the bad things happening all around us – there actually is some GOOD news to report! New state laws going into effect this summer push back on centralized power by rejecting a CBDC, prohibiting a new scheme to track firearm purchases, support sound money, raw milk – and more. Don’t miss this update on the latest news from the Nullification Movement! Path to Liberty: July 10, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives CBDC South Dakota Indiana North Carolina Cooper Veto Message Georgia Episode – James Madison vs a Central Bank Digital Currency RAW MILK West Virginia Delaware SOUND MONEY New Jersey New Jersey Legislature Glossary of Terms – Pocket Veto Kentucky Louisiana FIREARM PRIVACY Iowa Tennessee Indiana Louisiana Samuel Adams – Candidus, Boston Gazette (14 OCt 1771) State of the Nullification Movement Report Episode – Constitution 101: Enforcement Mechanism 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 Big Wins for Liberty: State Laws Push Back vs Feds (CBDC, 2A Privacy, More) first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

The American Revolution: What REALLY sparked the fight? This episode explores an almost totally forgotten declaration written by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson in 1775. The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms is an incredibly important document revealing the colonists’ motivations beyond what history books tell you. Path to Liberty: July 8, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives It Was Gun Control: What Started the War for Independence No Deal for Gun Control: How the American Revolutionaries Defied the Empire Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms (6 July 1775) Episode – The Revolution vs Unlimited, Centralized Power The Forgotten Declaration that Explained the War for Independence Proclamation by Gov Gage (12 June 1775) 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 Forgotten Declaration: Cause of the War for Independence Explained first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Honesty in politics? Yeah, we know – sounds impossible. But check out this episode and join us on a true path to liberty. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: June 28, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Richard Henry Lee – Letter to Thomas Lee Shippen (21 Sept 1791) Thomas Jefferson – Draft for the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 33 (3 Jan 1788) Noah Webster – The Revolution in France (1794) John Dickinson – Broadside Against the Stamp Act (1765) James Iredell – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (28 July 1788) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Lafayette (2 Apr 1790) Thomas Paine – Rights of Man, Part II (1792) John Adams – “U” to the Boston Gazette (29 Aug 1763) Thomas Paine – Forester Letter III, Pennsylvania Journal (24 Apr 1776) Benjamin Franklin – Letter to Jane Mecom (1 Nov 1773) Samuel Adams – Loyalty and Sedition (1748) Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Rev. Charles Clay (27 Jan 1790) James Otis, Jr – Of the Natural Rights of Colonists (1763) Lysander Spooner – An Essay on the Trial by Jury (1852) State of the Nullification Movement Report Samuel Adams – Candidus, Boston Gazette (14 Oct 1771) Dr. Joseph Warren – Massacre Day Oration (5 Mar 1772) 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 Tired of Endless Political Fraud? There’s a Real Path to Liberty first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

The American Revolution wasn’t just about throwing off a king. It was built on a radical idea: that the people have the right to resist and nullify usurpations of power by any government. Today, we’ll dive deep into this secret weapon for liberty from the founding fathers – something they not only considered a right, but a duty. Path to Liberty: June 26, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Luther Martin – Genuine Information (28 Dec 1787) John Jay – Letter to Samuel Miller (28 Feb 1800) James Madison – Report of 1800 (7 Jan 1800) James Wilson – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (24 Nov 1787) Patrick Henry – Resolutions Against the Stamp Act (29 May 1765) John Adams – Letter to William Tudor, Sr (21 Aug 1818) John Adams – Letter to William Tudor, Sr (16 Aug 1818) Jonathan Mayhew – The Snare Broken (23 May 1766) Algernon Sidney – Discourses Concerning Government John Locke – Two Treatises of Civil Government (1689) Theophilus Parsons – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (23 Jan 1788) Thomas Gordon – Cato’s Letters No. 42 (26 Aug 1721) Alexander Hamilton – The Farmer Refuted (23 Feb 1775) Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 33 (3 Jan 1788) Samuel Adams – Candidus, Boston Gazette (14 Oct 1771) St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803) William Emerson – An Oration in Commemoration of the Anniversary of American Independence (1802) James Otis, Jr – Freeborn American (27 Apr 1767) 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 Resist and Nullify: The American Revolution’s Fundamental Principle first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the “foundation of the Constitution” for a reason. It enshrines many of the very principles that sparked the American Revolution – principles that even shaped his words in the Declaration of Independence! In this episode, we’ll dive into these Top 5 revolutionary ideas that have been ignored for far too long. Path to Liberty: June 24, 2024 Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here SHOW LINKS: JOIN TAC Show Archives Wiki: Divine Right of Kings David Ramsay – The History of the American Revolution (1789) Algernon Sidney – Discourses Concerning Government, Section 20 (1690) George Mason – Virginia Declaration of Rights (12 June 1776) Robert Livingston – New York Ratifying Convention (19 June 1788) Enos Hitchcock – Oration in Commemoration Independence (4 July 1793) Maharrey – Sovereignty and Agency James Otis, Jr – Rights of the British Colonies, Asserted and Proved (1764) Thomas Paine – Dissertations on Government (1786) James Wilson – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (24 Nov 1787) Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 78 (28 May 1788) James Otis, Jr – Considerations on Behalf of the Colonists (4 Sept 1765) John Jay – Address to the People of New York (1788) Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (13 June 1788) James Otis, Jr – Vindication of the Conduct of the House of Representatives of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay (1762) Episode – Arbitrary Government: How the Founders Defined Tyranny Luther Martin – Genuine Information (28 Dec 1787) Maryland Farmer No. 3. Part 1 (7 Mar 1788) John Dickinson – Broadside Against the Stamp Act (1765) James Otis Jr – Freeborn American (27 Apr 1767) James Madison – Federalist 48 (1 Feb 1788) John Hancock – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (6 Feb 1788) John Dickinson – Fabius IV (19 Apr 1788) Thomas Jefferson – Draft for the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 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 10th Amendment: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Debate over Shays’ Rebellion impact on Constitution's ratification. Federalists pushed for stronger central government post-rebellion. Anti-Federalists doubted need for increased federal powers. Insights from key figures like James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. Reflecting on historical events shaping centralized power debates.