Thomas Jefferson's Other Declaration: The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
Most people know that Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, but few have even heard of another declaration that could very well be the 2nd more important one he ever wrote: The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: November 13, 2020
On October 14, 1774, the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress was adopted in response to the Intolerable Acts passed by Parliament. It not only set the stage for further actions in the next 2 years, but also included principles and rights that can be found in the Constitution and Bill of Rights ratified years later.
Path to Liberty: October 14, 2020
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Thomas Paine’s radical vision and plainspoken style helped inspire the American Revolution, supported individual rights and more. His experience as a privateer and a government tax collector - likely informed his views later in life, which included vehement opposition to war and slavery, and in support of natural rights and the sovereignty of the people.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: January 29, 2021
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One of the most abused and misused clauses of the Constitution - and also one of the most ambiguous, even at the time of the founding - the so-called “sweeping clause.”
Path to Liberty: March 20, 2024
Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry - words of wisdom on the foundation and nature of what we stand for.
Path to Liberty: November 4, 2020
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On October 25, 1774, the first organized and public women’s political protest in American history. Organized primarily by Penelope Barker, 51 women signed a statement of protest vowing to give up tea and boycott other British products "until such time that all acts which tend to enslave our Native country shall be repealed."
Path to Liberty: October 26, 2020
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Federalist and Anti-federalist alike were opposed to consolidation of power and the ability of a single person to take the country to war. They also agreed that all power “is derived from the people.” These are three core principles underlying the structure of the Constitution that supporters of the monster state don’t want you to know.
Path to Liberty. Fast Friday Edition: September 17, 2021
Even though many people credit Thomas Jefferson for the natural rights principles in the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson himself pointed out that he didn’t invent those ideas. Instead, he wrote, he had adopted the "harmonizing sentiments of the day," views which were widely accepted and understood. From 1764 to 1776, Americans produced a rich series of pamphlets, resolutions and speeches which he based those principles on.
Path to Liberty: December 14, 2020
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Rather than a general government with few and defined powers, in his 5th essay, Antifederalist Brutus warned that a combination of taxing power and the necessary and proper clause would lead to a government with nearly infinite and incomprehensible power.
Path to Liberty: July 26, 2021
One side claims the other is trying to “defund” or “abolish” police, while the other is actively trying to double federal funding - which, of course, comes with federal strings and federal priorities. But they’re all full of it - the feds shouldn’t be involved in local policing in the first place.
Path to Liberty. Fast Friday Edition: July 30, 2021
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