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Repealing the 17th Amendment is the right move to help restore federalism – but is it enough? The Anti-Federalists warned us about dangers in the Senate’s structure long before the 17th came along, and without understanding those warnings, we could still end up with the same problems: corruption, power grabs, and more centralized control.

Path to Liberty: October 30, 2024

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17th Amendment: How it Broke the Safeguard Against Consolidation

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)

Episode – 17th Amendment: Did it Destroy the Structure of the Constitution?

Natelson – Understanding the Constitution: The 17th amendment and direct election of Senators

Natelson – Repeal the 17th: Problems to Address

Articles of Confederation – Article V

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (12 June 1788)

Federal Farmer X (7 Jan 1788)

George Mason – Virginia Ratifying Convention (16 June 1788)

Episode – 17th Amendment Myth Busted: There was no Recall Power

Col William Jones – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (19 Jan 1788)

Mercy Otis Warren – Observations on the New Constitution (1788)

Melancton Smith – New York Ratifying Convention (25 June 1788)

Center for the Study of the American Constitution: The Debate over the Senate

Cincinnatus IV (22 Nov 1787)

The Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention (18 Dec 1787)

Centinel II (24 Oct 1787)

George Mason – Virginia Ratifying Convention (13 June 1788)

Luther Martin – Genuine Information IV (8 Jan 1788)

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On his very last day in office, James Madison shocked Congress by vetoing an infrastructure bill – even though he supported the idea behind it. Madison refused to sign off on the measure, saying it didn’t follow the strict limits of the Constitution, even if it aligned with his own political goals. This might be the most important – and most ignored – veto in history.

Path to Liberty: October 25, 2024

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George Washington – Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796)

Postal Road Survey (5 Feb 1796)

Thomas Jefferson – Letter to James Madison (6 March 1796)

James Madison – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (4 Apr 1796)

James Madison – Letter to Reynolds Chapman (6 Jan 1831)

James Madison – 7th Annual Message to Congress (5 Dec 1815)

James Madison – 8th Annual Message to Congress (3 Dec 1816)

Adam White – Infrastructure Policy: Lessons from American History

John C. Calhoun – Argument for Internal Improvements

Drew McCoy – The Last of the Fathers

Henry Clay – Letter to James Madison (3 Mar 1817)

Dave Benner – James Madison Vetoes Infrastructure Bill as Unconstitutional

James Madison – Veto Message (3 Mar 1817)

James Madison – Letter to James Monroe (27 Dec 1817)

James Madison – Letter to Nicholas P. Trist (1 Dec 1831)

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A deep dive into six key differences that demonstrate how the Articles were much closer to a pure system of federalism than the Constitution for the United States. We’ll cover topics like representation, the executive branch, the taxing power – and more.

Path to Liberty: October 23, 2024

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James Madison – Federalist 40 (18 Jan 1788)

James Madison – Letter to Edmund Pendleton (21 Jan 1792)

Articles of Confederation

Constitution for the United States

Episode – Tax Battle! Henry vs Hamilton on the Requisition System

The Bill of Rights

Episode – Benjamin Franklin’s Articles of Confederation

Lee Resolution (2 July 1776)

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This government “will swallow the liberties of the people, without giving them previous notice.” That’s the stark warning Patrick Henry gave us in 1788. In a series of fiery speeches, he laid out some of the most powerful anti-Federalist arguments against the Constitution—predicting all kinds of abuses of power and the eventual destruction of liberty. In this episode, we’re breaking down six categories of his most urgent warnings, each filled with powerful quotes we can’t afford to ignore any longer.

Path to Liberty: October 18, 2024

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Patrick Henry – Letter to George Washington (19 Oct 1787)

Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention (7 June 1788)

Virginia Ratifying Convention (9 June 1788)

Virginia Ratifying Convention (5 June 1788)

Virginia Ratifying Convention (17 June 1788)

Articles of Confederation

Virginia Ratifying Convention (16 June 1788)

Virginia Ratifying Convention (7 June 1788)

Episode – Bill of Rights: 5 Hidden Truths They Never Teach

Henry Lee – Letter to James Madison (19 Nov 1788)

Patrick Henry – Letter to Richard Henry Lee (28 Aug 1789)

Virginia Ratifying Convention (13 June 1788)

Virginia Ratifying Convention (4 June 1788)

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“The active business of the American Revolution began in Philadelphia.” That’s what Benjamin Rush and John Adams believed – because the spark that ignited the Boston Tea Party wasn’t in Boston. It was lit in Philadelphia on October 16, 1773. This forgotten piece of history involves fiery protests, bold resolutions, and even letters from the Committee on Tarring and Feathering.

Path to Liberty: October 16, 2024

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Maharrey – Before Boston: The Tea Revolt That Began in Philadelphia

History.com – British parliament passes unpopular Tea Act

Benjamin Franklin – Letter to Thomas Cushing (4 June 1773)

Thomas Cushing – Letter to Benjamin Franklin (10 Dec 1773)

Scaevola – By Uniting We Stand – By Dividing We Fall (11 Oct 1773)

The Philadelphia Resolutions (16 Oct 1773)

Samuel Adams – Resolutions of the Town of Boston (5 Nov 1773)

Plymouth Resolutions Against the Tea Act (7 Dec 1773)

To the Delaware Pilots and Capt. Ayers (27 Nov 1773)

Philadelphia – Town Resolutions (27 Dec 1773)

Samuel Cooper – Letter to Benjamin Franklin (17 Dec 1773)

Benjamin Rush – Letter to John Adams (14 Aug 1809)

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“To these grievous measures, Americans cannot submit.” That’s the bold declaration that helped spark a coordinated resistance across the colonies in 1774. On this episode, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, we’ll dive into what turned out to be not only a precursor to the Declaration of Independence, but the bill of rights too.

Path to Liberty: October 14, 2024

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Join or Die T-Shirt

Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress (14 Oct 1774)

History.com – Parliament passes the Boston Port Act

Mount Vernon – The Coercive (Intolerable) Acts of 1774

The Port Bill Received at Boston

New York Committee of Fifty-One to the Boston Committee of Correspondence (23 May 1774)

John Jay – Letter to John Vardill (23 May 1774)

Joseph Hawley – Letter to John Adams (25 July 1774)

Thomas Jefferson – A Summary View of the Rights of British America

Episode – Null and Void: Thomas Jefferson’s 1774 Radical Declaration

Joseph Hawley – Broken Hints, Letter to John Adams (Aug 1774)

John Adams – Letter to William Wirt (23 Jan 1818)

John Adams, Diary (5 Sept 1774)

John Adams – Letter to Abigail Adams (16 Sept 1774)

John Adams, Diary (6 Sept 1774)

Notes of Debates in the Continental Congress (6 Sept 1774)

Episode – It was Gun Control: The Powder Alarm and the Road to Independence

Carpenter’s Hall – First Continental Congress

Episode – Blueprint for Liberty: The Suffolk Resolves of 1774

John Adams Diary (17 Sept 1774)

Episode – First of the Founding Four: Continental Association

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“A vile and arbitrary aristocracy or monarchy” – that’s what the Anti-Federalist writer Cato warned we’d get. In a series of seven essays, he laid out his strongest arguments against ratification of the Constitution, predicting all kinds of abuses of power, and the destruction of liberty. In this episode, we’ll break down his forgotten warnings – which just might be more important than ever today.

Path to Liberty: October 11, 2024

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Jason Mandresh – Founder of the Day – Cato I

Federalist and Antifederalist: The Origin of the Terms

Cato I (27 Sept 1787)

Caesar I (1 Oct 1787)

Cato II (11 Oct 1787)

Episode – Myth Busted! Virginia, Not Congress, Called for the Philadelphia Convention

Cato III (25 Oct 1787)

Cato IV (8 Nov 1787)

Cato V (22 Nov 1787)

Episode – Oppress and Plunder: Antifederalist Brutus No. 3

Cato VI (13 Dec 1787)

Cato VII (3 Jan 1788)

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Thomas Jefferson called the trial by jury as the only anchor ever imagined by man that can hold a government to the constitution. And jury nullification is how to get that done. In this episode, learn what it is, the history behind it and how it works. Plenty from the founders and old revolutionaries all the way to Lysander Spooner.

Path to Liberty: October 9, 2024

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T-Shirt: Jefferson, Nullification is the Rightful Remedy

Fully Informed Jury Association – What is Jury Nullification

John Jay – The State of Georgia v. Brailsford, et al. (1794)

Thomas Jefferson – Notes on the State of Virginia (1781-82)

Elbridge Gerry – Philadelphia Convention (12 Sept 1787)

William Findley – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (8 Dec 1787)

Declaration of Independence

Clay S. Conrad – Trial by Jury

Blackstone – Commentaries on the Laws of England Book 3 (1765-69)

Brittany Hunter – Pacific Legal Foundation

Blackstone – Commentaries Book II – Chapter 23 – Of the Trial by Jury

Lysander Spooner, An Essay on the Trial by Jury (1852)

George Mason – Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)

Theophilus Parsons – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (23 Jan 1788)

Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Paine (11 July 1789)

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Everyone’s heard of the Federalist Papers – Hamilton, Madison, Jay – but the most important Federalist speech in the entire ratification debate didn’t come from any of them. It came from James Wilson – a name most people have never even heard of. His 1787 State House Yard Speech laid the foundation for the entire Federalist playbook. In this episode, we’ll explore why he gave the speech, why it had such a huge impact, and dive into Wilson’s key arguments for the Constitution.

Path to Liberty: October 4, 2024

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Tara Ross – James Wilson’s State House Speech

Concordia University – A Daily Journal for Sept 29, 1787

Center for the Study of the American Constitution

Natelson – The Founders and the Constitution: James Wilson

James Wilson – State House Yard Speech – Full Text (6 Oct 1787)

Episode – Bill of Rights: 5 Hidden Truths They Never Teach

Thomas Jefferson – Letter to James Madison (20 Dec 1787)

A Democratic Federalist (17 Oct 1787)

George Washington – Letter to David Stuart (17 Oct 1787)

Scott Douglas Gerger – Chapter 5. James Wilson: Democratic Theorist and Supreme Court Justice

Natelson – The False Doctrine of Inherent Sovereign Authority

Benner – James Wilson’s State House Yard Speech: A Primer

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Most of what they teach about the Bill of Rights completely skips over much of the real history. From the reason the Federalists opposed it, to Madison’s flip-flop, and the totally ignored preamble – on this episode, I’ve got 5 key – and mostly hidden – truths about that just might change the way you view the Bill of Rights.

Path to Liberty: October 2, 2024

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George Washington – Circular to the Governors of the States (2 Oct 1789)

1. Federalists didn’t want it – thought it was superfluous – even dangerous

Philadelphia Convention (12 Sept 1787)

Philadelphia Convention (15 Sept 1787)

James Wilson – State House Yard Speech (6 Oct 1787)

Tench Coxe – An American Citizen (21 Oct 1787)

Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 84 (16 July 1788)

2. Key Players

Episode – George Mason vs the Constitution: Top Anti-Federalist Arguments

Federal Farmer No IV (12 Oct 1787)

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (16 June 1788)

John Hancock – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (6 Feb 1788)

Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Edward Carrington (27 May 1788)

3. Madison’s Flip Flop

James Madison – Letter to George Washington (15 Feb 1788)

The Congressional Election of 1789

James Madison – Letter to George Eve (2 Jan 1789)

George Washington – First Inaugural (30 Apr 1789)

4. Preamble

Bill of Rights Transcript

Episode – Incorporation: Applying the Bill of Rights to the States

5. What Didn’t Make It

James Madison – Speech Introducing Proposed Amendments (8 June 1789)

Episode – The Other 16th Amendment: Separation of Powers

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