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While names like Madison, Hamilton, and Washington often dominate discussions about the Constitution, many other Founders played vital roles in shaping it. In this episode, we’re uncovering the contributions of ten often-overlooked figures who significantly influenced the Constitution – some you may know, and others that might surprise you. Get ready to discover the often-ignored stories of Founders like Wilson, Dickinson, Rutledge, Mason, Randolph, and more, whose contributions deserve our attention.

Path to Liberty: August 28, 2024

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The Founders and the Constitution: Introduction

John Adams

Gouverneur Morris

James Wilson

John Dickinson

John Rutledge

Benjamin Franklin

Roger Sherman

George Mason

Edmund Randolph

Episode – Was the Constitution Sold on a Lie? Shays’ Rebellion and Ratification

Episode – Benjamin Franklin’s Articles of Confederation

Episode – George Mason’s Anti-Federalist Objections

Episode – Patrick Henry: Top Anti-Federalist Warnings

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With the largest government in history controlling almost every aspect of our lives, it’s time to ask: are we truly free, or just told we are? In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain to reveal the uncomfortable truth.

Path to Liberty: August 26, 2024

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John Whitehead – The Political Matrix Sustains the Illusion of Freedom

Thomas Jefferson – Notes on the State of Virginia (1785)

John Dickinson – Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania XI (1767)

Thomas Jefferson – Draft of the Kentucky Resolutions (Oct. 1798)

John Dickinson – Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania VII (1767)

St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803)

Maharrey – The Biggest Most Powerful Government in the History of the World?

Thomas Paine – Rights of Man, Part the Second (1792)

James Otis, Jr. – Freeborn American (27 Apr 1767)

John Dickinson – Fabius IV (19 Apr 1788)

Benjamin Franklin – Philadelphia Convention (17 Sept 1787)

Maharrey – Benjamin Franklin Urges Adoption of the Constitution with a Warning

Lysander Spooner – No Treason VI (1870)

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A lot of people believe that before the 17th amendment, state legislatures had the power to recall and replace senators in congress. But that’s nothing more than a myth. Records from the ratification debates show that this power never existed under the Constitution.

Path to Liberty: August 23, 2024

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Articles of Confederation – Article V

Philadelphia Convention (12 June 1787)

Edmund Randolph – Philadelphia Convention (16 June 1787)

Elbridge Gerry – Philadelphia Convention (14 Aug 1787)

Alexander Hamilton – New York Ratifying Convention (24 June 1788)

Theophilus Parsons – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (23 Jan 1788)

Alexander Hamilton – New York Ratifying Convention (25 June 1788)

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (12 June 1788)

Federal Farmer X (7 Jan 1788)

Luther Martin – Genuine Information IV (8 Jan 1788)

Dr. Taylor – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (14 Jan 1788)

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

Major Martin Kingsley – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (21 Jan 1788)

Gilbert Livingston – New York Ratifying Convention (24 June 1788)

John Lansing – New York Ratifying Convention (24 June 1788)

Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York (26 July 1788)

Amendments Proposed by Rhode Island (29 May 1790)

James Barbour – Letter to James Madison (11 Dec 1807)

George Mason – Virginia Ratifying Convention (16 June 1788)

Episode – The Imperial Senate: Anti-Federalist Warnings

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

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When government-run schools teach that the American Revolution was mostly about “taxation without representation,” the underlying message is clear: today, you have representatives, so if you don’t like what they do, just get new ones. But this ignores a deeper cause – a centuries-old system called mercantilism. Murray Rothbard described it as “a system of statism using economic fallacy to build up imperial power through monopolies and special privileges.” This was a significant part of the real foundation of colonial grievances, long before the Stamp Act and tea taxes ever sparked broader resistance and calls for independence.

Path to Liberty: August 19, 2024

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Maharrey – Mercantilism and the Road to the American Revolution

Rothbard – Mercantilism: A Lesson for our Times?

Wiki – Navigation Acts

Thomas Jefferson – Summary View of the Rights of British America

Wool Act of 1698

Molasses Act of 1733

Hat Act of 1732

Iron Act of 1750

James Madison – Report of 1800 (7 Jan 1800)

John C. Miller – Origins of the American revolution

James A. Northington – Forging a Revolution: John Taylor at Sarum

George H. Smith – Americans with Attitudes: Smuggling in Colonial America

Sugar Act of 1764

Jayne E. Triber – National Park Service

Samuel Adams – Instructions to Boston’s Representatives (28 May 1764)

Declaration of Independence

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Think the American Revolution was just about taxes and tea parties? Think again. The real battle was over a much deeper issue: the colonists’ unwavering belief in their right to local, self-government vs a British claim of unlimited power. James Madison called this clash the “fundamental principle on which our independence itself was declared.” But he was far from alone. In this episode, we’ll dive into the insights of Madison, plus more from people like Jefferson, Hancock, Paine, and others to uncover the forgotten truth behind the Revolution.

Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: August 16, 2024

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James Madison – Report of 1800 (7 Jan 1800)

Maharrey – James Madison on the Ignored “Fundamental Principle of the Revolution”

Patrick Henry – Resolves Against the Stamp Act (29 May 1765)

Maharrey – The American Revolution Was a Rejection of Unlimited, Centralized Power

John Hancock – Massacre Day Oration (5 Mar 1774)

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

Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms (6 July 1775)

Thomas Paine – The Crisis I (27 Dec 1776)

Benjamin Franklin – Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced To A Small One (11 Sept 1773)

Episode – Benjamin Franklin’s Rules for Bringing Down Empires

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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

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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)

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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

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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)

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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

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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)

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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

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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)

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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

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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)

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