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Consolidation – we were warned – would guarantee a destruction of liberty. But many founders seemed to believe they could pull off a “proper” or “partial” consolidation and not get a system of “unremitted despotism.”

Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 29, 2024

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Episode – The Revolution vs Unlimited, Centralized Power

Thomas Jefferson to Joseph C. Cabell (2 Feb 1816)

William Grayson – Virginia Ratifying Convention (11 June 1788)

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (7 June 1788)

Episode – The Dangers of Consolidation: Antifederalist Brutus No. 1

Samuel Adams to Elbridge Gerry (22 Aug 1789)

John Lansing – New York Ratifying Convention (20 June 1788)

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (9 June 1788)

George Washington – Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796)

William Davie – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (25 July 1788)

Fisher Ames – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (19 Jan 1788)

James Wilson – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (24 Nov 1787)

James Madison – Letter to George Washington (16 Apr 1787)

Madison and Hamilton – Federalist 19 (8 Dec 1787)

Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 32 (2 Jan 1788)

Brutus No. I (18 Oct 1787)

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (7 June 1788)

Richard Henry Lee – Letter to Patrick Henry (14 Sept 1789)

Federal Farmer I (8 Oct 1787)

Federal Farmer III (10 Oct 1787)

James Madison – Virginia Ratifying Convention (6 June 1788)

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In yet another example of the government rejecting founding principles by working to bring businesses under federal control, the DOJ and 16 state attorneys general accused Apple of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act, a “law” allowing the government to intervene against companies said to be acting “in restraint of trade or commerce.”

Path to Liberty: March 27, 2024

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John Jay to Florida Blanca (25 Apr 1780)

Peletiah Webster – An Essay on Free Trade and Finance (Jul 1779)

Thomas Jefferson – First Inaugural Address (4 March 1801)

Elizabeth Nolan Brown – The Absurd Apple Antitrust Lawsuit

DOJ Civil Complaint (21 Mar 2024)

Ed Hardy – Cult of Mac

Wiki – Super-App

Apple to put USB-C connectors in iPhones to comply with EU rules

Front Page Tech: Apple vs America

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

John Dickinson – Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania No. IX (1767)

John Jay – A Citizen of New York (1788)

Oliver Ellsworth – A Landholder III (19 Nov 1787)

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Warning that some federalists were fakes who really wanted a totally consolidated system, Federal Farmer makes the case that too few representatives, coupled with a lack of clarity over the bounds of power, would lead to a system based on force rather than consent

Path to Liberty: March 25, 2024

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Federal Farmer Letters to the Republican VI (25 Dec 1787)

Federal Farmer Letters to the Republican VII (31 Dec 1787)

Founder of the Day – Federal Farmer Summary

TJ Martinell – Federal Farmer: Amendments are Essential and Necessary

Episode – No Representation: Antifederalist Brutus No. 4

Episode – Consolidation Leads to Force: Antifederalist Cato No. 3

TJ Martinell – Federal Farmer: Representation Isn’t Sufficient

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It’s a trap! – tacitly accepting a collectivist gun grabber view of the 2nd Amendment to oppose the Defend the Guard Act.

Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 22, 2024

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Defend the Guard: A Powerful Check on Unconstitutional War Powers

Article I, Section 8, Clause 15

Article I, Section 8, Clause 16

Natelson – The General Welfare Clause and the Public Trust

War Powers: The True History of George Washington and the Indian Tribes

Militia Acts of 1792 (2 May 1792 and 8 May 1792)

Militia Act of 1795

Henry Knox – Plan for the Militia – Letter to George Washington (18 Jan 1790)

Title 32 U.S.C. Chapter 1, Section 101 – Definitions

US Army Center of Military History

Constitutional Charter of the Guard

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (13 June 1788)

George Mason – Virginia Ratifying Convention (16 June 1788)

Second Amendment Text

Luther Martin – Genuine Information VII (18 Jan 1788)

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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

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Text of the Clause

Necessary and Proper Overview

Rob Natelson – The Agency Law Origins of the Necessary and Proper Clause (2004)

James Wilson – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (1 Dec 1787)

James Wilson – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (4 Dec 1787)

Oliver Ellsworth – A Landholder V (3 Dec 1787)

Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 33 (3 Jan 1788)

James Madison – Federalist 44 (25 Jan 1788)

George Nicholas – Virginia Ratifying Convention (10 June 1788)

James Madison – Virginia Ratifying Convention (16 June 1788)

Archibald Maclaine – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (28 June 1788)

John Williams – New York Ratifying Convention (26 June 1788)

John Williams – New York Ratifying Convention (27 June 1788)

3 views of Necessary and Proper

1. Necessary means indispensable

Thomas Jefferson – Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank (15 Feb 1791)

2. Necessary means convenient

3. Somewhere in the middle

Edmund Randolph – Virginia Ratifying Convention (17 June 1788)

Randy Barnett – The Original Meaning of the Necessary and Proper Clause

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (7 June 1788)

Episode – Undefined Power: Antifederalist Federal Farmer No. 4-5

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (16 June 1788)

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Born March 16, 1751 – the “father of the Constitution” had plenty to say about the system he was so influential in creating – and how to enforce it when the government gets out of line.

Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 15, 2024

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Federalist 45 (26 Jan 1788)

Bounty Payments for Cod Fisheries (6 Feb 1792)

Letter to Joseph C. Cabell (13 Feb 1829)

Speech on the Bank Bill (2 Feb 1791)

Letter to Henry Lee (25 June 1824)

Helvidius IV (14 Sept 1793)

Federalist 48 (1 Feb 1788)

Report of 1800 (7 Jan 1800)

Virginia Resolutions (21 Dec 1798)

Federalist 46 (29 Jan 1788)

Notes on Nullification (Dec. 1834)

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James Madison on the Necessary and Proper Clause

James Madison: The Constitution vs the National Bank

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James Madison: Universal Peace

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Racking up more wins for the constitution and liberty – the latest news from the 10th Amendment and nullification movement in the states.

Path to Liberty: March 13, 2024

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James Otis Jr (11 Jan 1762)

Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 16 (4 Dec 1787)

State of the Nullification Movement Report

2ND AMENDMENT

Kansas SAPA Hearing

Wyoming Red Flag

Indiana Financial Privacy

The Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act is Another Win for the Nullification Movement

SOUND MONEY

Idaho Gold Reserves

Utah Gold Reserves

Missouri Constitutional Money Act SB735

Louisiana Legal Tender

Goldback

Wisconsin Gold Taxes

PROHIBITION

West Virginia Raw Milk

Hawaii Marijuana Legalization

CBDC

Indiana CBDC

To the Governor: Utah Bill to Exclude CBDC from State Definition of Money

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Federal Farmer warned that liberty under the constitution would depend primarily on the worst of all possible checks, “the prudence, wisdom and moderation of those who manage the affairs of government.”

Path to Liberty: March 11, 2024

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Federal Farmer Letters to the Republican V (13 Oct 1787)

Episode – Beware of Tyrants: Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer No. 1

Episode – The Perils of Centralization: Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer No. 2-3

Jason Mandresh – Founder of the Day, Not-So-Clearly Defined Powers

Federal Farmer Letters to the Republican IV (12 Oct 1787)

Episode – James Wilson’s Speech on the Constitution

Gordon Lloyd – Teaching American History

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

Tara Ross – Federal Farmer V

Jason Mandresh – Founder of the Day – Necessary Amendments

Federal Farmer Letters to the Republican 1 (8 Oct 1787)

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January 8, 1790: George Washington delivered the first message to Congress on the state of the Union. No pomp, no long partisan clapping. and the shortest ever recited by a president. The speech – especially in comparison to what we get today – shows just how far modern presidents have strayed from the Constitution.

Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 8, 2024

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Smithsonian – The First State of the Union Address

George Washington – First Annual Address to Congress (8 Jan 1790)

Dave Benner: North Carolina Chooses Independence

Henry Knox – Letter to George Washington, Plan for the Arrangement of the Militia (18 Jan 1790)

Episode – War Powers and George Washington

House of Representatives, Reply to Pres. Washington (14 Jan 1790)

Senate, Reply to Pres. Washington (14 Jan 1790)

An Act for regulating the Military Establishment of the United States (30 Apr 1790)

Mount Vernon – Overview of First Annual Address to Congress

Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the United States

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Understanding how things got so bad is the first step on the road to recovery, the path to liberty.

Path to Liberty: March 6, 2024

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5. NECESSARY

James Madison – Report of 1800 (7 Jan 1800)

James Madison on the Bank Bill (2 Feb 1791)

Thomas Jefferson – Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Bill for Establishing a National Bank (15 Feb 1791)

Alexander Hamilton – Opinion as to the Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States (1791)

Chief Justice John Marshall – McCulloch v Maryland (1819)

Episode – Necessary is Supposed to Mean Necessary

4. WAR POWERS

James Madison – Helvidius No. 4 (14 Sept 1793)

Thomas Jefferson – Message to United States Congress (6 Dec 1805)

James Madison – Political Observations (20 Apr 1795)

Episode – The Big Lie: Jefferson and War with the Barbary States

Episode – War Powers and George Washington

3. FIAT MONEY

Episode – Tyranny 101: How the Federal Reserve Powers the Monster State

George Washington – Letter to Jabez Bowen (9 Jan 1787)

William Grayson – Letter to James MAdison (22 March 1786)

Thomas Paine – Dissertations on Government, The Affairs of the Bank, and Paper Money (18 Feb 1786)

2. ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM

James Iredell – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (28 July 1788)

James Madison – Federalist 46 (29 Jan 1788)

Episode – Constitution 101: Enforcement Mechanism

Episode – Don’t Try, They’ll Crush You!

John Dickinson – Fabius IV (19 Apr 1788)

1. THE PEOPLE

Samuel Adams – Candidus, Boston Gazette (14 Oct 1771)

Benjamin Franklin – Philadelphia Convention (17 Sept 1787)

Lysander Spooner – No Treason VI

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