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1 month ago | 
tenthamendmentcenter.com | Michael Boldin |Founding Principles
“An unconstitutional judicial decision is no more binding than an unconstitutional legislative act.”That was Lysander Spooner, utterly rejecting the doctrine of judicial supremacy – the dangerous notion that a judicial opinion becomes law simply because judges say so. Spooner offered a series of powerful insights and warnings – many of which echoed the words of the Founders themselves. These principles once formed the bedrock of American constitutional understanding.
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1 month ago | 
tenthamendmentcenter.com | Michael Boldin |Founding Principles
Think the American Revolution was just about taxes, tea parties, and representation? Think again. The real conflict wasn’t about a few policies. It was about power – a British claim to unlimited, centralized power “in all cases whatsoever.”James Madison later called this the “fundamental principle” on which independence itself was declared. And he was far from alone. John Hancock, Thomas Paine, John Dickinson, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and many others all agreed.
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1 month ago | 
blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com | Michael Boldin |Founding Principles |War Powers
Almost every politician and so-called expert wants you to believe the president can unilaterally take the United States to war – just as long as they don’t call it a war. But that’s not what the Constitution says, that’s not how the Founders understood it, and that’s not how Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson, or Madison followed it in practice.
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1 month ago | 
tenthamendmentcenter.com | Michael Boldin |Founding Principles |Joseph Warren
“Act worthy of yourselves.”That’s how the great patriot and Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren urged the people to commemorate the Boston Massacre, which happened today in history – March 5, 1770.
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1 month ago | 
tenthamendmentcenter.com | Michael Boldin |Founding Principles
Nullification is THE rightful remedy for all unconstitutional acts – usurpations of power. Understanding the five core principles that make up its foundation is essential to getting back on the path to the Constitution and liberty. 1. POWER FROM THE PEOPLEGovernment is merely their agent. This foundational principle of the American system is simple but powerful: all government power originates from the people.
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1 month ago | 
blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com | Michael Boldin |Founding Principles
Unconstitutional Laws? Nullification: THE Remedy They Don’t Want You to KnowNullification is THE rightful remedy for ALL unconstitutional acts – that’s how Thomas Jefferson put it. But he was far from alone. In this episode, get the essential introduction to nullification, highlighting five core principles behind its foundation. This is absolutely crucial if we’re ever going to get back on the path to the constitution and liberty.
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2 months ago | 
blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com | Michael Boldin |Founding Principles
The Founders knew the path to tyranny – and how to avoid it. So how did the former “land of the free” become home to the largest government in history? In this episode, learn about five key warnings from the Founders that explain how we got here. Understanding them is the first step toward turning things around for good.
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2 months ago | 
blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com | Michael Boldin |Founding Principles
The “customary weapon” to destroy freedom. That’s how George Washington described the danger of turning a blind eye to violations of the Constitution – and he wasn’t alone. The Founders warned us that every overstep, every excuse, and every precedent sets us on the dangerous path to tyranny. In this episode, we’ll dive into their long-forgotten warnings about power, precedent, and the slippery slope to tyranny.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
tenthamendmentcenter.com | Michael Boldin |Founding Principles |Thomas Paine
Government … even in its best state … is still evil. Thomas Paine didn’t pull any punches in Common Sense. First published on January 10, 1776, it remains one of the most important pamphlets in American history. Far more than a rousing call for independence, it was an uncompromising attack on unlimited, centralized power. The Revolutionary ContextWhen Common Sense hit the streets, many Americans still hesitated to break away from Britain.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
tenthamendmentcenter.com | Michael Boldin |Founding Principles
“If their duty, their honor, and their oaths will not bind them, let us not put into their hands our liberty and all our other great interests.”These are the powerful words of Gouverneur Morris, the “Penman of the Constitution” and author of its preamble. Morris did not mince words during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, and his warning remains essential today. Politicians across the spectrum routinely violate their oaths to the Constitution, and rarely, if ever, face accountability. Why?
