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Today in History: Sedition Act signed into law on July 14, 1798
No protesting the government? No freedom of the press? Lawmakers jailed? Is this the story of the Soviet Union during the Cold War? No. It describes the United States in 1798 after the passage of the...
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Thomas Jefferson, Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Bill for...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Bank of the United States, commented on by Thomas Jefferson in his“Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank” in 1791, was one of the keystones of Treasury Secretary...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson on the General Welfare Clause
NOTE: In this letter to Albert Gallatin dated June 16, 1817, Thomas Jefferson discussed the General Welfare Clause after President Monroe had vetoed a bill for the improvement of the Cumberland Road....
View ArticleJames Monroe writes to Thomas Jefferson on State vs Federal Governments
Written May 4, 1801 The Writings of James Monroe. Edited by Stanislaus Murray Hamilton. 7 vols. New York and London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1898–1903. There is a subject to which I wish to engage yr....
View ArticleThomas Jefferson on the Military Draft: “The last of all oppressions”
Sometimes it comes down to the question of what is more important, the rights of individuals or the existence of the nation state? In this case, in the face of serious difficulties faced by the...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson on the Federal Courts: They’re Part of the Problem
Speaking in Forth Worth, Texas on Sept 4, 2010, Tom Woods explains Jefferson’s view of the courts. “The federal government IS the problem …and last I checked, the federal courts are part of the federal...
View ArticleOn Courts and Constitutionality in the Kentucky Resolution of 1798
One of the most common complaints of constitutionalists against the conduct of our federal government is that the judiciary at all levels routinely oversteps its boundaries, intruding into those areas...
View ArticleJefferson and Madison: Avengers of Liberty
In 2016, the world will witness a Civil War. However, it will not on be fought on the streets of America, but on the big screen. Marvel’s Civil War is destined to draw huge money all over the world –...
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Happy Birthday, Thomas Jefferson
Today in history: Thomas Jefferson was born on Apr. 13, 1743. Known as the principle author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson’s other “declaration” is not as well-known. That is, the...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson on Hemp: Grew it, Used it, Advocated for it
Thomas Jefferson used hemp and grew hemp. He advocated for it as well. Today’s federal government has a near ban on growing this important crop, and has maintained that unconstitutional ban for...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson on “Voting the Bums Out”
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and get the full transcript at this link. Effective strategy is essential when it comes to the...
View ArticleWe Are All Jeffersonians Now
In episode number 11 of his podcast, Dr. Brion McClanahan asserts We Are All Jeffersonians Now. McClanahan explores a number of interesting questions relating to Jefferson in this episode. Was...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson on Finding the Meaning of the Constitution
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript at this link. Today, you have all kinds of original sources just a...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson: A Free People Claim their Rights
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Join us here: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/support “A free people claim their rights, as derived from the laws of nature, and not as...
View ArticleWhy Federalism? A Warning from Thomas Jefferson
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript at this link. In an 1800 letter, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “Our country is...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson on Nullification Strategy
The following post is excerpted from the script for Nullify: Season 1. Watch all the videos from this series at this link – and Become a member here to support the TAC. In 1798, Thomas Jefferson wrote...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson on Creating a National Bank
A letter to Thomas Law, Nov. 6, 1813 Dear Sir Your favor of Oct. 1. came duly to hand, and in it the Memorial which I now return. I like well your idea of issuing treasury notes bearing interest,...
View ArticleJefferson and Madison: Strategies for Today
The following post is excerpted from the script for Nullify: Season 1. Watch all the videos from this series at this link – and Become a member here to support the TAC. Both Thomas Jefferson and James...
View ArticleDon’t Give Politicians the Benefit of the Doubt
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript here. In the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, Jefferson told us that we...
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