Download Episode. Scott is joined by Micahel Maharrey of the Tenth Amendment Center to talk about Defend The Guard. Maharrey reviews the arguments that federal and state officials have been using against the Defend The Guard legislation at some of the recent state...
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New Florida Bill Would Ban Central Bank Digital Currencies
A bill introduced in the Florida House would ban the use of central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state. Rep. Wyman Duggan (R) brought House Bill 7049 (H7049) to the House Commerce Committee on March 28, and the committee voted along party lines to officially...
Arizona State Senate Passes ‘Defend the Guard Act’
[Yesterday], the Arizona Senate narrowly passed the Defend the Guard Act, a bill to require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward restoring the founders’...
Arizona Senate Committee Passes ‘Defend the Guard’
Today, an Arizona Senate committee passed the Defend the Guard Act to require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward restoring the founders’ framework for a...
Living in the World Hamilton Designed
Today [January 11] in 1757, it is generally believed Alexander Hamilton was born. As John Adams put it, he was “the bastard brat of a Scottish peddler.” Born out of wedlock on the British isle of Nevis, Hamilton would become one of the most influential political...
Power ‘From’ the People!
We’ve all heard or seen the slogan, “Power to the People,” but it gets things almost completely backwards. The word “to" is the wrong word, by far. Under the system and principles of the founders and old revolutionaries, all power comes from the people. They don’t...
New Jersey Resident Exposes Totalitarian Implications of Facial Recognition
When we warn about the growing pervasiveness of facial recognition systems, people often shrug and say, “it’s no big deal if you have nothing to hide.” The experience of a New Jersey woman illustrates the dangerous flaw in that thinking. Kelly Conlon went to New York...
The True History of the Bill of Rights
Today [December 15] is “Bill of Rights Day”—commemorating ratification on December 15, 1791. But what the government-run schools—and supporters of the monster state—“teach” about the Bill of Rights has almost nothing to do with the foundational principles which...
Skynet Delayed: Killer Robot Proposal Defeated in San Francisco
Under intense pressure from grassroots activists, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors reversed course and banned killer robots in the city. The San Francisco Police Department’s plan to arm robots came to light under a police militarization transparency law passed...
Will TSA Steal Your Face?
The Transportation Security Administration is running a pilot program in which travelers stand in photo kiosks that compare their face with a federal database of photos from passport applications, drivers’ licenses and other sources. TSA promises that its new airport...
Missouri Becomes Third State to Introduce Defend the Guard for 2023
A bill prefiled in the Missouri House for the 2023 legislative session would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward restoring the founders’ framework...
Prophetic Patrick Henry’s Warning on the Constitution’s ‘Implied Authority’
Patrick Henry’s impassioned remarks during the final days of the Virginia Ratifying Convention were the culmination of week-long arguments between skeptics of the proposed Constitution and its supporters, such as James Madison. In modern context, it is easy at first...
Resisting Tyranny, Colonial Style
As the British put increased pressure on the American colonists in an effort to force them into submission, the colonists backed up their increasingly forceful rhetoric with concrete actions to undermine British authority. The colonists began perfecting this formula...
A $31 Trillion National Debt Should Matter To You
On Oct. 3, 2022, the U.S. national debt eclipsed $31 trillion for the first time in history. When you factor in unfunded liabilities in Medicare and Social Security, the debt skyrockets to well over $100 trillion. As the Anti-Federalist writer Brutus warned: “I can...
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