Posted in truth quest, truth quest podcast, constitution, Thomas Jefferson, james madison, article i section 8, tenth amendment, socialized medicine, supreme court, pritical thinking, gun control, nullification, federal reserve, article i section 10, bill of rights, electoral college, federalist papers, necessary and proper, IRS, first amendment, free speech, secession, decentralization on Oct 29th, 2020
In this episode we examine the American experiment through the lens of the Tenth Amendment which Thomas Jefferson called the foundation of the Constitution.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
That means, the federal government is only authorized to do those few things that have been delegated to it. It is my contention that, if the federal government was still in its tiny, little sandbox created for it by the Constitution, this country would thrive. Unfortunately the federal leviathan has not only outgrown its sandbox but has taken over the entire yard, neighborhood, state, country!
The consequences of the overreach are largely unseen yet substantial. The corruption, the failure of one-size-fits-all policies, the influence peddling - all of it acts as a restraint on the American system of free markets, entrepreneurism, freedom and liberty. Instead we allow a handful of powerful people in D.C. and the media to divide us into a series of special interest groups who fight and bicker with each other. All the while the leviathan continues to grow and grow and grow with the only end in sight being the collapse of the U.S. dollar and the U.S. economy, which come to think of it, might have been the plan all along.
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Posted in truth quest, truth quest podcast, abortion, constitution, article i section 8, tenth amendment, minimum wage, social security, medicare, medicaid, obamacare, healthcare, nsa, supreme court, gun control, federal reserve, the fed, article i section 10, bailouts, fda, socialism, incorporation doctrine, declaration of independence, electoral college, articles of confederation, states rights, necessary and proper, immigration, term limits, war on poverty, sound money, asset forfeiture, gold, shadow ban, deplatform, sixteenth amendment, IRS, secession, decentralization, Joe Biden, abraham lincoln, cancel culture, voter fraud on Aug 10th, 2020
If you asked 100 people if they think America is healthy culturally, financially, spiritually, educationally, racially, or constitutionally, I am willing to bet a large majority would respond in the negative.
America is broken and the only thing that can save it (from itself) is state secession.
In this episode I build the case for secession:
- The reasons it is necessary
- Why secession is good
- Refute most of the common objections to secession
- Address how it could be accomplished in the 21st century
Please comment below and help build the secession movement.
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We covered a lot of ground in the first 100 episodes - the Constitution, economics, abortion, social issues, healthcare, socialism and Christian apologetics to name a few. In this episode, I take a brief look at some of the myths we busted and review lessons learned.
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Posted in truth quest, truth quest podcast, constitution, tenth amendment, slavery, tariffs, capitalism, bill of rights, fourteenth amendment, ninth amendment, fifth amendment, income tax, fourth amendment, first amendment, free speech, secession, decentralization, morality, abraham lincoln on May 18th, 2020
In Episode #98, we focused on the most common myths about Lincoln. In this episode, we take a deeper look at the man, his motivations, his actions and consider what his true legacy should be. Specifically we examine how he destroyed states' rights, his dictatorial actions during the war, his real agenda and we make a strong case that he should have been charged as a war criminal had he lived.
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The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and and Unnecessary War, Thomas DiLorenzo
Brion McClannahan - Episode #163 - Lincoln and Trump
Was the Civil War Necessary
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Posted in truth quest, truth quest podcast, constitution, Thomas Jefferson, article i section 8, tenth amendment, gun control, second amendment, slavery, tariffs, bill of rights, fourteenth amendment, due process, government subsidies, states rights, ninth amendment, fifth amendment, fourth amendment, first amendment, free speech, secession, abraham lincoln on May 10th, 2020
When you think of Abe Lincoln what do you think? "Honest Abe?" A great orator? The Gettysburg Address? The five dollar bill? Mount Rushmore? He saved America? His assassination by John Wilkes Booth? His Zeus-like monument in Washington, D.C. He always ranks at or near the top of every list of “the greatest Presidents.”
But what is the truth about Abraham Lincoln?
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The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and and Unnecessary War, Thomas DiLorenzo
Brion McClannahan - Episode #163 - Lincoln and Trump
Was the Civil War Necessary
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Posted in truth quest, truth quest podcast, constitution, Thomas Jefferson, article i section 8, pritical thinking, gun control, federal reserve, bill of rights, due process, declaration of independence, states rights, immigration, asset forfeiture, secession, decentralization, self-determination on Mar 1st, 2020
In Episode #87, I introduced you to the concept of secession. We reviewed current and past secession movements and offered three reasons it is necessary AND good - decentralization, self-determination and competition. In this episode, I discuss the fourth reason secession is desirable - the idea that smaller is better. After that, we will discuss how secession is justified and dispel the most common objections to the concept of secession.
Show Notes:
American Secession: The Looming Threat of a National Breakup, F.H. Buckley
Mises Institute:
Tom Woods Podcast:
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Secession is for Morons
Secession is a Solution for Deep Political Division
Ron Paul: Thoughts on Secession
Credit Suisse: The Success of Small Countries
Greater Idaho Conservatives Oregon want 22 Rural Counties Secede and Become Part Idaho
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The “S” word - secession - seems to be brought up with more and more frequency lately. Most recently we have seen counties in rural Virginia exploring the possibility of seceding from the state and joining West Virginia. We are seeing similar movements in Northern California and rural counties in Oregon. While those are wonderful developments, the larger question regarding secession is the idea of entire states seceding from the United States and essentially establish their own nation.
The idea of state secession picks up steam with every passing year as the federal government - the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches AND the federal bureaucracy - continues to enlarge its power base well beyond its enumerated powers in the Constitution.
In this episode, I will introduce you to the concept of secession, discuss some of the current and past secession movements and walk you through three reasons why secession is not only desirable but necessary. In Episode #88 we will discuss how secession is justified and rebut most of the arguments against it.
Show Notes:
American Secession: The Looming Threat of a National Breakup, F.H. Buckley
Mises Institute:
Tom Woods Podcast:
The Brion McClanhan Show:
Secession is for Morons
Secession is a Solution for Deep Political Division
Ron Paul: Thoughts on Secession
Credit Suisse: The Success of Small Countries
Greater Idaho Conservatives Oregon want 22 Rural Counties Secede and Become Part Idaho
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Posted in , truth quest, shawn brodof, truth quest podcast, abortion, constitution, james madison, article i section 8, tenth amendment, minimum wage, social security, medicare, medicaid, obamacare, supreme court, affordable care act, gun control, nullification, federal reserve, inflation, states rights, IRS, secession on Nov 8th, 2018
Do you ever question the amount of time and energy spent fretting about the politics coming out of Washington D.C.? The Founding Fathers never thought that the average American would spend much time pondering the goings-on in D.C. After all, the federal government's power was constitutionally restricted. In this brief episode, I suggest an alternative to our seemingly unending focus on all things D.C.
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