#Tenth Amendment Center

[undergroundusa]

"DeSantis' action to investigate FEMA — and through that agency, the federal government – serves as an opening salvo to a confrontation centered on the Ninth Amendment and the Tenth Amendment…"

ORIGINAL CONTENT: https://www.undergroundusa.com/p/is-desantis-firing-a-shot-across

LIKE & COMMENT PROTECT FREE SPEECH

[darkmaga-returns]

On January 8, 1790, President George Washington walked into the Senate chamber of Federal Hall in New York City to deliver his first Annual Message to Congress – what we would now call the first State of the Union Address. His remarks were concise, rooted in the Constitution, and set the tone for a young republic.

In contrast with today’s televised spectacle, Washington’s address had no pomp or ceremony – no honored guests, no orchestrated applause lines. Instead, he spoke directly to the challenges facing the fledgling Union, underscoring the importance of unity, defense, and constitutional principles.

He opened by congratulating the nation on “the present favorable prospects of our public affairs,” highlighting North Carolina’s decision to join the Union.

For nearly a year and a half starting in July 1788, North Carolina had chosen independence rather than ratification of the Constitution. Acting as an independent republic for nearly nine months after the Constitution went into effect, North Carolina even appointed a foreign diplomat to the United States of America, where Hugh Williamson worked to persuade them to adopt amendments more favorable to North Carolina’s interests.

This is notable because it illustrates the voluntary nature of union – which was created by choice, rather than force.

Washington went on to outline his priorities. And first on the list was national defense, but his approach was far, far different than how these people talk about it today. For the first president, the most important thing was a well-armed, well-trained, and well-disciplined people – a militia.

“Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention that of providing for the common defense will merit particular regard. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies.”

Ten days later – Secretary of War Henry Knox sent Washington his revised “Plan for the Arrangement of the Militia”

“An energetic national militia is to be regarded as the Capital security of a free republic; and not a standing army, forming a distinct class in the community.” [emphasis in original]

[alphaman99]

Tenth Amendment Center

James Madison argued that the best way to limit the number of wars would be to make the people pay the full cost immediately instead of financing them with debt and putting the onus on future generations to bear the cost.

This would force politicians, and the population at large, to count the cost of war before rushing headlong into hostilities.

Madison reasoned that if the people knew the actual cost of war and had to pony up the funds, it would reduce the number of wars. People would make a more concerted effort to resolve conflict peacefully.

[2guysdrinkingcoffee]

Wisdom from the Tenth Amendment Center...

The Founders warned us - again and again - that power always expands, no matter who holds it. Did we heed the warning?

You can’t trust anyone with power, no matter how much you like them or what they’re doing with it, because that same power will eventually fall into the hands of someone determined to destroy your liberty.

Their warnings about the dangers of power remain as relevant today as ever.

John Adams put it bluntly: “There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.”

John Dickinson, in his Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, warned that rulers often cloak their power grabs in legality. Each new usurpation, he wrote, strengthens the precedent for future encroachments: “That which is now supported by examples growing old will become an example itself, and thus support fresh usurpations.”

Samuel Adams observed that “power is intoxicating,” and those vested with it often abuse it and refuse to relinquish it.

Abigail Adams echoed this warning in a letter to her husband, John, during the Revolution: “Power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping and, like the grave, cries ‘Give, give.’” Even the staunchest defenders of liberty can fall prey to its allure, she noted, as “he who is most strenuous for the rights of the people, when vested with power, is as eager after the prerogatives of government.”

George Mason made a similar point during the Philadelphia Convention, warning that those with power “will always, when they can, rather increase it.”

Patrick Henry, perhaps the most vocal critic of centralized power, hammered this point home during the Virginia Ratifying Convention in 1788: “Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty." This underscores Patrick Henry’s view that trusting rulers with unchecked power is sheer insanity. Liberty will be lost: guaranteed.

"I say that the loss of that dearest privilege has ever followed, with absolute certainty, every such mad attempt.”

George Washington, in his Farewell Address, reinforced this idea, cautioning against usurpation: “Let there be no change by usurpation; for though this in one instance may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.”

[spacenutspod]

A Falcon 9 stands ready for a Starlink mission at Cape Canaveral’s pad 40. File photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. Update Oct. 21, 4:20 p.m.: SpaceX is pushing back its planned launch to no earlier than Tuesday, Oct. 22. SpaceX is set to launch another batch of 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to low Earth orbit on Tuesday. The Falcon 9 rocket launch comes on the heels of a week that saw the company launch a record six missions with four Falcon 9 rockets, one Falcon Heavy rocket and a Starship rocket, utilizing all four of its launch pads. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-61 mission from pad 40 at CCSFS is set for no earlier than 6:14 p.m. EDT (2214 UTC), pending weather. This will be SpaceX’s 68th dedicated Starlink launch of the year. Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about an hour prior to liftoff. Coming into the Monday launch opportunity, the 45th Weather Squadron forecast 70 percent chance of favorable weather during that window. Meteorologists said they are tracking the impacts of Hurricane Oscar, which may also impact the booster recovery zone. “The breezy, onshore flow will continue into the upcoming week as the combination of a strong high centered to the north and Hurricane Oscar to the southeast enhance the pressure gradient over the Florida peninsula,” launch weather officers wrote. “These conditions will persist tomorrow as an area of higher low-level moisture moves in, enhancing Atlantic shower activity along the Space Coast.” A little more then eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster is set to touchdown on a SpaceX droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Bahamas. If successful, this will be the 280th droneship landing and 357th overall booster landing. Expanding Starlink The mission is the first time that SpaceX has launched a batch of its Starlink satellites bound for the sixth shell of its constellation since May 31 with the Starlink 6-64 mission. Since then, it has been building out its eighth, ninth, tenth and 11th shells. The company has been working to get approval from the Federal Communications Commission to deploy and operate nearly 30,000 Gen2 Starlink satellites. Back in March, the FCC approved a request “to conduct communications in the 71.0-76.0 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 81.0-86.0 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands (collectively, E-band), with the 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites that the Commission previously authorized in the first partial grant of this application.” That authorization caps the number Gen2 satellites at that number, for now. “Grant of this portion of SpaceX’s request will serve the public interest by allowing SpaceX to utilize the full capacity of its more advanced Gen2 Starlink satellites, which will improve the broadband service that SpaceX is bringing to U.S. customers, including those in unserved and underserved areas of the country,” the FCC wrote on March 8. “We continue to defer consideration of the remainder of SpaceX’s request, including SpaceX’s ongoing use of emergency beacons, which is the subject of a second amendment to SpaceX’s application, as well as the remaining 22,488 satellites SpaceX proposed in its application, as amended.” On Aug. 16, the FCC’s Satellite Programs and Policy Division approved a license modification request from SpaceX regarding its Gen1 satellites, of which there are 4,408, according to the FCC. “Specifically, SpaceX is authorised to modify its operations due to planned changes in satellite hardware, including modification of beam-forming and digital processing equipment to enable narrower beam capabilities,” the FCC wrote. “This modification also reflects updates to SpaceX’s orbital debris mitigation plan due to planned deployment of larger satellites.” Essentially, this approval allows SpaceX to launch Gen2 Starlinks as replacements for the Gen1 versions under the Gen1 authorization. According to astronomer and expert orbital tracker, Jonathan McDowell, as of Oct. 20, 2024, there are 6,473 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit. Among those, 4,150 are Gen1 and 2,323 are the Gen2 Mini variety. The next generation Starlink satellites, which are so big that only Starship can launch them, will allow for a 10X increase in bandwidth and, with the reduced altitude, faster latency https://t.co/HLYdjjia3o — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 14, 2024 The full-size Gen2 Starlink satellites will be launched using SpaceX’s Starship rocket, which just completed its fifth test flight on Oct. 13. The company was able to catch the first stage booster, called Super Heavy, using its launch tower for the first time. SpaceX points to this capability as key to being able to enable rapid reusability of the rocket in the future. In addition to expanding the number of Starlink satellites that it is allowed to launch and operate, SpaceX also wanted to modify the nominal orbits of some of its shells, as first reported by Ars Technica. In a filing to the FCC dated Oct. 11, 2024, Jameson Dempsey, SpaceX Director of Satellite Policy, wrote that SpaceX wants “to lower the nominal altitudes of its shells at 525 km, 530 km, and 535 km to 480 km, 485 km, and 475 km altitude, respectively.” “For the lower-altitude shell at 475 km, SpaceX requests authority to reduce the nominal inclination from 33 degrees to 32 degrees,” Dempsey wrote. “With the exception of its shell at 475 km altitude, SpaceX requests to modify its authorization to more flexibly distribute satellites in up to 56 planes per shell and up to 120 satellites per plane. “While this reconfiguration will result in a higher potential maximum number of orbital planes and satellites per plane for all but one shell at 475 km, the total number of satellites in the Gen2 system will not exceed 29,988 satellites, and the first tranche of satellites in the Gen2 system will remain 7,500 satellites until such time that the Commission permits deployments beyond that first tranche.” Dempsey argues that the requested modifications will allow the Starlink Internet constellation to “deliver gigabit-speed, truly low-latency broadband and ubiquitous mobile connectivity to all Americans and the billions of people globally who still lack access to adequate broadband.” The FCC has yet to respond to this latest request. Special coverage concluding While there aren’t any Starlink satellites that feature the Direct to Cell capabilities on the Starlink 6-61 mission, SpaceX is about to wrap up a unique learning opportunity with the technology. On Oct. 7, the FCC’s Satellite Licensing Division granted SpaceX “special temporary authority” to operate its second-generation Starlink satellites that have the DTC capacity for 15 days “with supplemental coverage from space-capable Earth stations in the areas of Florida affected by Hurricane Milton.” It was also granted the same authority on Oct. 4 for the territories impacted by Hurricane Helene. In the United States, SpaceX is partnering with telecommunications company, T-Mobile, to provide the service, though it has expressed an interest in working with other providers in the future. SpaceX also began testing the functionality down in New Zealand with telecommunications company, One New Zealand. “When we announced our collaboration with SpaceX, we were dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, a stark reminder of the necessity of a resilient back up to our mobile network, which can be disrupted by climate-related, fibre and power outages,” said One New Zealand CEO Jason Paris in a statement. “We’re unfortunately seeing this play out with Hurricane Milton in Florida right now, where Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability are playing a vital role keeping people connected as the extreme weather has disrupted their ground based mobile networks. That’s why starting testing here is a giant step forward on our mission to bring coverage like never before to New Zealand.” Starlink d2c now beginning testing in New Zealand with @onenzofficial! https://t.co/c810mpihRz — Michael Nicolls (@michaelnicollsx) October 21, 2024

[deblala]

Louisiana Senate Passes Bill to End State Cooperation with UN and WHO | Tenth Amendment Center

https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2024/03/louisiana-senate-passes-bill-to-end-state-cooperation-with-un-and-who/

[rauthschild]

Our view of the Militia is informed by the same sources presented in the repost of the article from The Tenth Amendment Center that was sent out yesterday.

We obviously consider homosexuality a private matter that should never become an object of concern in public administration; lamentably, the practice of sodomy in the military has increased to the point that it has not only adversely impacted the military, but has spread out into the general population so as to promote a political movement.

We felt it was important to warn the public that this "sudden" LGBTQ Movement is not the product of Liberalism, but is rather being promoted by Roman/Nazi elements that have become entrenched in the military. These are not men that we would consider to be "liberal" in any sense but their sexual proclivities. Otherwise, they are often doctrinaire conservatives, control junkies, and misogynists.

This has become a real problem for the military and for our civilian culture as well, but we can hardly hope to address it, if we ignorantly assume that the LGBTQ effort is coming from liberal civilian sources, when in fact, it's leaking out of conservative military circles, instead.

That is the "alert" that I am spreading here, so that people are not blind-sided and amazed when all of a sudden they realize that this "tradition" has been encapsulated and carried forward over the course of more than 2,000 years and is making a bid to come into fruition again.

As I noted in other correspondence, it goes back all the way to Babylon, and is well-represented in Greek Epic Poetry and by Lesser Greek Poets -- Achilles and Alexander the Great were both homosexuals; there is little doubt that the Spartan heroes celebrated as "the 300" who held back the Persians at Thermopylae were bisexuals or dedicated homosexuals indoctrinated into military sodomy at an early age, the feared Black Eagle Legion of Rome was entirely staffed by homosexuals; and the Nazis, patterning themselves after Rome, openly practiced sodomy in the ranks--- and only used it as a hypocritical excuse to get rid of political rivals and for associated blackmail in other venues when it suited them.

The military needs to be put on Notice that despite this long association of homosexuality and sodomite submission associated with the military tradition, this is an issue that has gotten out of hand and been inappropriately justified and politicized, while the American Public needs to be aware that the LGBTQ "Agenda" is largely coming from an unexpected place: the military.

The mindless and misplaced belief that our planet is overpopulated when it once supported 500 billion people --- roughly 60 times the present population--- has been used to promote a cynical and hateful agenda to murder billions of innocent people rather than give up petty investments in antiquated infrastructure, energy sources that cause pollution, and Nineteenth Century monopolies that should have never existed in the first place.

The men charged with carrying out this murder and genocide of the species agenda have been following along in the deluded expectation that they were fighting a political enemy -- "the Americans" or "the Communists" -- when in fact that have been committing suicide and setting up their own demise and the demise of their families and kith and kind.

The Higher Ups in this Lemming-like insanity have been deluded by beliefs in "Higher Dimensions" and fairytale nonsense, while ignoring the wisdom of more than 13.8 billion years of organic experience and evolution represented by the DNA coding found in each one of us and also in the 250,000 year-old mitochondrial DNA that makes up our 47th chromosome.

Those who do not know or who do not remember the past are doomed to relive it, but we are now at the point where we do remember, and upon remembering, must be set free.

[marie1773056]

https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2024/01/utah-house-passes-bill-to-exclude-cbdc-from-state-definition-of-money/

[athomewiththecicadas]

Life as a Senior NCO for a Head of Household that can't Provide.

No...... Brainer.

Now, settle the term "ill-gotten" in its power to claw back.

If you can't, you still have the power as a U.S. Citizen to relinquish your assets to a Fiduciary Institution.

Otherwise, you need to be aware of what people are responsible for when they make the calls that guide our economy.

But, you balk. And that's clear enough for me.

Sergeant Major Nathan Marksmith, North Wales Militia/ Joint Militia Detachment

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VOTE BUMS OUT

[darkmaga-returns]

Tench Coxe may be the most influential founding father that people have never heard of.

For most people, discussions about the meaning of the Constitution begin and end with the Federalist Papers. These essays enjoy immense popularity today mostly due to the fame of their authors – Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. But in their day, they didn’t have widespread influence on the ratification itself.

On the other hand, Coxe’s numerous essays did.

It’s important to remember that the Federalist essays were written specifically for a New York audience. Each one is even addressed directly “To the People of the State of New York.” More significantly, they weren’t circulated to any great extent outside of that state during the ratification period. 

Coxe addressed many of his essays “To the People of the United States,” indicating they were intended for a broader audience. And while the Federalist essays got virtually no play outside New York, much of Coxe’s work was widely distributed and published in other newspapers in virtually every state where ratification was contested. 

His writing serves as a valuable resource today as we seek to learn the original, legal meaning of the Constitution as understood by the founders and ratifiers, and the limits it places on the federal government. 

Coxe covered a wide range of topics during the ratification debates, setting the stage for virtually every federalist argument in favor of ratification. 

Here are the top five arguments from Tench Coxe.

1. A Line in the Sand: Delegated and Reserved Powers

Perhaps better than any other supporter of the Constitution, Coxe explained federalism –  the division of powers between the state and federal governments – writing, “The general government is fœderal, or a union of sovereignties, for special purposes. The state governments are social, or an association of individuals, for all the purposes of society and government.”

Coxe laid out a careful delineation between the specific enumerated powers delegated to the federal government and the mass of powers remaining with the states. He hammered this theme in several of his essays, including several lists of powers that would specifically remain with the state governments and those off limits to the general government.

After completing a long list of things prohibited to the federal government, he summed it up by writing, “nor can (the federal government] do any other matter or thing appertaining to the internal affairs of any state, whether legislative, executive or judicial, civil or ecclesiastical.”

In effect, Coxe called attention to the constitutional line in the sand dividing state and federal authority, or as he put it, the “permanent marks and lines of separate sovereignty, which must ever distinguish and circumscribe each of the several states.”

[alphaman99]

Tenth Amendment Center

Using a secretive process known as “parallel construction,” police build cases on illegally obtained, warrantless data collected by the NSA and other federal agencies without anybody ever knowing.

These investigations take place in complete secrecy with no judicial oversight. Oftentimes, suspects and defense attorneys have no idea how police obtained information.

[stuartbramhall]

Wyoming Law Expands Food Freedom Act, Opens Market to Small Egg and Dairy Producers

by Mike Maharrey Tenth Amendment Center CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 2, 2023)  – Yesterday, a Wyoming law went into effect that will further increase food freedom in the state, and potentially alleviate some of the recent price inflation on eggs and dairy. Sen. Tim Salazar and 10 fellow cosponsors introduced Senate Bill 102 (SF102) on Jan. 12. The new law expands the Wyoming Food Freedom Act to allow a…