Duty Bound: James Madison’s Six Principles to Stop Federal Tyranny
By: Michael Boldin|Published on: Dec 21, 2024|Categories: Constitution, Founding Principles, James Madison, Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
The states are “duty bound to interpose.”
That’s how James Madison put it in his Virginia Resolutions, passed on Dec 21 and 24, 1798, in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts.
His resolutions answer a timeless question: What should be done when the federal government oversteps its constitutional bounds? Today, that’s 24/7/365 – so it might be the most important question we face.
For Madison, there were six essential principles that make up his plan to stop federal tyranny – without waiting on the federal government to magically do what it almost never does – limit its own power.
Pretty fantastic Christmas gift from the “Father of the Constitution!”
https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2024/12/21/duty-bound-james-madisons-six-principles-to-stop-federal-tyranny/
