Assert the Tenth Amendment
The survival of the American experiment has never depended on the benevolence of Washington, D.C.; it has always depended on the courage, resilience, and unyielding local sovereignty of the American people. For generations, the federal government has metastasized from a limited administrative servant into an unchecked leviathan of usurpation. From unconstitutional executive mandates to undeclared foreign entanglements and the systematic erosion of national borders, the federal apparatus treats the sovereign states not as co-equal partners in a constitutional republic, but as conquered provinces. To reverse this catastrophic trajectory, patriots must abandon passive compliance and embrace the ultimate constitutional mechanism our Founders bequeathed us: the Tenth Amendment.
The modern administrative state operates under a dangerous delusion, actively promoting the myth that America is a pure democracy. In reality, as the Founders understood it, democracy is nothing more than mob rule—a volatile system where 51% of the population can tyrannize the remaining 49%. One only needs to examine the moral, economic, and social decay consuming major population centers such as California, Portland, Chicago, and New York to witness the horrific fruits of progressive mob rule. Without the structural firewall afforded by our Federal System, those dense urban hives of progressive failure would long ago have voted to turn every pleasant corner of the American heartland into the exact same living hell. Federalism is not a mere technicality; it is the life raft that keeps regional liberty afloat amidst a sea of national moral bankruptcy.
The genius of the Tenth Amendment is precise and unmistakable: “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.” This single sentence establishes a profound boundary that federal bureaucrats routinely violate. When Washington mandates experimental medical procedures, wages unconstitutional wars without congressional declarations, or compromises our national sovereignty through open-border globalism, it acts entirely outside its constitutional jurisdiction. These actions are not merely misguided policy choices; they are lawless usurpations.
Too many citizens make the fatal mistake of looking exclusively to Washington for salvation, pouring billions of dollars and endless emotional energy into presidential elections while ignoring the levers of power right in their own backyards. As the Texas Journal Tenth Amendment Project emphasizes, citizens have far more local influence than they ever will in Washington’s swamp. Real life happens locally. Your community, your county, and your state are where real policy impact is forged. Don’t trust the managed federal plan—be the plan.
To achieve tangible victory, we must adopt an aggressive strategy of gubernatorial communication and state interposition. At the Texas Journal, we frequently communicate directly with the Governor of Texas, addressing not only state matters but also critical national and international threats. Concurrent with these gubernatorial communications, we contact our congressional representatives and senators, explicitly demanding in the written record that federal lawmakers do everything in their power to assist the governor. This dual-track approach works because it forces elected officials to take a public stand.
States possess an expansive sphere of authority. Within constitutional limits, states can do anything not specifically reserved to the federal government. Because federal enumerated powers are strictly limited, the states govern the vast majority of affairs. When the federal government is derelict—as it routinely is—states have the constitutional right and moral obligation to step in and fill the void.
This reality serves another vital purpose: it reminds state governors that they are the chief executives of sovereign states, endowed with plenipotentiary powers. No constitutional reason gives a governor cause to be timid in the face of federal overreach. When governors stand tall, push back against federal decrees, and assert state supremacy, they erect an impenetrable shield around their citizens.
Moreover, this fight cannot be separated from our nation’s moral foundation. Proverbs 29:2 reminds us that when the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn. The federal administrative state, with its secular globalist agenda and hostility toward Christian morality, is a ruling class that causes the people to mourn. By integrating Christian principles into our civic engagement, we recognize that true political sovereignty is inextricably bound to divine law.
The parallels between modern federal overreach and the totalitarian atrocities documented in works like The Black Book of Communism are deeply sobering. The centralized imposition of experimental medical directives, the suppression of political dissent through Big Tech censorship, and the liquidation of regional autonomy mirror the repressive tactics historically deployed by totalitarian regimes. When federal actors silence opposition and demand absolute compliance, they tread the exact same path as historical despots who crushed local liberty in favor of centralized planning.
Furthermore, this domestic reality is mirrored in our national defense posture. The 2026 National Defense Strategy rightly emphasizes homeland defense and secure borders, aligning with the core tenets of America First. However, a glaring contradiction exists when the federal government preaches foreign defense while actively subverting domestic constitutional integrity through bureaucratic overreach and conscious dereliction of duty. True national defense must begin at home: secure our borders, enforce the Tenth Amendment, and respect states’ sovereign rights.
To protect our Republic, we must use uncensored, free-speech platforms like Gab to archive our Tenth Amendment communications and coordinate our resistance, free from legacy-media censorship. The legacy platforms—X, Facebook, and their corporate allies—have repeatedly demonstrated their willingness to silence dissenting voices, even censoring a sitting President of the United States for telling the truth. Gab remains a steadfast beacon of absolute free speech, ensuring that patriots can organize, share templates, and duplicate success nationwide.
I was removed from X for publishing materials like these. I wrote Elon. He didn’t care.
The path forward is clear. We must reject passivity, abandon Washington’s false promises, and fully exercise our Tenth Amendment rights. By communicating persistently with our governors, demanding state-level interposition, and grounding our resistance in Christian truth and America First principles, we can reclaim our Republic. Do not trust their plan—be the plan.
Dave
Sources:
States face foreign threats — and a fractured federal partnership — ahead of midterms
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Overview of Tenth Amendment, Rights Reserved to the States and the People
On Bill of Rights Day, Let’s Not Forget the 9th and 10th Amendments
