Many of you here already know us san or how many visitors know that she is a native of st. Louis missouri with her bachelors degree in biology and chemistry from Blackburn College in illinois. Jury and the United States army trash training is a russian linguist and she worked for the state Attorneys Office says a prosecutor after graduating the college of law and worked under jerry blair and went to work at a constitutional law firm then came back again to the state Attorneys Office working in under the honorable steve jarvis and was providential a launched from there into speaking about private libertys head the constitution profession travel said teaches an average of 265 defense in 22 states since the launching. She has a radio show in addition to all of that six days a week. One is broadcast as a Television Show of the Christian Television network and to many more things. A plumber, even teeth, biochemists, a paralegal, attorney, and the labels that she carries would be mother, wife, christian and patriot. [applause] the slogan is liberty over secure 80 truth over your favorite personality. She takes a lot of slack because she holds the belief that we should protect and abide by the constitutional principles matter which party is in is in power. Please will come. Okay. Here we go. I am very excited to be here it is always swarming to my heart to be a home. You can imagine and teaching every year. We are blessed and happy to be here. Right now there is a 77 yearold man and did federal prison right l. In because he built whiff of permission of the army corps of engineers he antisense we dont care ever prosecute for violating the Clean Air Act and that exemptions then. Because. We have a disabled u. S. Veteran so we are following state law. We have farmers in india and a. To be harassed for having raw milk is an organic the federal government but is never government still a lot of control . We need to find the solution. Do we not . In it is nearly unanimous did i think and everybody has the adn the ligament. You have spent and we dont have to do because the same solutions the did existed in this solution and did feminist and his talking about washington d. C. When he talks about picks this everything been consolidated from big to little in washington d. C. Your environment being controlled by washington d. C. Perk your right to bear arms tenderly and pure food and medicine and everything being controlled that is why washington d. C. Is the gulf to swallow. And look what he says. We only have to leap of the human character form uncontrollable but allied of iron. When the government is out of control, a society is reduced to chaos. With the checks and balances are not functioning, the only thing that can control chaos is the rod of iron. Our framers gave us the greatest gift, and the opportunity to selfgovernment. In the greatest condemnation today is the refusal to self govern. Everything is in place we just simply must be dedicated to exercising our checks and balances. How does the stay have the right to check the federal government . That is what we will go through today. How does the state have a right to check the federal government . Because the states came first. We need to reestablish some basic foundational principles. We need to connect some dots so that we start having off in the right direction, and we need to get back to some vary basic things, and when i many basic, many abcs and 123 and just that principle of understanding that the states came first, establishes a very important understanding of who is in charge. I want us to look at how first. The states came. Because we dont teach this history quite accurately in our schools so bears necessity to sort of reestablish the historical truth. It n our textbook wiz teach that we became independent from Great Britain with the signing of the declaration of independence on july 4, 1776. Thats not true. We became independent from Great Britain with the ratification of the lee resolution on july 2nd july 2nd 1776. The lee resolution, a threestep process to declare independence from Great Britain, brought forward with a delegate from the state of virginia named Richard Henry lee. Richard henry lee proposes the lee resolution to Continental Congress on june 7, 1776 and on july 2, 1776, the lee resolution was brought to the Continental Congress, it was debated, voted, and ratified into law. Our independence from Great Britain was not a random act by a bunch of rogue elite slave owners who wanted to separate from their government so they can have the power to oppress everybody. It was a legislative act. By a duly elected legislative body andous as legallied and just as legally binding is a anything that our congress does today that is constitutional. Matter of fact, this was such a huge day that john adams would write hem to his wife, abigail, on july 3rd and say, july 2nd will be an epic day where americans will celebrate their independence forever. It wasnt until the mid1800s started celebrating our independence on july 4th . So, knowing this, our states, not by opinion or interpretation but by legal fact, by historical fact, became independent states on july 2, then we must admit that the states existed prior to everything. Right . Prior to the declaration of independence even, by two days temp declaration the decoration was not fully signed on july 2nd. July 4th is when it was published to the general republic and only been sound by john hancock and not signed by the rest of the representatives of the states until the end of august. But now we have to understand, on july 2nd, is there a federal government . No, because we have just thrown it off. On july 4th there is no federal government either. There is just the states. Now, our First Federal government is formed through the articles of confederation. But theres a problem. And the problem isnt probably what you have been taught. You see, popular teachings, teaches that the airlifts confederation failed articles of confederation failed because we create ate federal government to small and the next government was much bigger and much more powerful and that is not true. When you look the debates and you look the history, you see that the largest driving force to the reconsiderations of the article of confederation has to do with an authority that was del grated to the federal government. The problem was not that that articles of confederation created a federal government that was too small. They created a federal government that had insufficient guidance on how to do what they were supposed to do. So, like governments, without proper guidance and proper checks they do things theyre not supposed to do, which they were. But they were also doing the things they were supposed to do but not doing them properly. For example, one of the biggest points of con texas with the articles of con contention with the articles of confederation had to do with treaties. Treaty is is a power delegated to the federal government. Only thunder in the articles of confederation the federal government was making inequitable treats and the city of states has has to foot the bill and a completely different set of states got all the benefits. Now, the states who were being required to pay for the expenses of the treaty were obviously in opposition. Are you kidding me . Thats not why we joined this union. Oso we can transfer our prosperity to another state . Thats not what general welfare means and they were refusing, rightfully so refusing to comply with the treaties. Now, the states who were supposed to get all the benefit are now mad the states who wont pay the bill, but we have an even bigger problem. Because a treaty is a contract with a foreign government. A foreign government, mine you, that has no idea how spearessed to be working so they have no idea that the federal government has made an unlawful treaty. All they see is they made a contract with the United States and the United States is not holding occupy their end of the bar up their end of the bargain. So were most literature rally on their verge of war with states and Foreign Countries cos andey just got started. So Congress Says we have to pull together a new delegation and fix thes of confederation. And the the articles of confederation and the Constitutional Convention is call. Now, the Constitutional Convention does not amend the articles of confederation because the articles of confederation are not what we operate under now. Right . What we operate under now is called the constitution, and the constitution is actually declared itself to be the more Perfect Union. Thats why its called the more Perfect Union because it was supposed to be more perfect than the articles of confederation. Were going to learn later that the nature of the constitution is that it is a contractual agreement between the states. You cant have two competing contracts. If youre going to have a new contract, you have to get rid of the old contract. And thats exactly what has happened. Now, when we get rid of the articles of confederation, what happens to the Central Government that it created . Its gone, too fright so now right now prior to the ratification of our current constitution, there is no federal government. There is only the states. Now we also know that to be true from fact in history, how many of you remember from your history class or your civics class that there was a very precarious moment prior to the ratification of the current constitution where we did not have enough states to ratify. How many of you remember that . And the proponents of the constitution were very concerned and they said over and over again, if we do not ratify the constitution, there will be no union. The states will be separate and independent. They will operate independently, and we will have no means to operate as a unit. Doesnt that fact pretty much tell us there is no Central Government anymore . We have over 13 years where the only consistent government that exists without interruption is the states. 13 years. 13 years before the federal government. The states came first. In order to understand the role of state we must understand what is a state. What does it mean to be a state . Now, my opinion on that is irrelevant. I think the facts tell us all we need to know. And we find the definition of the word state in the last paragraph of the declaration of independence. A state is not a colony. Now, this last paragraph of the declaration of independence actually comes from the first paragraph of the lee resolution. And it says, we, therefore, the representatives of the United States of america, in general congress assembled, appealing to the supreme judge of the world for our intentions do in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare we didnt become independent on july 4th. Published and declared what we had done two days prior that hes United Colonies are, and of right ought to be free. We have just discovered what we are not. A state is not a colony. There must be a distinction, right and because if there is no distinction between a colonial and a state then theres no point in making that statement. Its a redundancy. So what is the difference between a colony and a state . Very simply, a colony is not free and independent. If you live in a colony, you must seek permission and guidance from the Central Government before you can use your land. You must seek permission and guidance from the Central Government before you can use or manage your resources. You must seek permission and guidance from the Central Government before you can create laws, before you canning relate your beens, even before you he can rid late your people. Anybody feeling line a colony out there . Heres the good news. We are not colonies. We are free and independent states. Knowing what a state is not, is not as good as knowing what it is. So here we know it is not a colony, so what is it . Continuing now with the declaration of independence, we know that they, these free and independent states or absolved from all allegiance to british crown. And that all political connections between them and the, what . The state of what . State of Great Britain. You see that word state is not simply synonymous with new hampshire, rhode island, or virginia. That word state is synonymous with Great Britain, france and germany. We made 13 free and independent sovereign governments. Now, thats beautiful, isnt it . Thats a great explanation. But we can go even further because the declaration of independence not only tells us what the state is, but tells us the power that each and every state holds. To the people, threw the authority of the people, have delegate it this tower to each free and independent state. They have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, and do all other acts and things which independent states, like Great Britain, france, or germany, may of right do. And this is the power your state holds today. Now, someone might try to explain this away and simply say, well, if your state is not one of the first 13, then this does not apply to you. Problem is thats not historically accurate. That is not politically accurate. Thats not legally accurate or constitutionally accurate. There is a doctrine that says that every state that enters the union, enters on the same footing as the first 13. And theres your footprint. Full power to havey were, conclude peace, make alleynes and establish commerce and do al thing that each and every sovereign not country on the planet that do. Someone might try to say that may be who you were when you form the state, but when you entered the union, you surrendered your power. Thats ridiculous. But its also historically inaccurately, legally inaccurate, and constitutionally inaccurate. What does the constitution say about power . The tenth amendment says the power is not delegated. It doesnt say the power is not surrendered. It says the power is not delegated. Let me ask you a question. Are the words delegate and holiday century rein surrender sign knock muss . You now know more than the Supreme Court of the United States. Have read decisions by Antonin Scalia that declare the states surrendered power and thats not what happened. Let in ask you a question. How many of you have ever heard of a sovereign government by the name of germany . Some of you dont know germany. Okay. Didnt germany joint the European Union . Lets all fly over to germ nick hold a big town hall meeting and explain to the german people and their chancellor that because the joined the eu germany is no longer a sovereign government. How do you think the germans will take that little piece of news . So why do floridians . Our states were created with a greater sovereignty than germany could ever imagine. Our states were created under the principle that we hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal and endowed the their creator with certain inalienable lights. The germany wheres create under the principle that kings delegate right. We had a greater sovereignty and yet, somehow, we accept a greater servitude. What is the nature of this constitution that we are trying to operate . Trying to apply properly . Well, the constitution legally speaking is a compact. It is a legally binding compact. It is a compact is an agreement between legally sovereign governments. That is how you distinguish a compact from a contract. A contract is an agreement between legally sovereign people. And when i say legally sovereign i mean you have achieved the age of legal consent. Can your 15yearold create a legally binding contract . No, because your 15yearold is not sovereign in eyes of the law bus our compact is our constitution and thats what the drafters of the constitution called it and a compact is an agreement between legally sovereign states. What is the structure of the compact . How does it work . The states are the parties to the compact. Let think about this, the cop pact is a legally binding agreement between sovereign governments, going back to what we have already learned, connecting our dots, what were the only legally sovereign governments that existed prior to the ratification of our constitution . The states. Since we know that the states are that the constitution is a compact and a compact is an agreement between legally sovereign governments then we must admit the states are the pears to the compact. Because theyre the only ones that existed. The states then, we must know, that the Central Government is the product of the compact. Did the federal government exist friar the ratification of the constitution . No. The federal government existed once the constitution became a legally binding contract. Now, someone might try to tell you im bending or misamying the truth and the constitution is an agreement between the people and the federal government. That is not true. And you can prove that with one simple fact. Was the constitution ratified by popular vote of the people . No. How was the constitution ratified . Through the states. The representatives of the people, but through their states. Someone might try to tell you, that the constitution is an agreement between the states and the federal government. There are people that i endearingly refer to in our Society Today as federal supremacists. These are people that try to explain that the federal government is superior to the state in all cases or in the very least is coequal with the states. And those coe that coequal prognosis they we try to support by saying that the constitution is an agreement between the st