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Now is the time to stand up, be counted, and fight for the soul of the nation, our liberties, and the preservation of our Constitutional Governance.

The 18th Amendment, better known as Prohibition, was ratified on this day in history, Jan. 16, 1919. It became the law of the land one year later, leading to an array of social consequences.

There is “nothing more dangerous to the cause of truth and liberty than a party-spirit.” Yet, today, most people approach most issues through a party-first mentality. That has to stop for liberty to grow.

To a vast majority of the founding generation, standing armies were extremely dangerous, “the bane of liberty.” The best way to prevent them? Render them unnecessary.

We’ve been told a lot of lies, but few have caused more damage to liberty than the one about how we’re supposed to respond to unconstitutional federal acts - usurpations of power.