Source: Tenth Amendment Center
by Michael Boldin
“Ask around today and you’ll find most people treat rebellion like a relic – something you read about in school, never something you do. That wasn’t how George Mason saw things. On June 12, 1776, he put the right to overthrow government into law – bold, unapologetic, and binding. This wasn’t the language of a protest movement or the fine print of a petition. The Virginia Declaration of Rights didn’t ask permission. It made the right to alter or abolish government explicit. If government stops doing its job, the people step in and take charge. Most Americans have never even heard of this document. That’s no accident. Schools and politicians would rather you remember slogans than the law that made those slogans real.” (06/12/25)