IndependenceDay TeaParty

A new coalition for the TeaParty movement. WSJ: The Case for a Federalism Amendment: How the Tea Partiers can make Washington pay attention:

An amendments convention is feared because its scope cannot be limited in advance. The convention convened by Congress to propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation produced instead the entirely different Constitution under which we now live. Yet it is precisely the fear of a runaway convention that states can exploit to bring Congress to heel. [snip]

What sort of language would restore a healthy balance between federal and state power while protecting the liberties of the people?

One simple proposal would be to repeal the 16th Amendment enacted in 1913 that authorized a federal income tax.

Restoring our liberty under the Constitution. Very American. Here's to reasserting our individual independence!