Video: Ohio Senate Debates Sovereignty
(h/t Gabe McGranahan, OhioFreedom.com)
Misunderstanding Necessary and Proper
In this video, you’ll see an example of a pretty common “rebuttal” to those of us who argue that the federal government is authorized to exercise only those powers which have been delegated to it. This gentleman builds his position mostly off this statement, near the beginning of the video: “the 10th Amendment prohibits the [...]
Stockholm Syndrome for States?
Russell D. Longcore wrote a a fantastic article at LewRockwell.com on how the 50 states often act like slaves to the federal government. Here’s an excerpt: According to Wikipedia, the “Stockholm Syndrome” is a psychological response sometimes seen in abducted hostages, in which the hostage shows signs of loyalty to the hostage-taker, regardless of the [...]
Rep. Tim Bishop: Wrong About the Constitution
Tim Bishop (D-NY) doesn’t believe that the Constitution was intended to do what the Founders and Ratifiers intended it to do (limit the power of government). Watch this video and get his version of the Constitution:
Ohio to Consider National Health Care Nullification
Following the lead of Arizona, Florida, and Michigan, in recent weeks legislators from Louisiana and Georgia announced that they were planning on introducing resolutions for State Constitutional Amendments that would allow the people of those states to effectively opt-out of any future national health care plan. And now, Ohio joins them. According to our friends [...]
Getting the Supremacy Clause Wrong
An article in today’s New York Times discusses the recent growth of state-level resistance to a future national health care plan. In 2010, voters in Arizona will have a chance to approve a state constitutional amendment that would effectively ban national health care in that state. Legislators in Florida and Michigan have already introduced similar [...]
A Compromise on Health Care?
Writes Phyllis Tilson Piotrow: Let those states that oppose allowing their citizens to choose a public plan opt out of the public plan and rely on existing private or cooperative insurance plans. Let those states that want their citizens to have a non-federally subsidized public option cooperate with the relevant federal agency to participate in [...]
Chronology Matters
Chronology is critical when it comes to interpreting the US Constitution. Recently, I have heard attacks on the 10th movement claiming that Article I section 8 trumps the 10th amendment, because it provides for the ‘general welfare’ of the nation and so “of course the Federal health care program is constitutional”. I had a chance [...]
Happy Birthday, Sam Adams!
Samuel Adams, in my opinion, was one of the greatest American revolutionaries – a leader in the nullification of the Stamp Act, a leading role in the events that led up to the Boston Tea Party, a member of the Continental Congress and much more. Make sure to read today’s featured article, by Mr. Adams [...]
Glenn Beck is Really Coming Around
While the left is constantly screaming that Beck is some kind of nutcase that “hates America,” he’s been moving more and more to a true constitutional position, one that’s separating him from the establishment hacks on both sides of the political aisle…and one that includes positions he often denounced just a few years ago. Like [...]
Sam Rohrer on State Sovereignty
A big kudos and thank you goes out to Pennsylvania State Representative Samuel E. Rohrer, who has signed our 10-4 Pledge for the Constitution. He’s been out in the forefront of the 10th Amendment movement for some time now. He authored Pennsylvania’s sovereignty resolution, HR95, and hosted a rally in its support. (video here) And [...]
The Federal Government is NOT the United States
Early in my development as a human being, there was the pledge of allegiance. There was the National Anthem and of course, the Stars & Stripes. I grew up in Southern California and now that I have had a chance to deprogram myself (which has taken years) I have some questions- for one, where was [...]
Constitutional Understanding
Writes an anonymous emailer: Who was the last Supreme (or even any law school student or even a professor) to read the Federalist – especially since 1929 ?? No doubt that there’s very little discussion about the Constitution in any way, and it’s certainly a concern. But, an even greater problem than ignorance of The Federalist [...]
ATF: All Your Amendment are Belong to Us
As far as the ATF is concerned, the words in the Constitution don’t mean what the Founders said they mean. They mean what the 9 unelected judges on the Supreme Court say they mean. Well, until they change their mind, that is. This year, Montana and Tennessee passed the “Firearms Freedom Act” – which under [...]
Health Care and the Constitution
In his recent Christian Science Monitor editorial, Anthony Gregory asks the essential question – the one that politicians in D.C. almost never bring up – Is it Constitutional for Obama force you to buy health insurance? Anthony’s short answer is spot on – “Nothing in the Constitution allows the individual mandate he proposes.” Here’s a [...]
Nullification: Ballot Drive for Legal Pot in CA
When a state ‘nullifies’ a federal law, it is proclaiming that the law in question is void and inoperative, or ‘non-effective,’ within the boundaries of that state; or, in other words, not a law as far as that state is concerned. While the media of late tends to focus on the new crop of states [...]
Ohio Sovereignty to get Senate Vote
Writes Gabe McGranahan of OhioFreeState.com: SCR-13 passed the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee this morning by a vote of 6-3. It will now be referred to the full Senate for a vote. Please contact Senate President Bill Harris to encourage him to quickly bring this to the floor for a vote, [...]
The Constitution of the Founders, not the Courts
Famed legal theorist Randy Barnett has been writing a flurry of blog posts lately over at The Volokh Conspiracy regarding what is “constitutional” – and, of course, what is not, too. The focus of late has been a debate at Politico.com regarding the Constitution and national health care. Barnett first takes the position that when viewing the Constitution [...]
Getting the Tenther Movement Right. In San Francisco?
One place that most “tenthers” don’t expect to find people who understand the principles of decentralization that the 10th Amendment Stands for is in “liberal capitols” like NYC, LA, SF, and the like. But, keep in mind that decentralization is certainly not about the promotion of “conservative” ideals – or “liberal” ideals, either. It’s about [...]
The Left vs TenthAmendmentCenter.com
There’s been more and more garbage coming from the mainstream left as a direct attack on those who believe in limited government under the 10th Amendment. Here on this blog we’ve written about this already here, here and elsewhere. The latest? This “report” from MediaMatters: On the September 17 broadcast of his radio show, Lou [...]
1st in Georgia: Michael Frisbee for Congress
Michael Frisbee is the first candidate or legislator in the State of Georgia to have signed on to the Tenth Amendment Center’s 10-4 pledge. Click here to view all signers. Kudos to Mr. Frisbee for taking a strong, public stand in support of the Constitution! He is running as an independent for US House in [...]
The Truth About the Healthcare Bills
The Truth About the Health Care Bills Posted August 12, 2009 Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of [...]
Sep 24, 2009 | Categories:Commentary | Tags: Health Care Freedom, healthcare reform, tenth amendment | 1 Comment »