The “Tenthers” Are Right
They sure are right – says Anthony Gregory in his latest post at CampaignforLiberty.com: Many liberals lambasted the Bush administration on detention policy and warrantless surveillance, often arguing that they violated the Constitution. Now the Obama administration is pushing ahead with plans to require every American to purchase health insurance. Doesn’t that also violate the [...]
Unconstitutional Tribunals
Judge Napolitano does an excellent job in this op-ed explaining the numerous ways in which using military tribunals on foreign soil to try alleged terrorists violates the Constitution. The casual use of the word “war” has lead to a mentality among the public and even in the government that the rules of war could apply [...]
Does the Constitution Contain a Right to Privacy?
Writes Harry Browne: “The Constitution was created to spell out the limited rights or powers given to the federal government. And it was clearly understood that the government had no powers that weren’t authorized in the Constitution.”
Neocons vs. The Constitution
As much as it seems like progressives hate the Constitution, we must not forget that it is the neocons – warmongering statists pretending to be conservatives – who continue to be the biggest threat to the U.S. Constitution. After all, if it weren’t for the neocons, Obama most likely wouldn’t be able to get away [...]
Resist DC: A Step-by-Step Plan for Freedom
Writes WA State Rep. Matthew Shea: “Nullification is based on the simple principle that the federal government cannot be the final arbiter of the extent and boundaries of its own power.”
Washington State 10th Amendment Rally
Washington State is reintroducing HJM4009 for State Sovereignty in January. To kick off the push there will be a Rally at the capitol in Olympia, WA on January 14th.
Liberty and Economics
Mises was the twentieth century’s foremost economist, and one of its most important champions of Liberty. Here is a film that does justice to this extraordinary man, and to his equally extraordinary ideas.
Rand Paul and Military Commissions
Ron Paul’s Senate-aspiring son takes some un-libertarian positions which causes controversy among the freedom movement. “Foreign terrorists do not deserve the protections of our Constitution,” said Dr. Paul. “These thugs should stand before military tribunals and be kept off American soil. I will always fight to keep Kentucky safe and that starts with cracking down [...]
Commerce Clause Gives Federal Government the Power to Do Everything
Recently, the ornery Nancy Pelosi was asked, by CNSNews: “Madam Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?” The brilliant and philosophic Pelosi replied, “Are you serious? Are you serious?” From the CNSNews story: Currently, each of the five health care overhaul proposals being considered in [...]
Opposing Viewpoints: Health Care and the 10th Amendment
Interesting viewpoints from a recent Health Care rally in Kansas:
Jonathan Bean on Lysander Spooner
Recently, I wrote about Lysander Spooner’s dubious argument that the unamended Constitution as originally ratified prohibited slavery in a book review I did for The New American. Jonathan Bean, Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and professor of history at Southern Illinois University, commented on my review of his book “Race & Liberty in America” [...]
The Classical Liberal States’ Rights Tradition
Video: The fourth of 10 lectures from the 2006 Steven Berger Seminar. Thomas DiLorenzo on Liberty and American Civilization, recorded at the Mises Institute, 06-06-2006.
“Deep Trouble” for Real ID
“Trouble” – that’s what advocates of centralized government say about a national ID card law that has been effectively nullified by massive State-level resistance. When two dozen states refuse to comply with yet another unfunded mandate from D.C. – that mandate may sit on the books, but it’s as good as repealed. That’s just what [...]
Hold the Fort: Don’t Surrender So Quickly
As the author of the original Montana Firearms Freedom Act (MFFA) that is being cloned around the Nation, I’ve long known that litigating the MFFA would be a chancy proposition. But, I believe, there is more to hope for than Nappen credits.
Welcome to the (10th Amendment) Revolution
To support upcoming state legislation designed to nullify federal health care mandates, the Virginia Campaign for Liberty has created a website dedicated to the fight for Virginians’ Tenth Amendment rights. VA10thAmendment.org is a great place for Virginia voters and activists to keep up with the latest on initiatives and events surrounding what has been dubbed [...]
Only the States can stop the Feds now
It is completely out of control in Washington DC. We have a bunch of bumbling idiots in charge of the treasury and the country’s future. Talk of trillion dollar deficits, cap and trade, bailouts, tax welfare to those that don’t pay, taking over our healthcare and economy; like in the Meatloaf song “Paradise by the [...]
Conservative or Liberal: Pick Your Poison
Human nature and history teach us that political labels are used to influence society to accomplish a certain political end. Many times, words used to describe original principles are somehow conquered or hijacked and then proclaimed to be a part of those original principles, but are realistically far from them. As I was growing up, [...]
Decentralizing Our Federal Government – The Only Viable Solution
As we observe the ignoble acts of the Senate this past weekend and our frustrations grow as we see an ever expanding central government devour more liberty and property, it’s time to state the obvious…we must force Washington DC to decentralize. The 9th and 10th Amendments will be our tool. Implicit in the Declaration and [...]
Glenn Beck Misses the Point (Again)
After weeks of teasing his audience with cryptic allusions to “The Plan,” on Saturday, Glenn Beck revealed key aspects of a new strategy he believes will help to restore constitutional sanity to American government. It won’t. Given a perfect opportunity to embrace the concept of Jeffersonian federalism and state sovereignty as a check against the [...]
Enough is Enough!
I am no revolutionary, but if Congress is intent on passing an unconstitutional healthcare bill despite repeated requests not to, I say we should be equally intent on not obeying it. To that end I have put together a flyer that I hope you will distribute in as many ways as you can think of: [...]
Bill O’Reilly: “I Don’t Care About the Constitution”
The video says it all. These days it’s hard to differentiate between the foreign and the domestic enemies…although I think the domestic ones are a little more dangerous.
Utah to Feds: Hands off our guns!
According to a report by ABC4 in Salt Lake City, UT State Senator Margaret Dayton has prepared a Firearms Freedom Act (FFA) to be introduced in when the 2010 legislation starts in January. As previously reported here, while the FFA’s title focuses on federal gun regulations, it has far more to do with the 10th [...]
