Ezra Klein: The Constitution is Not Binding?
Ezra Klein, staff writer at the Washington Post, would have us believe that the Constitution is dead. In an interview on MSNBC, he said that a Republican plan to read the Constitution in Congress “has no binding power on anything.” And, the text of the Constitution is “confusing…because it was written more than 100 years [...]
Permission Not Needed
Robert Scott Bell interviews Michael Boldin of the Tenth Amendment Center on December 19, 2010. ******* EDITOR’S NOTE: Robert Scott Bell will be a featured speaker at Nullify Now! Phoenix. Michael Boldin will be speaking at Nullify Now! Cincinnati and Nullify Now! Minnesota. Get tickets online here – http://www.nullifynow.com/tickets/ – or by calling 888-71-TICKETS ******* [...]
No unconstitutional law. No excuses.
..We the people are finally figuring it out. We will have to help ourselves! – “Donna,” protesting an appeal for donations by Tenth Amendment Center founder Michael Boldin On January 10, The Tenth Amendment Center is advocating a “money bomb” to raise funds in support of a strict adherence to constitutional principles in the United [...]
The Myth of Fed Independence
Writes Doug French: The notion of central-bank independence is one of the great myths of the modern age. The perception is constantly floated and the words mouthed. Every president and potential presidential candidate swears the Fed’s independence is sacrosanct. Even before becoming president, Barack Obama spoke in reverence of Ben Bernanke’s operation. “Senator Obama made [...]
Nullifying the FCC
With the recent decision to set the internet free by controlling it more decision by the FCC I wonder if it is time to nullify the FCC. The FCC basically regulates the airwaves by handing out licenses that allow local broadcasters to use certain radio frequencies. This license basically comes with a list of regulation [...]
Don’t surrender to EPA over-reach
An open letter to Rick Scott from the Florida Tenth Amendment Center: Don’t surrender to EPA over-reach. Many Floridians who voted for you believe that Washington DC is out of control in its spending. Your 7-7-7 plan for Florida does a great job of pointing out that Tallahassee is likewise out of control in its [...]
Crushing the Fed
Editor’s Note: Tom Woods will be the keynote speaker at Nullify Now! Austin and Nullify Now! Cincinnati. Get tickets online here – http://www.nullifynow.com/tickets/ or by calling 888-71-TICKETS Tom Woods Smashes Central Bank Dogma on Freedom Watch 12/21/10. Watch it:
Firearms Freedom Act Introduced in South Carolina
Prefiled in the South Carolina by State Senators Lee Bright and Danny Verdin is Senate Bill 249 (S0249), the Firearms Freedom Act (FFA). The bill states that: A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in South Carolina and that remains within the borders of South Carolina is not [...]
A gift from John Adams
For too long our Federal Representatives and Senators have ignored the rules they were given, they have cast aside the Constitution for the United States of America and refused to hold themselves accountable to anyone; this is about to change! New Hampshire has found an “Easter egg” that was left behind by one of the [...]
What is Political Correctness?
Political correctness is a term thrown around by everyone today when one side insists on having its own opinion on anything. They then accuse the other of being to politically correct which is another way of saying “I’ve failed to convince you of my point of view and you refuse to bend to my way [...]
Constitutional Tender for Georgia?
The United States Constitution states, in Article I, Section 10, “No State shall… make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts.” When was the last time your state followed this? For most living humans – never. In recent years, though, a number of states have seen Constitutional Tender Acts [...]
The Feds’ Nosy Survey
The federal government may not be able to balance its budget or even pass an appropriation bill on time, but it certainly can tell other people what to do. The U.S. Census Bureau is now sending out an “American Community Survey” demanding that randomly selected citizens answer personal questions about themselves. With their usual sense [...]
WikiLeaks Reveals the Crimes of the Congressional-Big Agra Complex
Rodale News is running a fantastic article by Emily Main: “Wikileaks Memos Reveal U.S. Gov’t Pushing Gene-Altered Crops Worldwide.” According to the article, currently available documents “provide interesting insights into how aggressively the U.S. State Department is pushing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) abroad.” While most of the rest of the world is flat-out rejecting these manufactured [...]
Revolt in Montana: Jury Nullification on a Grand Scale
This is fantastic: jurors in Missoula refused en masse to convict anyone of possessing trivial amounts of marijuana. That’s a good start. Now let’s start doing the same when it comes to lots of other issues. Jury nullification is an essential tool of a free people, as a great many wise Americans realized more than [...]
Good for Pat Robertson
I never thought I’d say, Good for Pat Robertson, but the religious neocon turns out to be more religious than neocon, at least in the area of marijuana. He now advocates legalization. Pat, now you need a heart-to-heart with Ron Paul on other drugs, and war, too. UPDATE Thanks to all those who have sent [...]
A Christmas message of freedom
In an effort to keep this Christmas season from devolving into a stressful month of hustle and bustle, I’ve made a concerted effort to take time and reflect on the more spiritual aspects of the holiday on a daily basis. And among the many positive Christmas messages I’ve pondered over the past few weeks, one [...]
The Food Police State Act
Robert Scott Bell lets loose on the Food Police State Act (also as it relates to Obama-care, net-neutrality censorship), the truth behind the “negative” Echinacea study and a quick mention of the importance of fat on The Jerry Doyle Show earlier this week. Writes Robert: “I even snuck in the concept of nullification (I just [...]
A Simple Man
I consider myself a simple man that sees the world from a very practical perspective. I don’t believe things ever have to be as hard as they seem. It is probably why I am a conservative that leans libertarian. It makes simple sense to me that when we respect the individual’s right to be free, [...]
Why does the left support Obama?
I just don’t get it. Blind devotion to the leader is as bad with the left for Obama as it was with the right for Bush. It’s my hope that one day one side or the other will come around and see all the problems created by giving up principle to support party. In fact, [...]
Cigarette Taxes and Smuggling
The Mackinac Center’s Michael LaFaive and Todd Nesbit have released a new study on the ill-effects of raising cigarette taxes at the state and local level. Cigarette tax hikes have become a popular choice for spend-happy state policymakers looking for money in these tough economic times. Also check out their accompanying video on the topic: [...]
Nullification Brings Us Together
Political science professor Jeff Taylor, who says he identifies more with the left than the right, really digsNullification, which he recently reviewed. Had the left not degenerated into knee-jerk nationalism and thought control — now citizen, are you proposing something your betters have not approved for you? — we would see more of this.
The Tenth Amendment Rendered Meaningless
If the governors of these United States don’t start stepping up to the plate in a more aggressive manner, the Tenth Amendment to the United States will be rendered meaningless. The constitution is already on life support, and the Tenth Amendment is the critical arguing point in this battle between centralized tyranny and local independence. [...]
Anti-Nullification Professor to Student: “You’re a Traitor”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tom Woods will be the keynote speaker at Nullify Now! in Cincinnati on 03-05-11 and Austin on 04-16-11. Click here to get tickets – http://www.nullifynow.com/ – or call 888-71-TICKETS ******* The Intercollegiate Studies Institute recently held a very interesting debate at the University of Virginia on state nullification, between Allen Guelzo of Eastern [...]
10th Amendment Headlines
Jon Rappoport of News With Views has a story up about the proposed Texas bill that would Nullify Obamacare. Jon is favorable to the idea summed up in this paragraph. “If enough illegal federal laws are nullified by enough states, the emperor is going to look naked, because he is. He’s taxing people to pay for [...]
