A Rhetorical Question About Gun Control
With regards to gun control, we have heard the imaginative legal theory that the right to bear arms in the U.S. Constitution applies to the state militia, but not to the individual. Article I, Section 21 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania says, The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense [...]
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Surprise! Republicans Are Caving Already
Jacob Horberger is on point, once again, in a column over at Campaign for Liberty: Within two days of being sworn into office, congressional Republicans are already breaking their promises with respect to out-of-control federal spending and borrowing. In their much-ballyhooed “Pledge to America” they promised to cut $100 billion out of non-defense discretionary spending [...]
110% Tenther!
Chris Matthews uses “tenther” as a slur – and so do many others. Here at the TAC, we hold it up that label with pride! Just arrived this evening, the new official Tenth Amendment Center membership cards! They’re plastic, glossy, embossed, with custom bar-coded member info on the back. For those of you who signed [...]
A Daunting Task
Why The Tenth Amendment Center is so Important Since the beginning of time political movements have come and gone. Some have had bigger impacts than others. Some have been movements that supported violence, some advocated a particular issue, but few have been focused on education and empowering the electorate. That is what gives the Tenth [...]
Every Issue, Every Time. No Exceptions, No Excuses.
“I’m no democrat or a republican. I’m not a conservative, or a liberal. I’m no progressive or socialist or a green or a libertarian. I’m not even an independent. All I am is me, and all I want is to live free!”
10th Amendment Radio Marathon on 01-10-11
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Can the Tenth Amendment Unite Libertarians and Conservatives?
As I watch the blog wars between libertarians and conservatives I wonder if the tenth amendment can be the great unifier between these two political siblings. I say that these groups are political siblings because both belong on the same family tree. They both believe in limited government, property rights, and many other classical liberal [...]
Nullification: The Middle Way
Jack Blood interviews Bryce Shonka on the Nullify Now tour, decentralization, and grassroots activism. “For many years people thought we only had 2 options to deal with an out-of-control federal government – unlimited submission or secession. Today, Thomas Jefferson’s “moderate middle ground,” nullification, is gaining traction.”
Decentralization for Freedom
It’s estimated that, in 1776, there were 2.5 million people living in the 13 American colonies. That’s 13 colonial governments for 2.5 million people. Now, we have one city government serving 8.4 million people in New York City. We have one city government serving 3.8 million people in Los Angeles. Yes, these cities have smaller [...]
Utah Governor Herbert Calls for Ongoing Resistance to Un-Constitutional Federal Laws
During his inauguration ceremony, Governor Gary Herbert said the following in his speech: As a state, we will advocate states’ rights and we will vigorously resist the increasing burden of federal intrusion into our lives. We at the Utah Tenth Amendment Center have a feeling that the Governor will be given several opportunities over the next [...]
Governor signs Obamacare Medicaid Expansion in Minnesota
As a result of my attending a protest of Minnesota Governor Dayton signing Obamacare into law in Minnesota, the governor allowed some of us opposing to speak, I was asked if I would and I accepted. http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1910777.shtml?cat=1 I am a grateful combat veteran…grateful for the opportunity to live in the greatest country the world has [...]
Winning the Political Debate
I have lived in many places across this country and debated lots of people alone or in front of friends and coworkers and actually managed to turn many self-avowed socialists into Federalists who would agree that we should have Libertarians run the Federal government without changing their core socialist beliefs; here is how you do [...]
A Very Important Fork In The Road
First, let us reflect on how far we have traveled. Over the last two years, we have gone from complaining about how the Government is rewarding failure with the bank/auto/insurance/mortgage bailouts, to marveling at the absurdity of the “change” being perpetrated upon the nation. We have remarked on the habit of our current President continuing [...]
Swerving into the truth
“Never wrestle with a pig – you get dirty and the pig likes it.” I try to follow that maxim, and I generally avoid embroiling myself in inane Facebook debates. But every once in a while, I just can’t help myself. I find it somewhat amusing watching ignorance fully reveal itself. Interestingly, if you lead [...]
Courage to Resist?
Today the federal government is literally everywhere. It has its nose in everything, and it has been that way for a long, long time. In the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison warned us that if the federal government were to have the exclusive right to judge the extent of [...]
“Deregulation Caused the Financial Crisis”
Sick of that one? Me too. Here’s the quick note I sent someone who asked Professor Walter Block this very thing. “I cover this in detail in my forthcoming (February 7) book Rollback. For now, I’d ask your friends for specific examples of deregulation that led to the present crisis. They can’t name one. There isn’t [...]
1984 in 2011
“This process of continuous alteration was applied not only to newspapers, but to books, periodicals, pamphlets, posters, leaflets, films, sound tracks, cartoons, photographs–to every kind of literature or documentation which might conceivably hold any political or ideological significance. Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date…” George Orwell [...]
Health Care Freedom Act Introduced in South Carolina
A flurry of Health Care Freedom Acts – both as bills and resolutions for state constitutional amendments – have been prefiled for the 2011 legislative session in South Carolina. As of this writing, there are currently 4 that have been introduced. The following are the bill numbers, links to the full text, and a brief [...]
Nine Thousand Dollars
According to Wolfram|Alpha, the world population is 6.79 billion people and the annual global GDP is $60.63 trillion. Divide $60.63 trillion dollars by 6.79 billion people and you get 8,929.31 dollars per person (per year). Remember this number when you hear people, especially those from the United Nations, talking about “redistribution of wealth“, ecojustice or [...]
We Want to be Our Own Masters!
The question has been asked “Who are you taking your country back from?” this is a very reasonable question, and deserves to be answered. When you look at government through the lens of sovereignty the answer becomes clear. We were raised with the notion that we control our own lives, liberty, and happiness as long [...]
Four Dates in January
Do you care about the direction of the State of Texas? Then you should look into being apart of these four dates in the January. As you know the speaker of the House is the most powerful position in the State Government, and there needs to be a conservative holding that position. Here are some dates that [...]
Left Wing Nationalism
Historicism, as this humble author understands it, is the belief that nations advance along a pre-selected historical timeline towards there eventual end. It assumes that each nation is locked into its path to its endpoint and that there is nothing anyone can do about it which is why we are constantly told by the far [...]
Getting Beyond the Anti-Earmark Crusade
As a former adviser to one of Congress’s most ardent foes of earmarking, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), I’ve served time on the front-lines of the battle to end the corruptive practice. Yet, I never felt quite comfortable about the mission. At the same time I was assisting the senator in his floor battles against the [...]
