South Dakota House Again Wimps Out Against ObamaCare
The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee got a second chance this week to strike a blow for South Dakota against the unconstitutional ObamaCare legislation with HB 1165. The committee had a chance last week with HB 1088, but chose to listen to liberal talking points and voted the bill down. The language of “nullification” and its [...]
State Sovereignty Resolution Introduced in PA Senate
The Pennsylvania Senate introduced a State Sovereignty Resolution (SR9) at the beginning of the 2011 Legislative Session. This bill was introduced under the leadership of Senators Folmer, Robbins, M. White, Orie, Erickson, Alloway, Ward, Rafferty, Brubaker, Eichelberger, Waugh, Argall, and Earll. The goal of the bill is to strongly re-assert State Sovereignty under the 10th [...]
New Hampshire Intrastate Commerce Act in Committee
cross-posted from the New Hampshire Tenth Amendment Center Written testimony in support of HB 324 Article 7 of the New Hampshire bill of rights says the Federal government only has powers “expressly delegated”; and as article 7 pre-dates the Constitution for the United States it was clearly understood at the time of the signing of [...]
Ron Paul Defeats the Patriot Act Extension
After Ron gave this speech, 25 Republicans followed his lead in voting against the keystone of the current police state, the Patriot Act, which was enough to defeat it. Now the two parties will pass it with a majority, not needing 2/3rds as they did for their rush job, but this was still a great [...]
Montana lawmaker seeks to create state militia
In a move that will hopefully be copied nationwide over the next few years, Montana lawmakers are considering forming and training an armed volunteer force of “home guards” certified by the governor and not subject to federal oversight. These home guards would be under the direct authority of the county sherriffs and the governor during any state emergency. [...]
Lookie what Fox News found
The idea is not just going to go away. While opponents continue their attempts to paint state nullification of the federal health care act as a kook, fringe idea rooted in racism and repudiated by the Civil War, the concept continues to garner more and more mainstream media attention. The AP has done two stories [...]
The Federal Government is Not Our Boss
Richard Mack says – “Ask your sheriff: Will you uphold and defend the Constitution and protect it from all enemies – foreign and domestic?” Excerpts from an exclusive interview with Sheriff Richard Mack at Nullify Now in Phoenix, AZ. Sheriff Mack comments on State Sovereignty, the power of the local Sheriff, what is means to [...]
The legality of nullification
A frequent commenter to the Ohio Republic blog, Robert Barga, brings up an interesting objection to nullification in his comment on “Health Care Ruling, Victory or Trojan Horse?” (Feb. 1). Mr. Barga, who is an Ohio resident studying law in Connecticut, writes: Here’s the thing, I think that the court will find that this is [...]
Nullify Now! Tour Wows Phoenix
from The New American Magazine On Saturday, January 29, the Nullify Now! 2011 tour began with a bang in Phoenix, Arizona. Hundreds of people gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Phoenix as the Tenth Amendment Center promoted nullification of unconstitutional acts by the federal government. With an array of reputable speakers like Arizona’s State Senator [...]
Good and Welfare Run Amok
Rob Natelson, author of The Original Constitution, talks with Rob Johnson WGST in Atlanta on 02-03-11 “This is supposed to be a government of limited powers” “The argument of the Obama administration that a Constitutional power to regulate activity means they can regulate inactivity…is absurd.” “The Supreme Court needs to get this straightened out otherwise [...]
In all fairness…
After ripping AP writer John Miller for his horribly biased story on health care nullification efforts in Idaho, it’s only fair to point out that AP reporter Emery P. Dalesio wrote a very fair and balanced story highlighting nullification efforts in North Carolina. In fact, he probably could have gone further pointing out opposition to [...]
PA House Health Committee passes HB 42, The Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act
According to the PA Independent, the PA House Health Committee voted the Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act, HB 42, out of committee today. The state House Health Committee passed a bill Monday to remove Pennsylvania from the individual mandate portion of the nation health care reform law with a party-line vote. The bill, H.B. 42, [...]
The law of unintended consequences
I fixed my oven the other day. The baking element went bad. Actually, it did more than go bad. It erupted in a magnificent display of sparks and flame. It was our own little self contained Fourth of July display. So a couple of days later, I headed over to the local appliance store, plopped [...]
The Mainstream Hates Nullification
The Forgotten Men, a radio show based out of Maryland, featured author, economist, and one of nullification’s front line defenders in Tom Woods. A nice surprise as well, was the mentioning of the Maine Tenth Amendment Center’s recent commentary on the mainstream media’s ongoing war against the idea that States aren’t entirely bound in submission to the [...]
Health Freedom for Ohio?
Obamacare has awakened Ohioans to the possibilities of nullification as nothing before has. The Ohio Project, a coalition of liberty-minded organizations, began circulating a petition to amend the Ohio Constitution. The amendment states that no federal, state, or local law or rule shall: Compel any person, employer, or provider to participate in any health care [...]
Words Have Meaning
JBS CEO Art Thompson spoke at the recentNullify Now! event in Phoenix and brought up an interesting point about how vocabulary and the choice of words can be used to frame a point of view. He correctly pointed out that supporters and opponents alike generally use the term states’ rights as opposed to states’ sovereignty. [...]
Tenth Amendment Happenings in the PA Senate
There are some Tenth Amendment related goings-on in the Pennsylvania state Senate. Here is some legislation which has been introduced Senate Resolution 9 – A RESOLUTION Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over certain powers, serving notice to the Federal Government to cease and desist certain mandates; providing that certain [...]
Reaffirming the 10th in Virginia
Delegate Peace speaks to HR 46: A Measure supporting the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Oregon HJM16 10th Amendment Resolution To Do List
HJM16 10th Amendment ResolutionTo Do List: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/hjm1.dir/hjm0016.intro.html the 10th Amendment Resolution goes to the house judiciary first. Here are the email addresses/phone numbers for all of the members of that committee, they need to hear from us. name e-mail phone number(s) Representative Matt Wand rep.mattwand@state.or.us 503-986-1449 Representative Andy Olson rep.andyolson@state.or.us 541-967-6576/503-986-1415 Representative Carolyn Tomei rep.carolyntomei@state.or.us 503-653-5180/503-986-1441 Representative Chris Garrett [...]
Reaffirming the 10th in New Hampshire
House Concurrent Resolution 19 introduced in New Hampshire; where the words of John Adams himself speak through Part 1, Article 7 of the State Constitution; words older than the United States it’s self, and clearly understood at the signing of the Constitution for the United States. “Whereas, the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, Part [...]
Interview: A Different Path: States, not D.C.
Brian Wilson (1370AM WSPD, Toledo) interviews Michael Boldin on health care nullification, the FL health care ruling, Nullify Now! Cincinnati, and more. “We’re going to exercise our rights whether the politicians, or congress, or the people in black dresses want us to or not.” “The way to get rid of national health care is to [...]
Idaho ABC Station Treats Nullification Fairly
So it is possible after all. Idaho’s ABC channel 6 (KIVI) ran this report on Nullification last Sunday. (Begins after a 15-second commercial.)
Why I’m Not Excited About CPAC
Well, there’s many reasons…but here’s a good one from Tom Woods: If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time concerned — weeping, even — that one of the great men ever to serve in American government, Donald Rumsfeld, continues to go unrecognized. At last this injustice is being rectified. As you can see [...]
Interposing Idaho
Recently, the Idaho legislature convened its session for 2011. While there are plenty of problems facing Potatonia, one that is particularly pressing is how to further protect its patients. In 2010, Idaho became a co-plaintiff with twenty-five of her sister states in a lawsuit lodged against the Federal government regarding the Constitutionality of the Patient [...]
