North Carolina House Passes Health Care Freedom Act
Yesterday, the North Carolina House passed the “Protect Health Freedom” act – House Bill 2 (HB2). The bill states that: A law or rule shall not do any of the following: (1) Compel a person to (i) provide for health care services or medical treatment for that person or (ii) contract with, or enroll in, [...]
NEWS: Iowa House Passes Health Care Freedom Act
Iowans would be able to ignore federal health care mandates under a bill passed by the Iowa house on Tuesday. The bill, the Health Care Freedom Act (HF111), states that: No law shall restrict a person’s natural right and power to secure the blessings of liberty to choose private health care systems or private health [...]
Nullification Is Unconstitutional?
So says John Miller of the WaPo. Mr Miller bases this of course on the misplaced idea that the Supremacy Clause over-rides Article I, section 8 of the Constitution which granted Congress specificenumerated powers. Except people like Mr Miller most likely don’t understand the Supremacy Clause because if they did they would know that federal laws are [...]
Florida Ruling: Victory or Trojan Horse?
For Immediate Release: Feb. 01, 2011 Health Care Ruling: Victory or Trojan Horse? While many conservatives laud yesterday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge declaring the federal health care bill passed last year unconstitutional, analysts at the Tenth Amendment Center displayed significantly less enthusiasm, calling the ruling a Trojan Horse. “According to Vinson – and just [...]
End the Washington First Party
Judge Napalitano often says and writes that the Democrats and Republicans represent two branches of one “big government” party. I heartily agree with this sentiment, but I would like to expand on it just a bit. In his book, “The Road to Serfdom”, F. A. Hayek writes, “What in effect unites the socialists of the [...]
Interview: States Are Rejecting Federal Usurpations
“We don’t need no stinkin permission to exercise our rights. We the people need to exercise our rights whether Washington D.C. wants to give us permission slips to or not.” Jerry Doyle interviews Michael Boldin on 01-26-11
NEWS: Firearms Freedom Act introduced in West Virginia
West Virginia state senators Sypolt, Barnes, and Hall have co-sponsored the “Firearms Freedom Act” (SB84) – for the 2011 legislative session. The bill provides that “A personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in West Virginia and that remains within the borders of West Virginia is not subject to [...]
Virginia puts the federal government on notice–again
Virginia’s House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly in favor of another pro-federalism measure on Monday. By a count of 65-33, the House passed HR46, the State Sovereignty Resolution. Its summary as introduced: Expresses the sense of the House of Delegates that the Congress of the United States be urged to honor state sovereignty under the Tenth [...]
NEWS: 11 and Counting – States Consider Obamacare Nullification
While some people leave their hopes in the hands of unelected, unaccountable, politically-connected lawyers that make up the federal judiciary, lawmakers in eleven states have taken steps to bypass Washington D.C. completely and take matters into their own hands. The latest? South Dakota. Introduced by Representatives Hubbel, Jensen, Liss, and Nelson (Stace) and Senators Begalkaand [...]
