New England Nullification Movement Grows
Back in March, the town of Sedgwick, Maine courageously voted to nullify certain unconstituional federal regulations dealing with local food production. The ordinance was passed in response to S.510, the odious Food Safety and Modernization Act, written by agricorps like Monsanto to put their smaller competitors out of business, and passed by Congress under the cover [...]
The Changing of the Seasons
Well, after an exciting start to the 2012 legislative season, none of our nullification bills were passed and only 1 had a committee hearing. All of the bills are now “dead” for this year. I learned a lot during this year. Among the things I learned, is that I have to be ready with a [...]
More HUD Community Development Duds
Local officials, like their federal and state counterparts, spend other people’s money. Policymakers are naturally unlikely to spend other people’s money as carefully as they would their own. This situation is exacerbated when local officials spend money obtained from federal taxpayers. At least when local taxpayers foot the bill, they have an incentive to keep [...]
When a law is unjust it is no law at all
by Nick Hankoff Jordan Page has just been confirmed for the upcoming Nullify Now! LA event (http://www.nullifynow.com/losangeles). Thankfully so, because this movement needs more musicians like him – although we are unlikely to find any that match the heart and loyalty he has for the cause. The problems of government that we, the politically-unconnected class, [...]
Status of PA’s Tenth Amendment Legislation – May 7, 2011
This is the Tenth Amendment related legislation we are currently tracking in the Pennsylvania legislature. If you become aware of additional Tenth Amendment legislative activity, please let us know. Asserting State Prerogatives under the Tenth Amendment HR49 – State Sovereignty Resolution – Representative SWANGER – Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb 1, 2011. SR9 – State [...]
Nullification and Resistance to Slavery in 1850s America
At Nullify Now! Cincinnati on 03-05-11, Michael Maharrey, national communications director for the Tenth Amendment Center told a compelling story, nearly lost in the fog of history. In March 1852, a posse led by a federal marshal and a former “master” apprehended a runaway slave in Wisconsin. They drug him from his home and locked [...]
Thank you
As I was traveling overnight in the middle seat of an overpacked coach flight to South Carolina, all I could think of was….thanks. I’ll be speaking at the presidential debate after event rally/party today. The full lineup is pretty much this… Ron Paul, Peter Schiff, Jordan Page, Stewart Rhodes…and me. Getting an opportunity to speak [...]
Heritage Foundation to Nullifiers: Drop Dead
Once again, the Heritage Foundation, pretending we hadn’t refuted its arguments last time, is adopting the establishment position against state nullification. (It would violate “common sense,” the Constitution, and the “rule of law” for the states to fail to implement a law that violates the Constitution, Heritage tells us with a straight face.) People are [...]
Debt Ceiling: Political Games
Back in January I noted that some analysts believe that the statutory debt ceiling should be eliminated. They view the potential for political brinksmanship as creating an unnecessary risk that financial markets will get rattled if there’s a chance the government won’t make good on its debt obligations in a timely manner. I argued that “forcing [...]
Nullify the TSA!
Texas State Representative David Simpson speaks at Nullify Now! Austin on April 16th, 2011. The Nullify Now! event was sponsored by The Foundation for a Free Society and the Tenth Amendment Center. Simpson is the lead sponsor of two bills in the Texas legislature to nullify the TSA – HB1937 would ban groping in violation [...]
Divided We Fail
If you are a supporter of liberty, anti-war and anti-state, you may have noticed the growing divide among supporters of former NM Governor Gary Johnson and TX Rep Ron Paul. Both men, Johnson who has announced he is running and Paul who has formed an exploratory committee, want to be the next President of the United States [...]
The “N” Word
It’s official. The Southern Poverty Law Center thinks I’m a racist. And I must be. Why else would I have been quoted in a recent article posted on their blog “Hatewatch?” A quick glance at their recent posts column would lead one to believe that I have been associating with a sordid cast of characters: [...]
TN Legislative Update – Week of May 1
Real ID Nullification The Real ID Nullification Bill (HB1874/SB1638) was delayed a week in going before the full House Transportation Committee. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 3. This bill is critical to defend Tennesseans against the unconstitutional federal Real ID program, as well as the move toward a global ID card (to find [...]
Bin Laden Is Dead! Be On Alert: Your Freedom Is At Risk
Osama Bin Laden has been confirmed dead…. No one can deny that the events of September 11th took their toll on the hearts of the American people. Undoubtedly, this new development will ring loudly enough to awaken the emotions of many, as we move to heal from the loss of the thousands of lives that [...]
Thoughts and update on Castillo TSA video
This last week proved a whirlwind. On Wednesday, I came across a video made by former Miss U.S.A. Susie Castillo after undergoing an invasive pat-down search at the DFW airport. You can read the article and watch the video for yourself here. A few thoughts as I have had time to sit back and digest [...]
Make States the Final Decider of the Constitution a Reality
A recent court decision has ruled that the president can use money to fund stem cell research which is something I find blatantly unconstitutional because it is congress that decides how to spend the money. It says that “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law” which [...]
Maine Intrastate Commerce Act Hearing Scheduled
Maine LD 1172, “An Act To Prohibit Enforcement of Federal Laws in Violation of the Constitution of the United States”, will be going before the Joint Standing Committee On Judiciary on May 5th. It will be in Room 438 of the State House at 1:30 P.M. A workshop is also scheduled for May 9th, same time [...]
