Uh-Oh: Bipartisan Housing Commission Announced
The words “bipartisan” and “commission” usually send a chill down my spine. I felt such a chill when I learned that the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) had formed a Housing Commission to “address the long-term challenges facing a struggling housing sector.” My initial reaction was confirmed when I read that it would be chaired by former government [...]
American Elections: The Paragon of Democracy?
Democracy is on the march. Afghans and Iraqis have proudly raised their purple fingers. Elections are scheduled for Egypt. Recall elections are afoot in Wisconsin. The will of the people will not be ignored. Yet, between the ideal of democracy and its realization falls the shadow — democracy is thwarted when elections are stolen. But [...]
Sheriffs standing up to DC
here is a short video about sheriffs protecting the people and the Constitution.
Missouri on the Front-lines of Freedom
In Part 1 of our discussion on “Nullification in Missouri”, we discussed the important work that Missouri and her concerned citizens have been doing on behalf of liberty. Largely encouraged by recent events like the Tom Woods meet-up in March at Jefferson City, and the Nullify Now event in Kansas City, we are truly starting [...]
‘Government Efficiency’: Trying to Turn Cats into Dogs
I’ll have more to say later on Mitt Romney’s speech on federal spending, but his banal call for making government more “efficient” gave me an opportunity to share some good commentary on the subject. In a recent piece criticizing Indiana’s Republican-led state government for not doing “anything substantive to improve Indiana’s budgetary, fiscal or economic position,” Craig Ladwig, editor [...]
Nullification sees steady growth in Missouri
Two months may seem like a long time in the political arena, when loyalties can swing wildly from week-to-week, financial woes may cripple, and the most vocal of activists quails at the possibility of some serious work. But for the past two months in Missouri, when the August 20, 2011 Kansas City Nullify Now event [...]
New Mexico Law and Local Sheriff Trump the Feds
New Mexico just proved that State law trumps unconstitutional federal regulations and that the power of the sheriff is superior over federal agencies. This is the power of the Tenth Amendment! Ten years ago, when Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson was Governor of New Mexico, he signed into law a bill authorizing New Mexico to cut trees [...]
TAC Volunteer Projects: Help Needed Now!
UPDATED 11-26-11: Help is needed to compile state legislator email addresses in a spreadsheet format. The states we need immediately are: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont. Scroll down for more details.
Special Event: Live GOP Debate Coverage on Wednesday Night
Please join us for special edition of TRX: Tenther Radio on November 9, 2011 right here – listen live by clicking the play button at that time on the right. Join the conversation with your comments and questions by calling 213.785.7848. Hosts Michael Boldin and Nick Hankoff will be in-studio in Los Angeles to give [...]
The Proper Role of Government
When a government is performing its proper duties, the people enjoy enjoy liberty and are personally responsible to respect the rights of one another. When a group or an individual violates the life, liberty or property of another iit is the responsibility of the government to take action to protect the citizen’s rights. When a [...]
The George W. Bush presidency, through a glass darkly
Ten years on into the new century it is possible to see what is rising and what form it will take. It is possible also to see that this century rises like a phoenix from a singular psychotic historic episode which was the George W. Bush presidency. Compliant in this was a Congress of Easter [...]
GOP Hypocrisy on Energy Subsidies?
When the Solyndra scandal broke in September, I wrote that “Republicans should be careful when casting stones given their past and present support for energy subsidies.” The left has been ripping congressional Republicans for making political hay of the Solyndra affair after having lobbied the Department of Energy to bestow their constituents with similar taxpayer handouts. ThinkProgress released a [...]
Mitt Romney’s Wall Street Advisors Raises Serious Questions
In October, Presidential contender Mitt Romney released the 20 names of those he had selected to advise him in foreign policy and national security matters, more than half of whom, eleven to be exact, are members of the elite, semi-secret Council on Foreign Relations. It isn’t that most of these persons are not qualified to [...]
A Gangster and a Politician
What is the difference between a gangster like Al Capone and a Senator like Harry Reid? One served his time on a prison in the San Francisco Bay . . . . . . While the other is currently serving his term in Congress. I believe that throughout the history man a relatively small number [...]
This Saturday: Draft Ed Martin for Governor Meet-up!
Since the 2008 gubernatorial election it has been assumed that Missouri’s current Lt. Governor, Peter Kinder, would be the Republican nominee for governor in the 2012 election cycle. A scandal involving a stripper has resulted in a probable change of plans, so there may be a void to fill in that race and we know [...]
Yes. The States CAN (and should) Nullify Obamacare!
Add to iTunes Can the states Nullify Obamacare? Recently the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Virginia had no right to defend its citizens against unconstitutional federal laws. Were they right? If you’re listening to this show, you probably know the answer already. Jim Babka from DownsizeDC joins Michael Boldin and Jason Rink to [...]
Senate Spares Rural Development Subsidies
An amendment to a Senate appropriations bill introduced by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) that would have reduced funding for rural development subsidies at the Department of Agriculture by $1 billion was easily voted downtoday. Only 13 Republicans voted to cut the program. Thirty-two Republicans joined all Democrats in voting to spare it, including minority leader Mitch [...]
‘Repeal’ of Glass-Steagall Irrelevant to Financial Crisis
Although we’ve heard a great deal about how “deregulation” caused the financial crisis, specific cases of repealed legislation that would have prevented it are few and far between. The one some progressives seem to have settled on is the “repeal” of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, which separated commercial from investment banking. The “repeal” involved [...]
Arbitrary and Void for Vagueness
We as Americans have become much too accepting of the practice in D.C. of writing laws that are so long and complicated that no citizen could possibly be fully informed of their scope and effect. Surely a prime example of this would be “Obamacare,” however, this practice is older than that. For instance, the Patriot [...]
Youtube: I’m No Communist
cross-posted from the Pennsylvania Tenth Amendment Center Which version do you like better? The new one’s good, but I like the older ones with the banjo. I especially like the Grandpa Jones version, but the visuals in this youtube video are a bit over the top.
No Freedom of ‘Farm to Fork’
Here’s another farm raid that hasn’t made the news. Quail Hollow Farm CSA is a farm in Nevada, about 50 miles north of Las Vegas, that grows and sells fresh food to its CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) members. The philosophy of the owners and the purpose for the CSA is reflected as such: The purpose for Quail [...]
The Republican and Democratic Party Faithful
The United States government and a cartel of International Bankers have been working hand in hand to enslave the people and to control virtually all of the natural resources on earth. The government serves as the front man and enforcer while the International Bankers work in the shadows and remain virtually unseen and unknown. The [...]
I Like Ron Paul Except on Foreign Policy
by Jack Hunter This may sound harsh, but current U.S. foreign policy is a disaster. Most Americans will admit as much if they examine our most significant foreign interventions individually. Our least disastrous recent foreign intervention occurred in Libya, where aiding rebel forces did help depose dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Yet, we now learn a radical [...]
