Millinocket, Maine Passes 2nd Amendment Preservation Resolution
The Town Sovereignty movement continues in Maine, this time with the 2nd Amendment. The Town of Millinocket has passed a 2nd Amendment Preservation Resolution. The final Town Council vote was 5-2 in favor. Town Councilor Jimmy Busque and Michelle Anderson both explained the importance of this Resolution to those present. Busque explained the importance of [...]
Brooksville Joins Maine Food Sovereignty Movement
A growing movement over the last couple of years in Maine has just gained another member. Brooksville, by a vote of 112-64, has passed a Food Sovereignty Ordinance. The movement, which began with the Town of Sedgwick, has grown to nine with the latest addition. The ordinance exempts “producers and processors” of local foods in [...]
Maine’s Governor LePage Refuses To Implement Obamacare Exchanges
Maine Governor Paul LePage issued a letter yesterday to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, declaring that Maine will not implement the healthcare exchanges created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In the letter, Governor LePage stated: Because the guidance issued in the August 13, 2012 request of [...]
Maine, Androscoggin County GOP Passes Nullification Resolution
Monday evening, the Androscoggin County Republican Party capped off an exciting evening with the overwhelming approval for a pro-resolution. With large turnout due to the Grand Opening of their new Headquarters just prior, there were many people on hand for the vote. Durham Town Republican Secretary and Maine Tenth Amendment Center Androscoggin County coordinator Jason [...]
Open Letter to Your State Legislature
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a letter from Maine TAC coordinator, Chris Dixon, to the the Maine Legislature. You can use this as a template to send to YOUR state legislators too. To all those who are elected to serve the people of Maine, under an oath to stand for the Constitution, When the Constitution [...]
Two states seek to protect local food commerce from federal regulation
New Hampshire and Utah lawmakers have introduced legislation that would protect local food commerce from unconstitutional federal regulation in their states. HB1650 and SB34, respectively, would protect agricultural products that never cross state lines, not legally subject to federal regulations. New Hampshire HB1650, sponsored by Rep. Davenport, Rep. Manuse, Rep. Mauro, Rep. Terrio, Rep. Bowers, and [...]
The Answer To The NDAA: Nullification
cross-posted from the Maine Tenth Amendment Center The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has been a heated topic of discussion across the Internet, while an ongoing media blackout continues. To their credit however, Fox News asked a question regarding the law at a recent Republican Presidential Debate. While former Senator Rick Santorum noted that U.S. [...]
Maine’s Food Turf War
cross posted from the Maine Tenth amendment Center As reported yesterday by the Maine Tenth Amendment Center, the State has made good on its April 6th promise to prosecute farmers in towns that have passed a Food Sovereignty Ordinance. Walter Whitcomb, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, has not backed down. “It was not done as a statement. [...]
Maine Nullification 2012
cross-posted from the Maine Tenth Amendment Center Maine has a strong tradition of nullification in recent years. Despite the Controlled Substances Act being on the books, the people of Maine nullified this unconstitutional law by allowing for the use of medical marijuana in 1999. Medical marijuana was again voted on a couple of years ago [...]
Understanding Nullification
cross-posted from the Maine Tenth Amendment Center When nullification is discussed, there is a misconception that never seems to go away: why the anarchy? Nullification and the Tenth Amendment is not a topic discussed often. States’ Rights has been discussed by Mitt Romney and his supporters when defending the Massachusetts healthcare law, a controversial program [...]
Hurricane Irene, the Guard and the Constitution
The Burlington Free Press reports from Vermont, Eight helicopters on loan from the Illinois National Guard were expected to arrive Tuesday night in Vermont to help the Vermont National Guard deliver food, medicine, water and other supplies to 13 Vermont towns cut off from the rest of the state in the aftermath of Tropical Storm [...]
Trenton Becomes Fourth Town To Declare Food Sovereignty in Maine
Today, the town of Trenton became the fourth Maine town to pass the Food Sovereignty Ordinance, joining Sedgwick, Penobscot, and Blue Hill. Trenton has become the latest in a growing Tenth Amendment movement in Maine, where a number of Tenth Amendment related bills have been introduced in the Legislature alongside the Town level sovereignty movement. [...]
On the Intrastate Commerce Act
From the Maine Tenth Amendment Center: Below is the written testimony submitted to Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary in regards to LD 1172, “An Act To Prohibit Enforcement of Federal Laws in Violation of the Constitution of the United States,” otherwise known as the Intrastate Commerce Act. — Testimony of Chris Dixon (Maine Tenth Amendment [...]
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 [...]
Maine House Passes Tenth Amendment Resolution
This week, the Maine House Of Representatives voted 79-67, to pass a Tenth Amendment Resolution introduced by Representative Rich Cebra (R-Naples). The vote was almost party line, with all Republicans present voting for the Resolution and all but two Democrats present voting against. The two Democrats who voted in favor of the resolution are Representatives [...]
Maine Bill Would Nullify Unconstitutional Intrastate Commerce Laws
A bill has been introduced by Representative Mel Newendyke (R-Litchfield) that, if passed, would nullify all Federal laws that violate the Constitution by regulating intrastate commerce laws. The Tenth Amendment states that all laws not specifically given to the Federal Government or prohibited to the States, are then left to the States and the people. [...]
DHS Extends REAL ID Deadline Once Again
The battle between the States and the Federal Government over REAL ID will continue on another two years, as the Federal Government prolongs implementation once more. The controversial law, passed in 2005, took unconstitutional steps to compel the States to conform to their standards in regards to driver’s licenses and identification cards. Introduced by U.S. [...]
Maine Town Declares Food Sovereignty, Nullifies Conflicting Laws
The Maine town of Sedgwick took an interesting step that brings a new dynamic to the movement to maintain sovereignty: Town-level nullification. Last Friday, the town passed a proposed ordinance that would empower the local level to grow and sell food amongst themselves without interference from unconstitutional State or Federal regulations. Beyond that, the passed [...]
Snowe Challenger Scott D’Amboise Signs 10-4 Pledge
U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, controversial moderate Republican from Maine, has been facing increasing opposition as the constitutional awareness among Americans continues to rise. In a 2009 Public Policy Polling survey, it was found that she has lost a lot of ground when in years past, her shaky stances would gain her popularity as a bipartisan [...]
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 [...]
The Tenth Amendment, from a Progressive
Here is an interesting perspective from an unlikely position on the spectrum. It is not often that the Tenth Amendment is covered in the mainstream, and when it is, it’s often associated with the Tea Party or conservatism (it would be with libertarianism as well, assuming the mainstream media would cover them as well). Here’s [...]
Want To Get Involved? Here’s How!
Want to get involved and not know how? The question was asked of me this morning on the Aroostook Watchmen Radio Program with Steve Martin and Jack McCarthy and I immediately thought of putting this out. There are many passionate activists around America today who have been concerned and follow the events with a close [...]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Nullification On The Table in Maine
In Maine, a bill submitted by Rep. Richard Cebra (R-Naples) would nullify the Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act of 2010 if passed. LD 58 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary today and is the first of several submitted Tenth Amendment-related pieces of legislation to move forward. Titled “An Act To Prohibit Enforcement [...]
