James Madison on the “General Welfare”
I thought it would be good to bring James Madisons own words when describing how the General welfare clause in articleI section8 was to be construed, and dismissing fears of constructions such as we have today. ******* Some, who have not denied the necessity of the power of taxation, have grounded a very fierce attack [...]
If not D.C. then WHO!?
cross-posted from the Oregon Tenth Amendment Center I was talking to a friend of mine and we were discussing the recent Bond ruling that recognizes individual standing to claim Federal 10th Amendment violations when defending in Criminal Court. I referenced the fact that the Federal Govt. shouldn’t be allowed to try cases of constitutional law [...]
George Washington on avoiding the 2 party system
“The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissensions, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute [...]
Bad Boyz?
What have we allowed to happen in our country, when police can arrest you on your own property without warrant, or probable cause?… Police who take this sort of license disgust me. I have followed up on the net You can find accounts of the story here, here, or here. The underlying claim of the [...]
Think Federal Agencies are Interested in Success? Think Again
Today, an unprecedented amount of individual responsibilities have been delegated to the Federal govt. This trend has been to the detriment of our society. What is the goal of any human? The goal of any person is to make their life better, whether through more money, more security or less work; everything we do is [...]
Unconstitutional in so Many Ways
Most people who criticize the (Federal) healthcare overhaul do so with the main focus (understandably) being on the most in-your-face aspect of the bill.. namely, the personal mandate. This is likely owing to the blatantly fascistic nature of requiring someone to purchase a private product from another person. It could also be because of the [...]
Healthcare as Slavery
I agree with Rand Paul, how about you?
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 [...]
Ideology vs. The Constitution
I’d like to clarify our role here at the Tenth Amendment Center. We are many times falsely referred to as a “Libertarian Think-Tank,” but this is a somewhat false assertion. The Tenth Amendment is a non-partisan rule of construction. It simply asserts what the Federal govt. is allowed to do, (and for the most part – [...]
More Letters to Send in Support of Obamacare Nullification
Here are more model e-mails in support of Obamacare nullification. If you need help finding your State Legislator, you can look for them at this link http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/ Just enter your zip code and all of your representation (both Federal and State) will come up. The committee members you are trying to reach are on this post [...]
My Prepared Testimony in Favor of the Oregon Firearms Freedoms Act
Here is the Testimony I am sending to the House Judiciary committee, I would encourage you all to send similar testimony to the same. The email addresses are annola.dejong@state.or.us, as well as all the addresses in this piece I put out earlier http://oregon.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/02/hb2796-oregon-firearms-freedoms-act-to-do-list-revised/ . Remember the members on this committee should be hearing from us often. Once you have sent testimony, [...]
Action Alert: SB498 Obamacare Nullification may not even get a Hearing in Oregon
I went to Salem with Art Crino (from 912) today to discuss sb498 (obamacare nullification) http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/sb0400.dir/sb0498.intro.html and the feeling we got from the members of the Healthcare committee was not good. One member even confided in us that he did not even think it would come up for a hearing in committee (much less make [...]
The Supremacy Clause Tutorial
Oregon 912 is giving brief tutorials on misunderstood, and abused portions of the US Constitution, and I have been asked to create some indepth discussion materials for those interested, here is the 1st article on the Supremacy clause: The Supremacy Clause The U.S. Constitution was written precisely, and gives the Federal government “supreme” power in all laws [...]
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 [...]
A Very Important Fork In The Road
First, let us reflect on how far we have traveled. Over the last two years, we have gone from complaining about how the Government is rewarding failure with the bank/auto/insurance/mortgage bailouts, to marveling at the absurdity of the “change” being perpetrated upon the nation. We have remarked on the habit of our current President continuing [...]
Is It Time For Breast-fed Babies like S. Korea To Grow Up?
International affairs have been dominating our news coverage as of late. So of course, multiple discussions have been going on just next door from here, at Facebook. I was about to jump in to the discussion myself, when I saw a comment that immediately jump-started the rusty gears of thought to begin cranking in my [...]
Hope and Change Indeed, Thank You Mr. Obama
After two very memorable years, we should all give thanks to the very unlikely hero. President Obama set out to change America in a fundamental way and he succeeded in very spectacular fashion. The magnitude of the changes are just now beginning to be felt, but I think the ruling elite in America have finally [...]
After Nullification… Then What?
We need to start taking a look at the implications of Nullification. When we strike down Obamacare here in Oregon, that leaves us free to pursue another model established by us here in Oregon. Since we are saddled with John Kitzaber, we may very well be forced to make that system the HB2009 that is [...]
Dr. Kevin Gutzman Gives a Great Speech
Dr Gutzman is one of the biggest impacts on my understanding of the Constitution, and is a great author.
Oregon is Extremely Schizophrenic
A few months ago, I pointed out that the Attorney General for Oregon was working against our interests by trying to keep any state(s) from being able to escape the federal tyranny, by having the Supreme Court declare Obamacare unconstitutional. More recently, it came to my attention that Senator Wyden (after joining the Democratic majority [...]
Why the Tenth Amendment?
So, by the name of our center everyone can tell we emphasize the Tenth Amendment, but why? The Ninth Amendment is a much more powerful statement (in support of liberty) in the Constitution: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” That’s Natural Rights!!! [...]
Have we reached a Hamiltonian Endpoint?
In the field of Economics there is a term commonly used to express the sheer hopelessness of our current predicament, it’s “Keynesian Endpoint.” Supposedly, this is the point where our society is so deeply in debt that any amount of further borrowing to “stimulate” only causes counter-stimulative effects. That is, borrowing 50 billion more to [...]
