Missouri Looking To Amend State Constitution To Bolster the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
The State of Missouri is getting serious when it comes to protecting the gun rights of its citizens, and the legislature has proposed amending their State Constitution to show they that mean business. Senate Joint Resolution 14 was passed by a landslide 29 to 2 vote on Apr. 4, and this proposed State Constitutional Amendment [...]
North Dakota Bill Would Protect People from Drone Spying
A bill introduced in the North Dakota State House of Representatives looks to protect the privacy of its residents from the police state by making a set of guidelines for the use of unmanned drones in surveillance by law enforcement. House Bill 1373 was introduced by Reps. Becker, Anderson, Beadle, Heilman, Hofstad, Monson, Rohr, Toman, [...]
Arizona Uses Bill of Rights to Make History on Capitol Grounds
December 15th is National Bill of Rights Day, which was the perfect day to dedicate the nation’s first monument to The Bill of Rights. The monuments were erected right across from the Arizona State Capitol in Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza. Positioned upright are the 10 limestone monoliths, all of which stand 10-foot tall. Each stone [...]
A Pennsylvania Success Story
In the 2007/2008 legislative session, PA State Senator Folmer and 15 other Senators sponsored SB1220, “An Act relating to compliance with the Federal REAL ID Act of 2005 and other laws involving biometric and economic privacy”. Representative Sam Rohrer, and more than 90 other representatives sponsored HB1351. Some of those representatives (including one of our [...]
Maryland’s Glenn Cites Tenth in New Drug Legislation
“WHEREAS, The General Assembly enacts this Act in accordance with its police power to enact legislation for the protection of the health of its citizens, as reserved to the State in the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution; now, therefore,” …And then the bill goes on, letting the world know what will be permitted [...]
We Don’t Need the Supreme Court to Give us Permission!
It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court decides about Obamacare. That’s exactly what we’ll be telling folks March 31st in Philadelphia. Expecting Federal courts to reduce the Federal machine is anything but a sure bet- in fact it’s downright unlikely. In preparation for the Supreme Court hearing the Federal health care case the week of [...]
Oklahoma governor puts taxpayers’ money where her mouth is
Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin just set an important precedent. By rejecting $54.6 million in federal money to begin implementation of ObamaCare, the governor has firmly set herself against the unconstitutional law and with the citizens of her state. From Fox News: To make it clear Oklahoma will develop its own plan, the state will not accept a $54.6 million [...]
New England Nullification Tradition Marches On
Though many living in New England today might be loathe to admit it, there is a long history of nullification being used in the region to defy unconstitutional federal edicts. This week, the town of Sedgwick, Maine voted to carry on that proud tradition by nullifying certain federal agricultural regulations. They did so through what might be the [...]
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 [...]
VA Senate Kills Intrastate Commerce Act Without a Vote
Another year, another trip to the Senate Death Star for the Intrastate Commerce Act (HB1438). Without even recording a vote, the elected “representatives” on the Senate Commerce and Labor Sub-Committee #1 left Virginia residents and businesses exposed to the economic and regulatory ravages of every federal agency from the EPA to the FDA to the BATF. When will [...]
Pair of Ky. bills challenging federal coal regulations clear committee
Two bills written to shield the Kentucky coal industry from overreaching federal regulation passed out of committee Thursday, one in the House, the other in the Senate. A bill that would exempt Kentucky coal mines and coal alteration facilities that mine or alter coal in Kentucky for exclusive use within the Commonwealth from requirements of [...]
VA Intrastate Commerce Act up for key vote tomorrow
If we choose to exercise it, the Tenth Amendment explicitly gives us the power to enforce the Constitution’s letter and spirit through political action, regardless of the opinions and preferences of the ruling class.
MEDIA ALERT: Live Radio Broadcast This Weekend
LIVE RADIO BROADCAST THIS WEEKEND We are excited to announce that The Robert Scott Bell Show will be broadcasting live from the Nullify Now! event in Orlando, Florida 10/10/10. The live broadcast will take place on Sunday, October 10, 2010 from 1 PM to 3 PM EDT. The Robert Scott Bell Show is broadcast throughout [...]
Media Alert: Celebrating the 10th on 10-10-10
Our latest media release – picked up by Forbes this morning – please read and share! http://www.forbes.com/feeds/prnewswire/2010/10/04/prnewswire201010040815PR_NEWS_USPR_____PH75193.html “The states don’t have to obey unconstitutional federal laws,” said Michael Boldin, executive director of the Center. “And that means, for example, no national health care mandates, no department of education, no bank bailouts, and even no federal [...]
Nullify Now in Orlando, 10-10-10
Be sure to attend the great Nullify Now event scheduled for October 10 in Orlando. I’ll be speaking, as will Gary Johnson (former governor of New Mexico), and many others. Will be a great time — well, for people with open minds, that is. The “shut up and obey” crowd won’t like it much.
POET to Host Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
Patriots of East Tennessee (POET) will host all four Independent candidates for governor in a forum on Monday, September 20 at 6:30 PM. The forum will take place at South Knoxville Baptist Church located at 522 Sevier Avenue in Knoxville. Many members of the tea parties and liberty movement have expressed their displeasure at the [...]
Nullify Now Tour Starts This Weekend
This Saturday in Fort Worth we kick off the Nullify Now tour, which will force the indispensable idea of state nullification into the national consciousness by means of high-profile events in major cities. Next month it’s Orlando (featuring former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson) and Chattanooga, then in 2011 it’s Phoenix, Los Angeles, and other [...]
Making History this Weekend. Will You be There?
What event of 2010 will show you how patriotic Texans will defang Washington from it’s unconstitutional ways? It’s Nullify Now! – this Saturday, Sept. 4th in Ft. Worth. Tickets and details here: http://www.nullifynow.com/ft-worth/ or call 888-71-TICKETS Get Ready! It’s about to begin. Nullify Now! is a multi-city tour focused on education and activism – teaching [...]
Visiting (Radical) Wisconsin
Wisconsin is the state that most defiantly nullified the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 (as I discuss in Nullification), quoting the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799 in its defense; today it’s the headquarters of the Bring the Guard Home movement. Wisconsin Public Radio interviewed me for an hour about Meltdown and for another hour about Nullification, and I [...]
Passing the Baton
We’ve got some exciting plans here in Utah for how to reassert and reinforce the 10th amendment, and are looking forward to expanding our volunteer base and organizational structure to make that happen. With the excellent foundation that Gary Wood has laid so far as State Coordinator, starting today I’ll now be filling that role [...]
Charles Key on Oklahoma Sovereignty
We’re pleased to announce that Oklahoma State Rep Charles Key, author of many sovereignty-related bills in his state, will be joining us as a featured speaker at Nullify Now! in Fort Worth on September 4th. Get tickets by calling 888-71-TICKETS, or click here to reserve them online. The following video is a 2009 interview with [...]
House Resolution introduced reaffirming federalism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional 10th Amendment Task Force last week introduced a House Resolution, reaffirming Congress’ commitment to the principle of federalism and the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The resolution specifically calls for “real decentralization of power” and recognizes that “the cause of liberty demands that government should be made accountable again [...]
Radio Free Market, Nullification
From a press release – looks like a good show to me! Tune in this coming Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at 1PM CT ** EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ** Nullification – How We As A Country Can Be Stronger ** with Dr. Thomas E. Woods, JR. Ask yourself these questions: What can be done when the Federal [...]
Virginia Taking a Stand Against EPA
Virginia House Delegates Robert G. Marshall and Anne B. Crockett-Stark recently introduced HB 27. The Residential energy efficiency standards exempts certain homes from federal cap & trade legislation, and would limit the power of the EPA to set the standards for home construction in Virginia, as stated in the bill’s brief description. Residential energy efficiency [...]
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