Missouri Stands on Tenth Amendment to just say NO to Obamacare – HB1534
The Missouri State House has introduced proposed legislation, sponsored by Representative Kurt Bahr, and co-sponsored by Andrew Koenig, which would allow for misdemeanor charges being filed against any state or federal official attempting to enforce or implement the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the state. The legislation also makes plain Missouri’s view, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Meet the Founding Fathers of Constitutional Subversion
Before the ink used to draft the new Constitution was even dry, the plot subvert it had already been hatched…Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo introduces you to the the primary conspirators.
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 [...]
South Carolina reps see the light on Commerce Clause
Two state representatives in South Carolina are pushing back against a federal ban of incandescent light bulbs set to begin in January of 2012. There is no constitutional authority for Congress to impose such a ban on the citizens of the several states, and it’s nice that South Carolina noticed. From NetRightDaily: “State Representatives Sandifer and Loftis are taking the lead [...]
Supreme Court gets the Constitution right, for once
In an overwhelming 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the odious Westboro Baptist Church and the First Amendment. That is, the amendment which protects ALL speech, not just politically-correct, state-approved speech. Bravo. The nine highest-paid federal judges in the land have proved themselves capable of comprehending the plain language of the Constitution. Why then, we [...]
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 [...]
How to worship the State on Presidents Day
By Robert Higgs: Great Leader, who art in Washington, Hallowed be thy name. Thy empire come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in the Oval Office. Give us this day our daily dole. And forgive us our late tax filings, as we forgive the IRS for refunding our overpayments without interest. And lead [...]
Thank a Veteran Today by Introducing Them to Oath Keepers!
Oath Keepers simply recognize that there are certain orders we would NOT obey because we will consider them unconstitutional (and thus unlawful) and immoral violations of the natural rights of the people. Such orders would be acts of war against the American people by their own government, and thus acts of treason. We will not make war against our own people. We will not commit treason. We will defend the Republic.
I Voted to Contain Washington, DC!
It’s time to switch from a policy of regime change to a policy of containment. That policy of containment is called NULLIFICATION!
Good Time to End Farm Subsidies
The Wall Street Journal reports that the agricultural sector is recovering nicely from the recent recession while the rest of the private sector continues to struggle. The counter-cyclical nature of some farm subsidy programs means that the taxpayer bill for the year could be cut in half to only about $12 billion. From the article: [...]
Obama and Infrastructure
The President is continuing his push for the federal government to go deeper into debt in order to fund infrastructure projects. While nobody disputes that the country has infrastructure needs, the precarious nature of federal and state finances indicate that policymakers need to starting thinking outside the box. Specifically, policymakers should be looking to make it [...]
Where Living Constitutionalism Will Take Us
The funny thing about the left is that they say they hate religion and believe they are anything but religious. They seem damn proud of the fact that they are not and look down on all Christians but if you study the progressive idea of a living constitution you will see that progressives are very [...]
Worried About Anarcho-Capitalism
Famed liberal journo Joe Conason is worried about the increasing influence of Rothbardian “anarcho-capitalism” and the related “Austrian school of economics.” As well he should be. It is these radical ideas–undistorted by the journos–that enthrall the young, and indeed any thinking person. We all know there is something desperately wrong–morally and economically–with the US empire [...]
NY Times Alarmed: Tea Party Reading Unapproved Texts
Thanks to Bud Bronstein for this piece by Kate Zernike from the NY Times, “Movement of the Moment Looks to Long-Ago Texts.” Catch the ideological presentism. Instead of just reading the latest approved tomes and today’s issue of the Times, people are learning from “obscure” old books by dead people. The Tea Party “has resurrected once-obscure [...]
The Battle for the Future!
Writes Gary Johnson: “Here is a clip of my segment from John Stossel’s documentary “The Battle for the Future” on opposing Big Government that aired this past weekend.” Gary Johnson will be a featured speaker at Nullify Now! Orlando and Nullify Now! Phoenix. Get tickets online – http://www.nullifynow.com/tickets/ – or by calling 888.71.TICKETS “Man is [...]
The Tenth Amendment Coalition
I’m not sure how you can have a Tenth Amendment web site without linking to the Tenth Amendment Center, but there it is. The videos are interesting, anyway. A couple Beltway insiders talking about the Tenth Amendment. http://restorethetenth.org/ Part 1 Part 2 cross-posted from the Pennsylvania Tenth Amendment Center
The GOP’s Pledge to America
The House Republicans’ release of its “Pledge to America” has been met with criticism from across the ideological spectrum. While excoriation from the left was inevitable, those who were hoping that the GOP would set out a detailed agenda for limiting government were also not satisfied. The 48-page document contains more pictures of Republican members [...]
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 [...]
The Non-Coercion Principle
The world is run by rules that determine how we interact with other people. A baseball team has rules on how it interacts with its players, a husband and wife have rules on how they interact with each other, and freedom has its own rule. The non-coercion principle is the one rule of freedom because [...]
Government Efficiency
I recently criticized the idea that policymakers should focus their attention on making government more “efficient.” Instead, I argued that policymakers should focus their reform efforts on reducing government’s size. Government efficiency proponents make the mistake of viewing the cost of government in the same light as the cost of operating a private business. However, [...]
Rand Paul Reads TenthAmendmentCenter.com
Or, at least, we think alike. The junior Senator from Kentucky recently said that to believe in a ”right” to health care one must support slavery: I’m a physician. That means you have a right to come to my house and conscript me. It means you believe in slavery. He’s right of course. As I pointed out nearly two [...]
May 16, 2011 | Categories:Big Government, Commentary, Constitution, Health Care, Tenthers | Tags: 10th Amendment, Health Care, Health Care Freedom, Health Care Freedom Act, Liberty, Obamacare, rand paul | Leave A Comment »