The Alternative to Universal Voter Registration
In his recent talk at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, The Wall Street Journal‘s John Fund performed a public service in warning America of Democrats’ plans for universal voter registration, or UVR. It may sound like a just and decent thing to advocate, but UVR is nothing less than a means for Democrats to pack the electorate [...]
Debra Medina on Texas Sovereignty and More
Debra Medina interviewed by Alex Jones “I Will Be A Governor For The People” Part 1: Part 2:
VA 5th District GOP Candidates Take the 10th
There’s a horse race afoot in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. No less than seven candidates are vying to run against vulnerable freshman Democrat Tom Perriello. Six of them because they feel that the GOP’s anointed nominee, State Senator Robert Hurt, lacks the fortitude to champion small government in Washington. Considering that in 2004 Hurt supported [...]
The Bread and Circus of Federal Elections
Scott Brown’s victory inspires confidence that no campaign is hopeless for a candidate willing to take a principled stand, maintain a simple and direct message, and reject the preconceptions of conventional wisdom. Such inspiration matters to those of us who struggle against the preconceptions that the Constitution doesn’t mean what the words of the document [...]
Justice Alito Was Right?
So says Judge Andrew Napolitano – on the recent Citizens United case, that is. Here’s an excerpt of his recent article: The 20-year-old ruling had forbidden any political spending by groups such as corporations, labor unions, and advocacy organizations (like the NRA and Planned Parenthood, for example). Ruling that all persons, individually and in groups, [...]
Hypocrisy…No, not from the Tea Party
Got your attention! Here’s an interesting memo I obtained over at the Atlantic. freedom-works-internal-memo This memo, which hasn’t been validated, but is being reported on by Fox News, purports to provide a “Target List” of candidates for the Tea Party to presumably unseat in 2010. Listing them under the heading of “Enemy of Liberty” or “Potential Enemy of [...]
Self governing decision begins in earnest in 2010
We are entering another election year. Campaigning never seems to end in this day and age, especially with a president who seems to always be in campaign mode. We will be faced with on-going advertisements and promises from candidates. As Nancy Pelosi reminded us all last week, many things are said on the campaign trail [...]
Fracture the Big Government Vote
Who has grown the federal government more in the last 70 years, big government R or big government D? Who has regulated away more of your liberty, red big government or blue big government? Who Cares!!! The point is the two parties have learned to collude together to continually grow their power and diminish individual [...]
How government programs drive up college tuitions
Fantastic government-economic insight from Peter Schiff:
Don Gustavson: Sovereignty for Nevada
Don Gustavson, State Assemblyman from Nevada’s 32nd District, has signed the 10-4 Pledge for the Constitution. He is running for State Senate in District 2. In the pledge are 10 affirmations on the nature of constitutional government and 10 promises for action while in office – such as: When Congress enacts laws and regulations that [...]
Adam Kokesh: Capitalism = Freedom
Adam Kokesh is a strong supporter of the Constitution and your liberty. He’s a signer of the 10-4 pledge and is running for Congress in New Mexico. Writes Anthony Gregory: An impassioned defense of the free market from Kokesh. It is time to be unrelenting in our opposition to all forms of socialism, whether rightwing [...]
A Line of Defense Against the Federal Government
Marcus Rivchin is running for State House of Representatives in Florida’s 117th District. He recently signed the 10-4 pledge for the Constitution. In it are 10 affirmations on the nature of constitutional government and 10 promises for action while in office – such as: When Congress enacts laws and regulations that are not made in [...]
States’ Rights Republicans?
It looks like some members of the Republican establishment are starting to fear primary challenges by the Tea Party folks. The Wall Street Journal reports that Colorado Republicans have adopted a “Platform for Prosperity,” intended to placate populist outrage, and are strongly encouraging all candidates for state office in 2010 to get on board. The [...]
Rand Paul and Military Commissions
Ron Paul’s Senate-aspiring son takes some un-libertarian positions which causes controversy among the freedom movement. “Foreign terrorists do not deserve the protections of our Constitution,” said Dr. Paul. “These thugs should stand before military tribunals and be kept off American soil. I will always fight to keep Kentucky safe and that starts with cracking down [...]
TN Lt. Gov Ramsey Joins Efforts to Uphold 10th Amendment Legislation
Running for Governor in 2010, Ron Ramsey has stepped up to the plate in support of the 10th Amendment and limited, Constitutional government. In the past week, he’s signed the 10-4 Pledge for the Constitution, in which he affirms that “All just political authority is derived from the People, and government may only be established [...]
Scott Yardley, Tenther, for Florida House
Scott Yardley, who is running for State House in Florida’s 95th District, has signed the Tenth Amendment Center’s 10-4 Pledge. Here’s what he has to say about government, from his website: Our Constitution strictly limits the powers of the federal government. Its primary function is to provide for the national defense and secure our national [...]
Debra Medina: Nullification for Texas
10-4 Pledge signer Debra Medina is interviewed by Joe Pags and tells how she stands apart from the “liberal” Kay Bailey Hutchison and the “moderate” Rick Perry. They discuss term limits, state sovereignty, nullification & interposition, and border security.
Francisco Rodriguez: Sovereignty for Florida
Francisco Rodriguez is running for the Florida House of Representatives in District 83. He’s an ardent supporter of the Constitution and has just signed the Tenth Amendment Center’s 10-4 Pledge. Here’s a little of what he has to say about the Constitution, from his website: The Constitution of the United States was written to limit [...]
David Ratowitz vows to support 10th Amendment
David Ratowitz, candidate for U.S. Congress to represent Illinois’ 5th Congressional District, today signed the Tenth Amendment Center‘s 10-4 Pledge for prospective and current federal officeholders. The pledge aims to bolster support for the 1791 Bill of Rights component that affirms the U.S. Constitution’s principle of federalism, stating that, “The powers not delegated to the [...]
Casey Anderson, Tenther, for Congress
Casey Anderson is running for the US House of Representatives in Utah’s 2nd District. He’s also just signed the 10-4 Pledge…10 affirmations and 10 promises on the 10th Amendment. Here’s what he has to say about his campaign, the 10th, and the Constitution: Growing up as a student in public education, I remember always hearing [...]
Looking to the Inside
Are You Finally Ready To Trust Your Conscience? Most politicians are not bad people, but the system has a way of chewing them up and spitting them out. Once in the system, they learn to play the game and almost always compromise their integrity when it can be justified and even sometimes when it cannot. [...]
A States’ Rights Governor in Georgia
Ray McBerry is running for Governor of Georgia solely on a 10th Amendment platform – here’s his first TV ad: Find more videos like this on GeorgiaFirst.Org
Virginia Progressives Are Getting Nervous
The Virginia elections are mere weeks away, and few things have warmed my heart recently quite so much as this ringing-yet-unintentional endorsement of Ken Cuccinelli for attorney general. From a blog post at the James River Maven titled Ken Cuccinelli: You Better Believe Him: Ken Cuccinelli… intends to use the [attorney general's] office to turn [...]
John Dennis: Challenging Nancy Pelosi
John Dennis is running for the US House of Representatives in California’s 8th District. Yes, that’s Nancy Pelosi’s seat. Mr Dennis takes a strong stand in support of the limits on government that the Constitution stands for. In this spirit, he’s signed on to our 10-4 Pledge. The pledge affirms, in part, that: [...]
