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 [...]
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 [...]
Virginia Blogger Calls Tenthers “Intellectual Boobs”
Dan Casey of the Roanoke Times recently embarrassed himself with a juvenile, ad hominem attack on the Tenth Amendment movement titled “The Whole Tenth Amendment Business is Dumb and Crazy.” While it’s unclear whether Casey actually expected his “arguments” to be taken seriously, it is clear that he cannot make his point through the use 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.
Montana lawmaker seeks to create state militia
In a move that will hopefully be copied nationwide over the next few years, Montana lawmakers are considering forming and training an armed volunteer force of “home guards” certified by the governor and not subject to federal oversight. These home guards would be under the direct authority of the county sherriffs and the governor during any state emergency. [...]
Interposition at San Francisco International Airport
Incoming DA of San Mateo County Steve Wagstaffe said his office will prosecute TSA employees if they engage in lewd and lascivious behavior while frisking passengers at the San Francisco International Airport.
Texans Move to Nullify Federal Education?
Though far from a reality, the very existence of this bill is an indication that the Federal Government’s monopoly on education policy may be waning.
What do we do about it?
Here’s part 1 of my speech from the Nullify Now! (http://www.nullifynow.com) conference in Fort Worth, TX on 9/4/10. The focus? Principles of government and what to do when it doesn’t follow the constitution. If you’re in Orlando, Chattanooga, Phoenix, or Los Angeles – I’ll be speaking at those events as well – click here for [...]
Immigration: A state or federal power?
A pretty interesting question in the Chicago Tribune: If it is unconstitutional and odious for state and local cops to enforce federal immigration laws, then why hasn’t the Obama administration sued dozens of Chicago collar counties and towns to stop them from doing it? Well, one side or the other, consistency is never something we [...]
Why I Wrote “Freedom For A Change”
During the U.S. Presidential campaigns of 2008, I endeavored to write a book about Freedom. I was literally compelled to do so with the most motivated passion and necessity. Why? Because I saw how the wall of separation between Slavery and Freedom has crumbled and has not withstood the ambitions of tyrants or the ignorance [...]
Fear of the Federal Government is not radical it is American
Our education “system” is broken. When the main stream media can get away with making the argument that it is “dangerous” to stir the people up to fear their government, which may lead to violence, shows their ignorance of our history and founding. Our founders were skeptical and inherently suspicious of centralized power. The creation [...]
Ron Paul at the DC Tea Party
(h/t Lew Rockwell)
Compounding Liberty
What is the purpose of a state government? Historically, and even in modern times, countries with states or provinces we’re ruled by a strong central government. Any rules that were passed by the central government applied to each state. So, do we really need states? The Founders intended to make American states completely different than [...]
The Road Forward
Where do we go from here? In a world where the constitution seems to have lost it’s power to restrain the Federal Government from constant encroachments on state sovereignties, it seems a daunting task to restore the proper balance. In this article, I intend to explore a fantasy of sorts and contrast it to the [...]
Obama Bashing and Bigger Fish to Fry
Can we finally agree that in general, “Obama” isn’t at issue and we could honestly care less who he is or what he supposedly represents, or where he was born for that matter. I’m honestly disgusted and more than tired of the name calling in response to opposition to democratic ideas. What are you people [...]
A Day to Remember: Bill of Rights Day
by Harry Browne This article was originally published on December 12, 2002. For more Harry Browne archives, visit www.harrybrowne.org Dec. 15 should be a national holiday. No, it’s not Earth Day, or Martin Luther King Day, or Flag Day, or Beat-Up-Some-Third-World-Country Day. It’s Bill of Rights Day. If there were to be only one holiday [...]
Free-Dom!
Sheriff Mack on a statewide tour with Debra Medina addresses people in Seguin Texas and explains the States Rights Supreme Court Victory he won against the Clinton administration.
Three Crimes, and Three Crimes Only
The Constitution specifies only three federal crimes-treason, piracy, and counterfeiting. So whether you think performing OR preventing an abortion is a crime – it’s still something that the federal government is not authorized to deal with. State Constitutions in California, Connecticut and elsewhere have a greater protection for the ability to have an abortion than [...]
Pay Up. Or Else.
On the nature of government, few in history have really hit the nail on the head better than the late, great Austrian, Ludwig von Mises: The government says to the citizen, Pay taxes or my armed constables will imprison you. A state or a government is an apparatus of coercion and compulsion. Within the territory [...]
Who’s the real hypocrite?
Some guy named Doug Thompson took a cheap shot at Ron Paul recently in an incoherent article titled “The Constitutional hypocrisy of Ron Paul.” From what I could gather, Thompson’s claim is that Ron Paul supports nullification and the 10th Amendment, therefore Ron Paul is a racist because a document published in 1956 called the Southern Manifesto once alluded to nullification. [...]
Apr 02, 2011 | Categories:Commentary, Constitution, Federalism, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, Government, Nullification, Tenthers | Tags: 10th Amendment, 10th Amendment Movement, Nullification, Ron Paul | Leave A Comment »