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. [...]
Firearms Freedom Act Introduced in Texas
Introduced in the Texas State House last week was House Bill 145 (HB145), the Firearms Freedom Act. The bill, introduced by Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, states that: The Legislature of the State of Texas declares that a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured in Texas, as described by Chapter 2003, Business & Commerce Code, as [...]
Stopping the EPA and Cap and Trade in Virginia
Two bills, both attempting to reassert state sovereignty over environmental regulations, will be considered in Virginia’s 2011 legislative session. The first, House bill 1357 (HB1357) addresses the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions specifically, while the second, House Bill 1397 (HB1397) seeks to protect Virginia homeowners from potential cap and trade requirements.
10th Amendment Resolutions Introduced in Texas
The Texas legislature, back in action for the first time since the 2009 legislative session, is getting things rolling in regards to 10th Amendment legislation for the 2011 session. Two resolutions affirming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment were prefiled on the first possible day, 11-08-10. Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 (SCR1) was introduced by Senator Glenn [...]
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!
Oklahoma Voters Reject Health Care Mandates
Voters in Oklahoma today decided that they don’t want a law to require them to buy health insurance, as they voted to approve State Question 756 by a wide margin (64% in favor at the time of this writing). The question was the result of the Oklahoma legislature passing Senate Joint Resolution 59 (SJR59) this [...]
Arizona, South Dakota: A Chance to Advance the Nullification Movement
On Election Day, Arizona and South Dakota will vote on initiatives to partially nullify Federal narcotics laws pertaining to the medicinal use of cannabis. These initiatives are important to the residents of both states for many reasons. They offer a re-assertion of state sovereignty and interposition by the state(s) on behalf of patients and their [...]
Rep. Paul Opsommer at 10th Amendment Rally
Michigan State Representative Paul Opsommer speaking on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and national/international identification cards at the 10th Amendment Rally Tea Party at the Michigan State Capitol on 10/10/2010.
Action Alert: Kill REAL ID in PA!
I received this message in e-mail from a friend of the Tenth Amendment. What: Three bills were introduced into the Pennsylvania Senate as a privacy protection package by Senator Mike Folmer(R), District 48, over one and a half years ago. One of those bills, SB 621, The REAL ID Nonparticipation Act, to prohibit implementation of [...]
Virginia Attorney General: Interposition Has a Bad History
Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli is urging Tea Partiers not to support the idea of state interposition. According to a report, “Attorney Gen. Cuccinelli, in private consultations with the Roanoke group, agreed, noting how Southern states had unsuccessfully invoked the doctrine in the 1960s to resist federal civil-rights legislation. ‘Interposition had a place in history, [...]
Krysia Weidell, candidate for MN SD67, on the 10th amendment
The following video is an interview by radio talk show host Sue Jeffers of KTLK 100.3 in the Twin Cities. She is talking with MN State Senate candidate Krysia Weidell. What a blessing to have a candidate of this caliber stepping up! We the People need more candidates of this caliber if we ever hope [...]
The Rightful Remedy
On Saturday, Sept. 25, Kentucky 10th Amendment Center chapter coordinator Mike Maharrey spoke at a freedom rally on the steps of the state capitol building in Frankfort. He discussed the Kentucky Resolution of 1798, emphasizing that states pushing back against overreaching federal power is not some radical or extremist idea, but the very remedy the [...]
Rejoice: Rick Sanchez Will Tell Us What To Think
Isn’t that a relief? In his latest instruction to the masses, CNN’s Rick Sanchez calls “states’ rights” a “racist” term. Now leaving aside the objection that “states don’t have rights; people do” (the term is merely a kind of shorthand, after all), Sanchez is of course in his Enforcer role here, letting us all know [...]
Bill Evelyn and Al Gainey Talk Nullify Now – Chattanooga
Bill Evelyn from the State of Georgia Tea Party – sponsor of Nullify Now! Chattanooga – interviewed on the Al Gainey Show on WDUN-AM in North Georgia. Please visit the following links for more information: Nullify Now! – Chattanooga (or call 888-71-TICKETS) State of Georgia Tea Party The Al Gainey Show – please visit www.algainey.com [...]
Summer Soldiers, or Dedicated Patriots?
Randy Brogdon, State Senator from Oklahoma, speaks on the topic of states rights, the 10th Amendment and nullification at the Nullify Now! conference (http://www.nullifynow.com) in Fort Worth, TX on September 4, 2010. “The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it [...]
1811: Resolutions of Pennsylvania Against the Bank
On page 73 of Nullification, Thomas E. Woods, Jr., provides an 1811 quote from the Pennsylvania legislature. The quote comes from State Documents on Federal Relations, edited by Herman V. Ames. That, in turn, contains the 1811 Pennsylvania Resolutions Against the Bank. In the preamble to those resolutions, our legislature wrote, The people of the [...]
Nullify the Mandate: Arizona Voters Look to Push Back
November 2nd is set to be an important day for the future of Arizona and America. Not only will we vote for fresh faces who will vow to “get tough” in Washington, D.C., but states across the country are considering ballot measures that will pull the Tenth Amendment out of the closet for some serious stretching such [...]
A Lefty’s Case for Texas Secession?
Interesting post over at Mother Jones, to say the least – and the principle definitely makes sense. Here’s an excerpt: Rachel’s case for secession wouldn’t find much common ground with Rick Perry, though; to her, breaking away would only be the mildly humorous first step. All 50 states should break apart, and then keep on [...]
State sovereignty resolution prefiled in Kentucky House
Kentucky Rep, Stan Lee (R – Lexington) has prefiled a Joint Resolution for the 2011 regular session reaffirming Kentucky’s sovereignty under the Ninth and Tenth Amendments. The resolution, BR 55, “…serves as notice and demands to the federal government…to cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers.” Lee [...]
The Power of the Electoral College
It is written in the constitution that states may decide how electors are selected for the president of the United States. This is the main provision in the constitution that decides how electors are to be chosen. Most states have chosen to use direct popular vote within their own states and the result is that [...]
The 17th Amendment, Again?
In a letter to Thomas Jefferson, in 1787, James Madison wrote, “The Senate will represent the Staes in their political capacity, the other House will represent the people of the States in their individual capacity”. This is why the Congress in 1913 should have kept their hands off the Constitution. Not only did they give [...]
Nullification and State Resistance to Federal Tyranny
On Thursday, February 18, 2010, historian and author Tom Woods spoke on “When All Else Fails: Nullification and State Resistance to Federal Tyranny” as part of Campaign for Liberty’s activities at the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Tom Woods will be the keynote speaker at the launch of the Nullify Now! tour in Ft [...]
Texas and the EPA
Texas vs. EPA update: At this moment, the State of Texas is clashing with the EPA over the EPA’s arbitrary and unconstitutional changes to the Clean Air Act. (The EPA seems to have forgotten that Congress, not a department of the executive branch, writes our laws.) The whole story is here: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/25/texas-fights-global-warming-power-grab/?page=1 Texas Attorney General [...]
