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, [...]
2011: Some Personal Highlights
I wanted to share my personal list of top experiences and milestones from the past 12 months that have me going strong into the new year: Nullify Now! Los Angeles – This event was possibly the most challenging Nullify Now! event of the entire tour. The stakes were high- we could not allow anything short [...]
Are Tenther Governors on the Horizon?
Your Governor took an oath to the Constitution of the United States- one which they have not followed. Each of the 50 governors have enormous potential to lead the process of breaking apart the power centralized in DC and return it to We the People. Despite this potential we have yet to see even one [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Dan Casey Betrays His Ignorance While Ranting About Tenthers’ “Flawed” Arguments
Casey’s central argument against what he views as our misreading of the Constitution, betrays both his ignorance of the history surronding the Constitution and the rules of legal interpretation that were understood very well by the those who framed and ratified it. Both James Madison (the author of the amendment Casey uses to make his case), and [...]
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 [...]
Abandon Ship!
Nullification, state sovereignty and the Tenth Amendment have become all the rage over the past year, especially in Republican Party, right wing, Tea Party circles. So much so that most mainstream media reports frame the Tenther movement as an exclusively conservative/right wing phenomenon. But in truth, many of these new-found disciples of the Tenth Amendment [...]
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 [...]
Consistently supporting liberty and the Tenth Amendment
One of the main obstacles to getting the “tenther” movement and the message of freedom to spread is that too many people claim they are for freedom on some issues (guns, taxes), but simultaneously claim to be anti-freedom on others (marijuana, gay-marriage). Our two-party political system has raised people to believe that based on which [...]
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 [...]
A Fresh Perspective on the Tenther Movement
This fresh perspective on our Tenther movement comes from Mother Jones Magazine writer Stephanie Mencimer in this month’s issue. Also- save the date! CATAC’s first Nullify Now! event is now slated for April 20th, 2011 in Los Angeles. -B If at First You Don’t Secede Meet the legalization-loving, Iraq-War-hating Californian who’s become a guru to [...]
Tenther Under Attack for Signing 10-4 Pledge
10-4 Pledge signer, Jason Sager, has the pledge used against him by his primary opponent. His opponent is NO Constitutionalist, which is obvious after hearing what he has to say…
Taking Tentherism seriously in Minnesota
A good article in the Minnesota post on how some politicians are jumping on the Tenther bandwagon – but aren’t the real deal. No surprise, of course, but nice to see this coverage. Here’s an excerpt: You don’t have to be crazy, stupid or evil to believe that over the years, federal power has grown [...]
What is a Tenther, Revisited
Here’s our latest YouTube video – a nice way to share Rick Montes’ article, What is a Tenther? Thanks to Derek Sheriff for the audio and Angelus Bailey for the video production! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here
What’s Wrong with States’ Rights?
A good read from VT Campaign for Liberty: First there were “Truthers” and then “Birthers” and now there are “Tenthers.” To be accurate, the “Tenthers” actually came first, since this newly-coined term (which is supposed to denote a “fringe” position and is therefore derogatory) refers to those who believe the tenth amendment to the Constitution [...]
Sunday in CA – The Tenthers
This Sunday, Bryce Shonka and myself will be speaking about the 10th Amendment and Nullification to a group in Woodland Hills, CA (just north of Malibu). Also confirmed for the event are a number of 2010 candidates, along with Senate candidate, Chuck DeVore. Personally, I can’t wait until December…not just for my birthday, but because [...]
Rachel Maddow’s Blog Targets VA Tenthers
I guess we should be pleased; Rachel Maddow’s blog reads the Virginia Tenth Amendment Center. It’s true, her blog linked to a picture we posted from the January 18th Lobby Day. Of course, it was done in the context of describing us tenthers as “out-there,” but when you’re as unappreciated as the Constitution is these days, any press is good press. Later, [...]
Tenthers are Obstructionists!
First we were called racists, now we’re something else because we demand that the government follow the constitution – every issue, every time. No exceptions, no excuses. Brian Melendez, head of the DFL party in Minnesota, has this to say in a recent interview with MN public radio: “The tea party tends to identify themselves [...]
The Tenthers
Nolan Finley is a very conventional columnist for the Detroit News. Nolan has just published a very good column (for the most part) on the Tenth Amendment movement. However, he just has to get in that one little comment that separates him from the radical states’ rights movement (radical … meaning scholarly and “no surrender”): [...]
Tenther Homework
Professor Krey has an assignment for you tenthers out there. Please check out this video from the Federalist Society regarding “trying suspected terrorists in federal court” and summarize their arguments for me. The Federalist Society, much like the rest of the Beltway Right, is far too cozy with unconstitutional, warmongering neocons for me to ever [...]
Tenthers from the Left?
Yup, that’s right – they come from the left too. Ashby Jones reports on the Tenther movement from the liberal perspective at the Wall Street Journal: We’ve written a bit in recent months about the so-called “Tenther” movement. It’s a push by many, mostly on the right side of the political spectrum, to invoke the [...]
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 »