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 [...]
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.
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.
State leaders fight for Health Freedom
On this past weekend’s Freedom Watch, Judge Andrew Napolitano interviewed Virginia and Missouri politicians concerning their efforts to fight ObamaCare’s health insurance mandate. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
VA Senator McEachin: The 10th Amendment has been “Deemed” Unconstitutional
From Henrico Senator, Donald McEachin, and courtesy of the Richmonder blog, comes the latest flaccid attempt to cast the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as alternately “unconstitutional”, “illegal” and “neo-confederate”. It seems McEachin is perturbed by Gov. McDonnell’s recent decision not to publicly confirm or deny the fact that sovereign states have the power to judge [...]
Federal Judge Allows 10th Amendment Obamacare Suit to Proceed
Writes Ilya Somin at Volokh: Federal District Judge Henry Hudson’s opinion refusing to dismiss Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Obama health care plan has several interesting aspects. The suit focuses primarily on a challenge to the “individual mandate” element of the plan, which requires most American citizens and legal residents to purchase a [...]
The Virginia Sovereignty Letter
At the Woodbridge Tea Party, Virginia State Delegate Richard Anderson talks about the state legislature’s “Sovereignty Letter” to the U.S. Congress, reminding lawmakers of the 10th Amendment.
Reclaiming the Commerce Clause in Virginia
For decades, using a tortured definition of interstate commerce, Congress has tried to regulate everything, from wheat grown on an individual’s own land for personal consumption, to weed grown in an individual’s own home for the same purpose. Unfortunately (with some notable dissenters aside), the Supreme Court has largely condoned and encouraged such reprehensible legislative [...]
Virginia Firearms Freedom Act to Be Heard By Senate Committee this Week
Got an email blast over the weekend from Campaign for Liberty’s Donna Holt about the status of HB69 (Virginia Firearms Freedom Act). Looks like Delegate Carrico’s HB69 has been assigned to the Senate Courts of Justice Committee. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee meets on Mondays and Wednesdays. The bill is not on the docket [...]
Firearms Freedom Passes VA House
In what must be an unprecedented string of victories for advocates of state sovereignty and the Tenth Amendment in Virginia, HB 69, the Virginia Firearms Freedom Act, passed the House of Delegates today with a bi-partisan vote of 70-29. HB 69: Declares that firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition made in Virginia and retained within the [...]
Virginia Sovereignty Resolution Passes the House
When it rains, it pours. After stalling in committee last year, HJ 125, the Virginia Sovereignty Resolution, has passed the House by a vote of 76-20. The Resolution: Urges Congress to honor state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and claims sovereignty for the Commonwealth under the Tenth Amendment [...]
Health Care Freedom for Virginia
Today, the Virginia House of Delegates passed 4 bills proposing to make state law the right of a person to choose health care providers: No resident of this Commonwealth, regardless of whether he has or is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by or through his employer, or a plan [...]
Health Care Freedom Bill Passes VA House
More good news coming out of the Virginia General Assembly Thursday: Del. Bob Marshall’s health freedom bill, HB 10, passed the House of Delegates 72-26. The Senate bills on this issue, SB 283, SB 311 and SB 417, all passed the House Commerce and Labor committee by 17-5 margins and are headed to the floor. [...]
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 [...]
Health Care Freedom Goes 3 for 3 in VA Senate
On Monday afternoon legislators in Richmond demonstrated in a big way that they are finally starting to get it. Well, everyone except Creigh Deeds. After several months of intense lobbying by activists from all over the state, the Virginia Senate passed all three bills (Fred Quayle’s SB 283, Jill Vogel’s SB 417, and Steve Martin’s [...]
Virginia Senate Passes Health Care Freedom Act
Breaking: Today the Virginia State Senate passed Senate Bill 283 (SB283) by a vote of 23-17. Provides that a resident of the Commonwealth shall not be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual insurance coverage. This applies regardless of whether the person has or is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy [...]
Virginia 10th Amendment Rally Draws 2,400 to the Capitol Grounds
Yesterday, I joined a record-breaking Lobby Day crowd of Virginians at the steps of the bell tower on Richmond’s Capitol Grounds. I had the privilege to be one of the speakers who addressed the gathering on topics like the Tenth Amendment and its fundamental importance in our American system of divided sovereignty. They didn’t need [...]
Medical Marijuana and Constitutional Confusion in Virginia
From CBS affiliate WTVR.com in Richmond: Delegate Harvey Morgan, a Republican from the 98th district, is introducing legislation that would give more patients access to medical marijuana, as long as they had a doctor’s prescription. This could be another positive step toward ending decades of incredibly costly and embarrassingly futile prohibition efforts, at least in [...]
Something in the Water? VA House Speaker Co-Sponsors Tenther Bill
BIG NEWS from Richmond just a few short days before the 10th Amendment rally on January 18th. As reported by the Richmond Tea Party via Tertium Quids: Speaker Howell has asked to be a co-sponsor of the Health Care Reform Bill [HB10], one of two 10th Amendment bills we have before the General Assembly… Get [...]
Virginia to Consider Health Care Nullification
As a follow up to my recent article on the growing movement to resist national health care, we can now include Virginia as one of the states that will be considering legislation to effectively opt-out, or nullify, any future national health care plan. Delegate Robert G. Marshall has pre-filed House Bill 10 (HB10) for the [...]
Welcome to the (10th Amendment) Revolution
To support upcoming state legislation designed to nullify federal health care mandates, the Virginia Campaign for Liberty has created a website dedicated to the fight for Virginians’ Tenth Amendment rights. VA10thAmendment.org is a great place for Virginia voters and activists to keep up with the latest on initiatives and events surrounding what has been dubbed [...]
Health Care Freedom in Virginia
The Campaign for Liberty has stepped to the plate big time in Virginia, getting out ahead of the feds and finding a sponsor for the Virginia Health Care Freedom Act, to be introduced in 2010. The Act reads, in part: Neither the Governor nor the Department of Health, the Department of Public Welfare or any [...]
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 [...]
Feb 19, 2011 | Categories:Commentary, Constitution, Federalism, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, Government, Originalism, Sovereignty Movement, State Sovereignty, Tenthers, The Opposition | Tags: 10th Amendment, 10th Amendment Movement, Enumerated Powers, Founding Principles, State Sovereignty, States Rights, Virginia Sovereignty | 2 Comments »