โThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.โ
Though many living in New England todayย 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 ofย Sedgwick, Maine voted to carry on that proud tradition by nullifying...
Two state representatives in South Carolina are pushing back against a federalย ban of incandescent light bulbs set to begin in January of 2012.ย There is no constitutionalย authority for Congress to impose such a ban on the citizens of theย several states, andย it’s...
Dan Casey of the Roanoke Times recently embarrassed himself withย 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...
Last year in Virginia, activists scored a big victory for the Tenth Amendment with the passage of HB10, the Health Care Freedom Act, but they also sufferedย a significantย defeat. The Firearms Freedom Act (FFA), which forbid the federal government fromย enforcing its gun...
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...
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...
