“The 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.”
In David Kopel’s July 9th post, he shares with readers some of the legal reasons why the recent Gay Marriage decision was a boon for Tenthers. Though current nullification efforts do not depend on the courts for validation, this article is important to study....
Well, “proof” is defined by perspective, right? All the proof I need on this one is just one man’s name. Jack Balkin. Jack is a “leading constitutional scholar” from Yale. What does that mean? He advocates the living constitution. You...
A Federal Judge today ruled in favor of the Tenth Amendment, which is an unusually rare result. What was the issue? DOMA and gay marriage. From the WSJ blog: U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which prevents the federal...
They are if they oppose the federal Defense of Marriage Act on constitutional grounds. Which, as it turns out, is exactly what supporters of same sex marriage are doing in Massachusetts. From the Wall Street Journal: Last week, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha...
