Texas Senate Committee Passes Bill to Create Process to End State Enforcement of Some Federal Acts
AUSTIN, Texas (March 7, 2025) – On Monday, a Texas Senate committee overwhelmingly passed a bill to create a process in state law to end state and local enforcement of some federal actions. Sen. Phil King filed Senate Bill 707 (SB707). Under the proposed law,...
Utah House Passes Bill to Affirm State and Federal Jurisdictional Boundaries
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Feb. 24, 2025) – Last week, the Utah House passed a bill to affirm clear boundaries between state and federal jurisdiction. Rep. Ken Ivory and Sen. Kevin Stratton filed House Bill 380 (HB380). The legislation would amend an existing...
Conspiracy: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings about Centralization
Luther Martin, the Anti-Federalist firebrand, predicted that the Constitution would lead to a national system of consolidated power that could never secure liberty. He argued this was an intentional conspiracy – a deliberate plan at the Philadelphia Convention...