State Sovereignty: A Revolutionary Movement
A States’ Rights movement is in essence a revolution, an opposition to the urgency of political power to limit choice and compel adjustment to its will and must rest its case on this fact. It is a certainty that any attempt to cut down the power of the central government is a fatuous gesture unless there is some feeling for freedom in the country.
Ohio Senate Affirms State Sovereignty
The resolution seeks to “claim sovereignty over certain powers pursuant to the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, to notify Congress to limit and end certain mandates, and to insist that federal legislation contravening the Tenth Amendment be prohibited or repealed.â€
The Federal Government is NOT the United States
Despite being an absolute desecration of the founder’s concept of ‘United States’, the ‘Omnipotent Centralized State’ has become zeitgeist through our words, our patriotic displays and our teachings.
The Need for Greater Transparency
A naive person who did not maintain a healthy sense of skepticism would quickly adopt the point of view that almost all elements of government are terribly underfunded and much good would be accomplished with higher taxes and more debt spending.
Freedom vs Consolidated Government
Sam Adams, on the anniversary of his birthday, wisdom on state sovereignty.
More than Just Words
Our constitutional ignorance, coupled with the fact that we’ve become a nation of wimps, sissies and supplicants, has made us easy prey…
The Federal Reserve vs the Constitution
Writes Ron Paul: “Congress created the Federal Reserve, yet it had no constitutional authority to do so.”
Nullification at Work: Marijuana in CA
From the Tenther Grapevine: “According to our friends at NORML, there are now 13 states who are openly resisting federal laws on medical marijuana. And now my home state of California is on the verge of taking it to the next level – full legalization.”
Liberty vs Power: The Battle Rages On
The battles in America have almost gone unchanged since 1936 — and even, before. They are battles for the mind, the soul and the heart. They are battles of philosophy and understanding.
The Sovereign Presidency: Is This What the Framers Had in Mind?
The merest glance at America’s founding suggests that no one really wanted full-bore elective despotism…
Pennsylvania to Consider Nullifying Some Federal Gun Laws
Pennsylvania State Representative Sam Rohrer has introduced the “Firearms Freedom Act” (HB1988) for consideration in the state legislature. The bill is “An Act prohibiting certain firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition from being subject to Federal law or Federal regulation.”
Michigan Senate Affirms Sovereignty Under the 10th Amendment
In a fitting tribute, Senator Bruce Patterson’s resolutions affirming Michigan’s sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not enumerated and granted to the federal government were passed unanimously in Senate session today.
Pelosi’s Misleading Statement on the Constitutionality of Government Health Care
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has issued a press release in which she purports to rebut those of us who have expressed doubts about the constitutionality of some health care reform plans. Her claims are dubious at best.
This Constitution Day, Try Something New: Ignore the Feds!
Calling on the feds – whether it’s though elections, or protests, or lawsuits, or rallies – is a failed strategy. So how about trying something new?
The People Who Lost?
On this Constitution Day and afterwards, spend some time becoming acquainted with Anti-Federalist thought. Our country needs its revival now more than ever.
Matthew Shea: Standing up for the Constitution
State Rep. Matthew Shea (WA-4th) “The decentralization of power, limited government, is a hallmark of our American institutions and our American system of government.”
Nullification: The states have a “nuclear option,” too
For desperate people whose freedoms are being systematically usurped by all three federal branches and both political parties…
MSNBC: Clueless about the 10th Amendment Again
James Madison: “With respect to the words “general welfare,†I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators.â€
The Marbury v. Madison Mantra
The arguments against the power of the states to arrest federal tyranny are as predictable as the sun coming up in the morning, and they generally start with Marbury.
Thomas E. Woods: Our States’ Rights Tradition
In this recent interview, Tom Woods discusses the debt some progressive causes owe to states’ rights, state nullification of unconstitutional federal laws, the undue respect given to the Supremacy Clause, and more.
