Getting the Supremacy Clause Wrong
by Michael Boldin A recent article in the New York Times covered the growth of state-level resistance to a future national health care plan. For example, in 2010, voters in Arizona will have a chance to approve a state constitutional amendment that would effectively ban national health care in that state. Legislators in Florida and [...]
A New Deal Constitution
Wrote H.L. Mencken, in 1937: “The principal cause of the uproar in Washington is a conflict between the swift- moving idealism of the New Deal and the unyielding hunkerousness of the Constitution of 1788.”
The Left vs. the “Tenthers”: On Getting States’ Rights Wrong
It is no surprise that America’s renewed focus on the separation between state and federal authority has created an almost hysterical rage on the Left. Collectivist ideologues are always necessarily threatened by divisions of power.
Keep it Local!
Does it not seem wrong that the mere few hundred politicians in the Federal Government have the power to control 300 million people?
DC Politicians: Thugs in Suits
Before this week, I had never heard Senator Charles Grassley speak – on anything. In the last few days, though, I’ve been sent a number of emails about him being a “strong 10th Amendment supporter.†Skeptical of any Senator in DC actually supporting the Constitution in a meaningful way…
Freedom’s Destruction through Constitutional Deconstruction
History proves with absolute certainty that a national government and its assuming principles were rejected by the Founders and Ratifiers
Reclaiming The Power in the People
Power is increasingly being centralized in the federal government—at the expense of individuals and their voluntary associations — with the creation of multi-billion or trillion dollar new programs, massive bureaucracies and breathtaking income redistribution nowhere authorized in the Constitution.
Nullification: Firearms Freedom Act Introduced in Ohio
Introduced in the Ohio House on October 16, 2009, the “Firearms Freedom Act†(HB-315) seeks “To enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to provide that ammunition, firearms, and firearm accessories that are manufactured and remain in Ohio are not subject to federal laws and regulations derived under Congress’ authority to regulate interstate commerce and to require the words “Made in Ohio” be stamped on a central metallic part of any firearm manufactured and sold in Ohio.”
They Can’t Push Us Around Forever
The role of our American government has been blurred, bent, and breached. The rights endowed to us by our creator must be restored.
A Suggestion Manual or the Supreme Law of the Land?
Writes Ron Paul: “I continue to hope that enough Americans will realize that the true strength of our country doesn’t come from Washington, but rather the limitations placed on government in the Constitution. We must resolve to reverse the destructive course that we are on and then never again let big government problem-solving take over our lives and our country.”
Obamacare: Another Assault on Federalism
The astute constitutional student will recognize that there is no authority whatsoever under Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution (the part of the Constitution which outlines the powers of the federal government) to create or administer a health care system.
Much-Maligned Tenthers Have a Point
As government becomes more centralized, and states relinquish authority, the powerful redouble their efforts to make others act (and believe) like them.
Elites and Tyranny
Few Americans have the stomach or ruthlessness to do what is necessary to make their governmental wishes come true. They are willing to abandon constitutional principles and rule of law so that the nation’s elite, who believe they are morally and intellectually superior to the rest of us, can have the tools to implement “social justice.”
A Note to the Huffington Post: Federalism Is Not ‘Progressive’
HuffPo’s version of the Constitution. Heads they win, tails you lose.
The Founders’ Antipathy to Militarism
While the Framers understood the need for a federal government, what concerned them was the possibility that such a government would become a worse menace than no government at all. Their recent experience with the British government – which of course had been their government and against which they had taken up arms – had reinforced what they had learned through their study of history: that the biggest threat to the freedom and well-being of a people was their own government.
What You Can Do for Liberty
If you believe in liberty and the Constitution, now is the time to take action. Here’s a few simple things that you can do today.
United We Fall
A states’ rights movement should take the form of the secession from Washington, not from the Union, and nullification of the directives issuing from bureaucracies.
Ohio Sends a Message to the Feds
What is good policy for California or New York may not be good for Ohio or West Virginia. For that reason, our leaders in Washington need to honor the 10th Amendment and respect the right of the states to make their own decisions.
Enumerated Powers of States
In modern times, the federal government’s enumerated powers have been construed so broadly that one may be pardoned for asking if anything really has been reserved.
Jefferson’s Union
Jefferson’s account of the nature of the Union–a voluntary contract among free and independent States in order to establish a common caretaker for few and enumerated things–contains a great deal of common sense
There is no “National” Health Care System
There is all this talk of the “Nation’s†health care system; however, I fail to find where health care is a “national†object. There is nothing whatsoever in the Constitution suggesting it is among the certain enumerated objects of the “Federal†government
