When Commerce is not Commerce
James Madison: “In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments. Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.”
Love of Liberty vs Love of Government
Today’s brand of patriotism (at least as expressed by many) is totally foreign to the fundamental principles of liberty upon which America was built. Its focus is government, not liberty.
Immigration vs Naturalization
Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution empowers Congress to “establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization” – or, more simply stated, to make universal rules about giving foreign-born residents of the United States the “privileges of native” born residents.
Welcome to the Constitutional Crisis
Past rulings indicate that judges are, as Jefferson warned, simply people too; with political ambitions and a willingness to apply arbitrary opinions over rule-of-law. In fact, Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor, the most recent Supreme Court appointee, publicly argued the merits of rulings based on social justice over rule-of-law. Can an idea be any more dangerous to liberty than that?
States Revolt Against the Federal Government
What is the Tenth Amendment, and why should we care? Lew Rockwell interviews Michael Boldin
National ID: The Time to Resist is Now
What we used to call science fiction is now reality. And whether a national ID card is the mark of the Beast or the long arm of Big Brother, the outcome remains the same.
The Problem Will Never Fix the Problem
A Call from “We the People†to All State Representatives. Put up, or get out.
Commerce, Jurisdiction and Firearms Freedom Acts
State efforts to reclaim their jurisdiction are great. But in some respects, the states are still showing signs of apprehension of, and/or undue deference to, the federal government.
Is Nullification American?
nullification by the states banding together to stand up to Washington D.C. is the only way to restore our great republic. So I ask you this question, is there anything more American than nullification?
We Refuse!
D.C. rarely follows the Constitution, and hasn’t for a long time. The obvious question – what do we do about it?
Repeal is Not Enough
If the Intolerable Act is allowed to stand, we will have lost the Constitution. If it is repealed but the system that produced it is allowed to survive, another Intolerable Act is sure to follow.
Freedom from the Income Tax
For over a century, the U.S. government survived quite well without an income tax. It operated a small, constitutional government on the revenue from tariffs and excise taxes. Can we ever return?
Washington: Are they drunk, or just stoned?
It seems clear that Washington today is constitutionally stoned. Only a return to the constitutional balance of federalism — of strong, sovereign states that check the overreaching intrusions by the federal government — will restore the principles of liberty and prosperity that made this nation the light to the world.
The Will of the People, the Power of the States
It might be plausible that soon we can all confidently say, “All politics are local†and you may truly have the ability to “vote with your feet.†If the majority of a state wants it, let it be – let them say yes. If they do not, let it be – let them say nay and adopt the doctrine of nullification.
Federalism and Social Justice
The Constitutional solution for social justice champions would be to implement their programs at the state level. The founder’s knew that different regions would have different needs and priorities, so they did two things.
Delegated. Not Surrendered.
Individuals from both sides of the debate are making some constitutional assertions that have no basis in fact. One of these is the claim that in adopting the Constitution, the States “surrendered†some of their sovereign powers to the federal government.
The Ivy League Hates Nullification
Thomas Woods takes down yet another power-loving “legal expert” on the true meaning and history of nullification.
Obamacare? We Should Have Seen You Coming
The only way forward is to nullify through the statehouses. If we are to pull this one out, we will have to nullify this law. There is no other option.
Health Care, Virtue, Liberty and Independence
“…If virtue and knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslaved. This will be their great security…” –Samuel Adams
Nullifying Federal Tyranny
Those who hope to revive a constitutional role for the States as counters to the present U.S. Empire, must hope to make the States once more into self-conscious, viable polities who have the political will to enact nullification and stand by it.
Are We Seeing a Constitutional Awakening?
If there is anything good to say about Democrat control of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives, it’s that their extraordinarily brazen, heavy-handed acts have aroused a level of constitutional interest among the American people that has been dormant for far too long.
