Who Decides?
There is nothing in the Constitution, including the supremacy clause, which prohibits States from interpreting the Constitution for themselves. In fact, the supremacy clause requires the federal and state judiciary to do just that.
Courage, Liberty, Guns and Weed
Question: Do gun rights activists have as much courage as pot smokers?
The Arbitrary Will of Vindictive Tyrants
Sam Adams on his birthday: “If we love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude…”
Don’t Trust the Experts!
Slate’s Jacob Weisberg thinks the problem with the Tea Party is that it’s too unpredictable. That sure isn’t Weisberg’s problem. His first book was called In Defense of Government.
How should we interpret the Constitution?
Instead of interpreting the Constitution through the lens of a progressive “living breathing†framework, which quickly devolves into pragmatic justification for expanding powers, we must understand the Constitution through the eyes of its creators.
The Constitution and Liberty
Unless we turn things around, we can no longer claim to be the Constitutional Republic that our founders gave to us and that generations of proud Americans fought to protect.
Jefferson, State Sovereignty, and the Constitution
Part of Jefferson’s defense of the sovereignty of the several states concerns the right implicit in that status to legislate in matters that “concern themselves alone.â€
John Kroger: Slavemaster For the Feds?
The Oregon AG is not only refusing to join in the lawsuit against national healthcare, he’s actively touring the country in support of it.
Choose Freedom: Ignore DC
The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, and every year that date passes by with hardly a sound. Do something today to bring it back to life!
Having it Both Ways?
Federal Health Insurance Mandates: Why You Can’t Oppose them and Support Federal Marijuana Bans at the Same Time.
EduJobs Bill Further erodes Federalism
In typical spaghetti bowl approach the national government has found a way to tie three seemingly different areas into a single bill easily marketed as a way to help teachers and children across the country. Who would not want to help teachers and children?
Half a Century of More of the Same
by Connor Boyack, Utah Tenth Amendment Center On August 23, 1958, 46 Chief Justices from the Supreme Courts of the several states gathered together in Pasadena, California. The event drawing their presence was the Conference of Chief Justices, a regular forum for the highest judges in each state to meet and discuss important issues. Their [...]
Pledging Allegiance to the Flag and Fried Chicken
As a schoolboy, I pledged allegiance daily to a flag, a fuzzy image susceptible to reinterpretation over time. And this matters quite a bit because….
With or Without Federal “Permissionâ€
we don’t need approval from the federal government to stand up for our rights. We need to stand up for them whether they want us to or not!
Principle or pragmatism?
An important decision faces We the People. Will we continue to stand as a nation built on principle? Or will we float aimlessly in a sea of pragmatism?
State Sovereignty: A Tool to Protect Freedom
The Founders knew that if permitted, the federal government would transgress the limits of the constitution, and, as Thomas Jefferson remarked, “[annihilate] the state governments and erect upon their ruins a general consolidated government.”
The Plan to Circumvent the Presidential Election Process
Under the National Popular Vote, without the checks and balances of the Electoral College system, it would be much easier for a president to become the type of leader Cicero warned against.
