Hypocrisy Abounds: Idaho Edition
Is it any surprise that politicians – in Idaho and elsewhere – would denounce something one day, but do it themselves another?
We Ignore the Constitution at our own Peril
If we are to move forward and live free, we need to start living healthy with or without federal permission.
Securing the Blessings of Liberty
How does the Constitution “secure the Blessings of Liberty” to anyone?
The Underground Railroad and the Coming of War
Students accustomed to equating states’ rights with South Carolina may be stunned to learn that it was the Wisconsin Supreme Court asserting the nullification doctrine in the mid-1850s.
California: A Nullifier’s Paradise?
The pundits scream “racism,” the legal experts cite the “supremacy clause,” and the entire country – left to right – just might be missing the point.
Getting Confused by Nicknames, Old and New
The task of patriots today is to do everything in their power to defeat the advocates of consolidated government
Reject the Patriot Act: The Constitution Demands it
Rand Paul: “I object to the 200,000 NSL searches that have been performed without a judge’s warrant.”
Nullifying Commerce Clause Abuse in Arizona
I predict that Arizona’s SB 1178 will startle our overlords in Washington, DC and deeply offend them in much the same way that the immigration act, SB 1070, did.
A Raging Bull
We are talking about standing firm against unwarranted, unconstitutional and illegal acts.
State Nullification: Requisite To Freedom
“if freedom has a chance to survive in these United States, the American people must get their eyes off of Washington, D.C., and start focusing on their individual states”
Stopping the Federal Food Police at your State Line
If federal lawmakers and their alphabet agencies refuse to obey the very document on which their political authority and legitimacy is based, then it is up to state and local governments to pass and enforce laws like the Intrastate Commerce Act, which explicitly remind the feds where their authority ends.
Imagining Freedom
We Americans have become so conditioned to accept whatever our government throws at us in the name of “safety†that we have completely forgotten what it is to live free and be secure in our persons.
Crossing Political Boundaries for Liberty
Unless you’re a federal bureaucrat, we’re on the same team
Putting the “Represent” in House of Representatives
How can 435 people justly rule over 300 million? Answer: They can’t.
Constitutional Absurdity
“The federal system does not currently operate under political maxims; it operates upon political whim.”
Is Nullification A Bad Idea?
It’s not just the left that’s confused about nullification, it’s the right too. Steve Palmer takes on the standard objections.
The Statist and the Straw Man: Answering Attacks on Tenthers
The sovereignty movement is feared and ridiculed for its independence by weak minded men who consider themselves intelligent, but are really nothing more than altar boys for the State.
Feb 20, 2011 | Categories:Constitution, Featured, State Sovereignty Movement | Tags: 10th Amendment, bill-of-rights, Constitution, Enumerated Powers, federal-government, Federalism, Founding Fathers, Guest Commentary, State Sovereignty Movement, thomas jefferson | 19 Comments »