Archive for April, 2011

Recognizing a Forgotten Founder

Recognizing a Forgotten Founder

When bypassing those lesser-known founders, we view the past through a distorted lens. Troy Kickler gives us a view of Hugh Williamson…


The Importance of Being “Natural Born”

The Importance of Being "Natural Born"

the real discussion over the President’s birth certificate should not be the sanity of the questioners, but the reasons the President didn’t produce his birth certificate long ago


Former Miss USA left in tears at TSA checkpoint

Former Miss USA left in tears at TSA checkpoint

An invasive TSA pat-down at the Dallas airport  left former Miss U.S.A  Susie Castillo in tears. She said the search left her feeling violated, and she likened it to molestation.


Will SCOTUS rule Obamacare unconstitutional? Don’t bet on it.

Will SCOTUS rule Obamacare unconstitutional? Don't bet on it.

If they do, will people quietly submit, or nullify and resist?


Thank You Washington D.C. May I Have Another?!!

Thank You Washington D.C. May I Have Another?!!

If actions speak louder than words, Texas sounds like a mouse in the nullification movement…


The Seattle Times Explains how to Nullify: “Just do it!”

The Seattle Times Explains how to Nullify: "Just do it!"

Welcome to the party, ye mainstream nullifiers. We need more of you!


Health Care Nullification on Governor’s Desk in North Dakota

Health Care Nullification on Governor's Desk in North Dakota

Nullification in North Dakota? That’s just what could be coming if Governor Jack Dalrymple signs Senate Bill 2309


Federalists, Anti-Federalists, and State Sovereignty

Federalists, Anti-Federalists, and State Sovereignty

by Joe Wolverton II, for The New American “What a dreadful Spirit that Man possesses, who can put a private Appetite in balance against the universal Good of his Country, and of Mankind.” – Cato As tensions with England intensified in the years leading up to 1776, the United States became a “laboratory of proposals [...]


Proposing a Nullification and Interposition Framework

Proposing a Nullification and Interposition Framework

We’re never going to be able to agree about the proper role for nullification if we can’t even agree on what it means.


Tenthers and Oath Keepers: Partners in Liberty

Tenthers and Oath Keepers: Partners in Liberty

However corrupt and power hungry the oath breakers in Mordor on the Potomac become, they are truly powerless if the military and police simply stand down.


Just Say “NO!” to Unconstitutional Federal Acts

Just Say "NO!" to Unconstitutional Federal Acts

what exactly is nullification? What are its origins and history?  Can states really declare a law unconstitutional, and null and void within its borders?


Toys in the Attic Strikes Again

Toys in the Attic Strikes Again

Rachel Maddow, MSNBC attack – nullification and the Tenth Amendment Center. Michael Boldin responds.


What We Need: A Shrinking Ship

What We Need: A Shrinking Ship

The stark reality is that the United States is functionally bankrupt – the behemoth needs to shrink.


The Halifax Resolves and the American Tradition

The Halifax Resolves and the American Tradition

First, there was the Halifax Resolves. Then there was the Declaration of Independence.


The Real Extremists are in Washington DC

The Real Extremists are in Washington DC

Jack Hunter: “This isn’t about left vs right, it’s about the Constitution”


The Obama Regime Gives Itself Permission To Wage Unlimited War

The Obama Regime Gives Itself Permission To Wage Unlimited War

The Obama Administration looks to limits on its war powers with disdain, at best.


Fedzilla Hungry Again: State Courts Threatened

Fedzilla Hungry Again: State Courts Threatened

Will Republicans take another turn at the endless trough of centralization, or can they be stopped?


Feeding Bureaucracies

Feeding Bureaucracies

Government loves having enemies – it allows them to increase their power, size, and control…


The Most Important Thing We Can Do

The Most Important Thing We Can Do

“These are our rights. This is what the constitution limits you to. You may go no further.”


The Constitution and Property Rights

The Constitution and Property Rights

the Founders were concerned about a range of human values, and property rights were high on their list.


Who says?

Who says?

We the people reign sovereign. It’s time we act like it.


Protecting the Rights of Travelers: Abolish the TSA!

Protecting the Rights of Travelers: Abolish the TSA!

“the fiction in operation at the airport is that travelers have consented to search as a condition of travel.”