Archive for November, 2011

“I love George Washington. Except for his Foreign Policy.”

"I love George Washington. Except for his Foreign Policy."

Mike Maharrey wonders if Washington’s foreign policy ideas could get any traction in American politics today


The Founders’ Constitution

The Founders' Constitution

Some people – including the former law instructor who now serves as President of the United States – believe that it is impossible to reconstruct the Constitution’s original meaning. As this book demonstrates, that view is substantially incorrect.


How Congress Has Assaulted Our Freedoms in the Patriot Act

How Congress Has Assaulted Our Freedoms in the Patriot Act

Judge Andrew Napolitano: “A self-written search warrant, even one called a national security letter, is the ultimate constitutional farce.”


Happy Thanksgiving from the Tenth Amendment Center!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Tenth Amendment Center!

this week, while I will certainly miss Sarah, the love of my life, who’s visiting her family in St. Louis, and I will miss my own family which I’m unable to visit in Milwaukee, I know I have much to be thankful for.


The True Nature and Character of Our Federal Government

The True Nature and Character of Our Federal Government

one of the finest and most systematic defenses of the Virginian states’ rights school of constitutional interpretation ever written


Dr. Krugman’s Rants: Enough is Enough!

Dr. Krugman's Rants: Enough is Enough!

The problem is that during his ideological rants Paul Krugman has been failing to reach the necessary minimum.


Let’s Nullify War

Let's Nullify War

The historical precedent for states asserting their autonomy with regards to their militias is compelling


10th Amendment Lawsuits Filed Against Feds in California

10th Amendment Lawsuits Filed Against Feds in California

The lawsuits are a response to a federal offensive against medical marijuana in California unleashed last month, when the Justice Department sent dozens of letters to California landlords and dispensaries ordering them to close down or face possible seizure of their properties and criminal prosecution. Dozens of dispensaries have already closed in response to the threats.


On Obamacare: Don’t Trust the Courts to Uphold the Constitution!

On Obamacare: Don't Trust the Courts to Uphold the Constitution!

Not only have they utterly failed to uphold the constitution, it’s not really in their interest either.


Department of (do not) labor

Department of (do not) labor

Bureaucrats and politicians suffer from delusions of grandeur mixed with a healthy dose of arrogance.


What A Little-Known Colonial Pamphlet Tells Us About the Constitution

What A Little-Known Colonial Pamphlet Tells Us About the Constitution

The Boston Pamphlet was the product of the Boston “committee of correspondence,” a group consisting of patriots such as James Otis and Sam Adams.


So Long, America

So Long, America

Judge Napolitano: “The whole purpose of the Constitution was to keep the government off the people’s backs”


The Executive Order Dictatorship?

The Executive Order Dictatorship?

This may be news to the supposed constitutional scholar who is now our president, but if the political process seems inconvenient to the implementation of his agenda, that is not a flaw in the system.


Thomas Jefferson and Defiance to Tyrants: An Anniversary worth Celebrating

Thomas Jefferson and Defiance to Tyrants: An Anniversary worth Celebrating

213 years ago, on November 10th, something really important happened.  In fact, it was so important that if there ARE going to be federal holidays at all, this should definitely be one.  But it’s not.


Ohio Votes to Nullify Insurance Mandates

Ohio Votes to Nullify Insurance Mandates

The amendment makes it illegal for any local, state or federal law to require Ohio residents to purchase health insurance, effectively nullifying a key component of the PPACA.


Do Federal Forfeiture Laws Violate Tenth Amendment?

Do Federal Forfeiture Laws Violate Tenth Amendment?

The fight to enforce the mandates of the Tenth Amendment continues as one local police department looks to line its pockets by “cooperating” with the feds in exchange for a cut of the money derived from seizures of property associated with drug busts.


Message to the FDA: “I Drink Raw Milk. Arrest Me!”

Message to the FDA: "I Drink Raw Milk. Arrest Me!"

Exercising liberty: A real-world example of people choosing to be free. Without government permission, that is.


Setting the record straight: A look at SPLC’s report on Nullify Now!

Setting the record straight: A look at SPLC's report on Nullify Now!

If anybody wonders about the credibility of the Southern Poverty Law Center, this piece should make it pretty clear just where that stands.


Small Things Grow Great by Concord

Small Things Grow Great by Concord

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”


How Congress Took Control of Indians’ Lives

How Congress Took Control of Indians' Lives

Congress micro-manages the lives of American Indians and of their tribes. It’s not supposed to be this way.