First Amendment Decision Unrelated to the First Amendment
People often claim that the Supreme Court is “conservative.” Rob Natelson says, “not so fast!”
A Re-Write of the Bill of Rights through the Preamble
With the 219th anniversary of the adoption of the document known as Bill of Rights only hours away, every American who has graduated from high school should be able to explain the original intent of the Amendments in ten minutes or less.
The Constitution Applies to Terrorists
The Constitution is a document that created the federal government, and in so doing, specified powers granted to and denied that entity. It does not apply to a person or group of people, but rather to the government itself.
The Drug War vs the Bill of Rights
In America, our liberties our ostensibly protected by the U.S. Constitution and particularly the Bill of Rights. How much has the drug war compromised our Constitutional rights? Let us consider a countdown, starting with the Tenth Amendment and moving to First.
A Day to Remember
No, we won’t have a national celebration this Bill of Rights Day. But we can privately contemplate what we’ve lost – and vow to restore the America that was meant to be.
The Vision of the Founders: Dead and Gone
Bill of Rights Day is Tuesday, December 15th. But as Kevin Gutzman points out in this article, it’s not a day of celebration. Instead, it should be a day of mourning for the death of decentralized self-government.
Does the Constitution Contain a Right to Privacy?
The Constitution was created to spell out the limited rights or powers given to the federal government. And it was clearly understood that the government had no powers that weren’t authorized in the Constitution.
Kevin Gutzman: Freedom vs the Courts
In this podcast, Kevin Gutzman talks about the Incorporation Doctrine and why liberty is best protected under the founders’ vision of federalism.
Freedom vs Consolidated Government
Sam Adams, on the anniversary of his birthday, wisdom on state sovereignty.
Why a Bill of Rights?
The Ninth and Tenth Amendments mean absolutely nothing today as Americans have developed a level of naive trust for Congress, the White House and the U.S. Supreme Court that would have astonished the founders, a trust that will lead to our undoing as a great nation.
Know Your Rights or You Will Lose Them
Never has there been a time when knowing our rights has been more critical and safeguarding them more necessary.
Turning the Constitution on its Head
With its decision in Nordyke v. King last week, in which the recent Supreme Court Heller decision was applied to state law, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took another step down the long road of “incorporating†the Bill of Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. In doing so, it continued down the path toward completely inverting the model of government to which The People agreed when they ratified the Constitution.
Drug War Casualty: The Bill of Rights and Constitutional Liberty
by Anthony Gregory, LewRockwell.com The following is based on a talk given at the Free State Project’s Liberty Forum in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Friday, March 6, 2009. The Tenth Amendment says “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States [...]
I Am a Constitution Voter
by Ellemay, Reaching Sunward I believe that no one — including the President — is above the law. I oppose all forms of torture, and I support both closing the Guantánamo Bay prison and ending indefinite detention. I oppose warrantless spying. I believe that government officials, no matter how high-ranking, should be held accountable for [...]
Thoughts on Constitution Day: Understanding Positive Grant and Limited Government
Today is a day that’s not celebrated like many other “holidays” in American society. You see, September 17th is Constitution Day – a day that appears to be nearly forgotten in America. Sadly, over the years, people have stopped paying attention to the Constitution. It’s rare to hear people talking about the rules for government [...]
REAL ID: Rise of the Resistance
State resistance to REAL ID is growing. The Associated Press reports from New Hampshire: The New Hampshire Legislature took a baby step Tuesday toward rejecting what they say amounts to the creation of a national ID card. The House Transportation Committee voted unanimously to recommend barring the state from complying with the federal REAL ID [...]
Restricting Rights at Guantanamo, who will be next?
by Michael Boldin As usual, our liberty is under attack by the federal government. An appeals court has just upheld a ruling that prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay are not entitled to habeas corpus, and thus, cannot challenge their detention in court. So, once again, the federal government, through its court system, has overstepped the [...]
Medicare Bill Passes Despite Veto Threat
AOL News Reports: Despite a veto threat from President Bush, the House is approving another key measure the Democrats want. It’s a bill that would force the government to negotiate with drug companies to get lower prices for Medicare patients. Supporters say the government has more muscle than private insurance plans. And many Democrats complain [...]
Stem Cell Bill Sails Through the House
The New York Times Reports: The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to broaden federal support for embryonic stem cell research, stepping up a confrontation with President Bush over a thorny scientific and ethical issue that Democrats hope to capitalize on in the next election. The vote, 253 to 174, was not enough to overturn a likely [...]
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.
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