An Impossible Job
As usual, this election season, the Presidential candidates are telling us how they’ll make life better for you. They’ll improve the economy, help your investments, protect you from harm, help you get a raise, ensure that you’ll keep your home, and much, much more. The problem, of course, is that most of what these candidates [...]
There’s a Tenth Amendment?
Regular readers of this site recognize that the 10th amendment is forgotten (or ignored) in US government far more often then it’s invoked. That’s why the Tenth Amendment Center applauds the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, who recently declared “sovereignty” under the principles of the 10th.
The United States Are, or The United States Is?
Guest Commentary by David Smith I have been pleasantly surprised by the Walt Disney Corporation’s recent foray into making decent movies, namely with the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘National Treasure’ franchises. I would like to draw attention to a particular line of significance in the most recent release in these lines, ‘National Treasure: Book [...]
Unconstitutional Legislation Threatens Freedoms
by Rep. Ron Paul Last week, the House of Representatives acted with disdain for the Constitution and individual liberty by passing HR 1592, a bill creating new federal programs to combat so-called “hate crimes.” The legislation defines a hate crime as an act of violence committed against an individual because of the victim’s race, religion, [...]
REAL ID: Real Resistance
Kudos to the Maine Legislature! InformationWeek Reports: Legislators in Maine have refused to implement the Real ID Act and are calling on Congress to repeal it. The Maine Senate and House of Representatives passed a joint resolution Thursday demanding the repeal of the law and announcing they were the first state lawmakers in the country [...]
The Tenth Amendment and the Joy of Federalism
Guest Commentary from VirginiaConservative (or I don’t care how they do things in Massachusetts). Ask someone what is the most important amendment to the constitution. If he were a liberal, he would likely answer “the right to free speechâ€, the 1st.  If he were a conservative, he would likely answer “the right to keep and [...]
Jun 25, 2008 | Categories:Federalism | Tags: 10th Amendment, Constitution, Federalism, Guest Commentary, Liberty, Massachusetts, State Sovereignty, Virginia, Virginia Conservative | 1 Comment »