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Commerce, Jurisdiction and Firearms Freedom Acts

By on April 20, 2010 in Firearms Freedom Act, State Sovereignty

State efforts to reclaim their jurisdiction are great. But in some respects, the states are still showing signs of apprehension of, and/or undue deference to, the federal government.

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War, Atrocities, Jurisdiction and Habeas Corpus

By on April 17, 2007 in War

In a recent article on Habeas Corpus, it was shown that the 10th Amendment prevented the federal government from suspending Habeas. Why? Because the Constitution only allows for its suspension in very limited situations. Article I, Section 9 spells this out quite clearly: The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, [...]

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