New Hampshire: Sovereignty over Marriage

By Andrew J. Manuse MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – New Hampshire on Wednesday became the sixth U.S. state to authorize gay marriage, deepening a New England niche for same-sex weddings and the spending that comes with them. New Hampshire’s...

The Coerced States of America

by Brinn Clayton I propose the United States of America change its name to the Federalized States of America, or better yet the Coerced States of America. We should either make this change or return to a literal reading of the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of...

State Sovereignty and the War on Drugs

by RJ Harris The federal government’s Constitutional authority to regulate drugs extends only so far as to prevent the movement of drugs across any state or federal border. The war on drugs is not about drugs, it is about state sovereignty. Once the federal...

Taking Another Stand for State Sovereignty

by State Rep. Jason Murphey (OK-31) Recently, the Oklahoma House of Representatives once again voted to support a House Resolution authored by state Rep. Charles Key, which sends a message to the federal government regarding states’ rights. This is Key’s second...