Madison, Parsons, Jefferson: States as a Check on Federal Power
James Madison, Theophilus Parsons and Thomas Jefferson all agreed – the states are a powerful and essential check on federal power. The following post is excerpted from the script for Nullify: Season 1. Watch all the videos from this series at this link...
Inside the Secretive and Intrusive World of Stingray Surveillance
One Florida man’s experience provides a peek into the secretive and intrusive world of stingray surveillance. Many civil liberties activists say you can’t use a cell site simulator and remain compliant with the Fourth Amendment, or state constitutional...
“General Welfare” and “Common Defense” Explained by James Madison
The words “provide for the common defense and general welfare” rank among the most abused phrases in the Constitution. I often refer to this as the “anything and everything clause.” Partisans on both the political left and right use...