by Tenth Amendment Center | May 5, 2018 | Supremacy Clause
by Bradford R. Clark Excerpted from the paper, “The Supremacy Clause as a Constraint on Federal Power“ Today, it is widely accepted that the Constitution authorizes courts to review and invalidate state laws that conflict with federal statutes. At the same... 
by Mike Maharrey | Mar 19, 2018 | Anti-Commandeering Doctrine, Drug War, Supremacy Clause
Kentucky state Sen. Albert Robinson (R-London) has been a vocal opponent of legalizing medical marijuana in the commonwealth (HB166). He has based his opposition on the Constitution’s “supremacy clause” arguing that Kentucky cannot pass a law that contradicts federal... 
by KrisAnne Hall | Dec 1, 2017 | Constitution, Supremacy Clause
Article 6 clause 2 of the Constitution is known as the Supremacy Clause. This clause in our Constitution is often misquoted, misapplied, and misinterpreted. Those who support an overgrown and supreme federal power like to use this clause to beat the States into a... 
by Mike Maharrey | Sep 9, 2017 | 14th Amendment, Bill of Rights, Constitution, Incorporation Doctrine, Supremacy Clause
Many Americans believe the Bill of Rights apply to state and local governments. Most who hold this position rely on the 14th Amendment and the “incorporation doctrine” to support their position. But some proponents of using federal power to restrict state... 
by Mike Maharrey | Apr 29, 2017 | Anti-Commandeering Doctrine, Eleven Years, Media, Nullification, Nullification, Supremacy Clause
This is featured in today’s Tenther newsletter, which everyone in the nullification movement gets daily or weekly. Be one of them – and Become a member here to support the TAC. Last week, an Associated Press reporter interviewed me about a Texas bill that... 
by Thomas Woods | Aug 27, 2015 | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, Nullification, Ratification Debates, Supremacy Clause
Is nullification unconstitutional? Now on some level, we shouldn’t care: resisting violent people who claim the right to expropriate you and force you around is a natural right, and doesn’t rely on any parchment guarantee. But I for one prefer to address my opponents...