“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
I’m sure you’ve heard the term “constitutional sheriff” thrown around. The idea is that these elected law enforcement officers will stand between the people and an overreaching federal government. They will interpose and protect their constituents from constitutional...
by Derek J. Sheriff and Bernie LaForest “I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users. It’s not a good use of our resources.†So said presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama, at a 2007 campaign event in Nashua, NH....
by Chuck Baldwin On March 14, 2011, federal police agencies raided scores of marijuana-related businesses in a number of states–including my home State of Montana. Hundreds of people were detained, put in handcuffs, and their property seized. To my knowledge,...
by Michael Maharrey State nullification, as Thomas Jefferson put it, “The rightful remedy.†Simply defined, any action taken by a state that renders an unconstitutional act null and void. Over the last several months, the mainstream media suddenly sat up and took...
Nullification. The word evokes images of white-haired men with tri-fold hats, holding up signs about the “evils” of Obamacare and socialism. States around the country are considering laws to reject federal laws on health care, guns, Environmental...
by Michael Maharrey Late one evening, a DEA agent shows up on at the doorstep of a farmhouse in south central Kentucky. He pounds on the door impatiently, waits about 15 seconds and pounds again. Growing more agitated, he shakes the screen door, turns in a circle and...