Nullification

Applying James Madison’s Strategy to Stopping Federal Gun Control

by Michael Boldin | Dec 4, 2023 | James Madison, Nullification, Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Strategy

Writing in Federalist 46 – James Madison gave us a four-step blueprint of how to stop federal programs – without waiting for the federal government to somehow, magically limit its own power. His strategy can and should be applied to a wide range of issues,...

How Free People Should Respond to Unconstitutional Acts

by Michael Boldin | Dec 2, 2023 | Founding Principles, Nullification, Strategy

How should a free people respond to unconstitutional acts? Most people today use three strategies, none of which reflect how the founders told us to respond to usurpations of power. 1. CALL CONGRESS! First, people try pressuring Congress. They’ll organize campaigns to...

Record Number of Banks Working With Marijuana Businesses Despite Federal Prohibition

by Mike Maharrey | Oct 4, 2023 | Current Events, Drug War, Nullification

A record number of banks and credit unions are doing business with state-legal marijuana businesses despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition – and attempts by the Federal Reserve to help enforce it. The federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...

Mandates Again? Refuse to Comply. Nullify.

by Michael Boldin | Aug 27, 2023 | Current Events, Founding Principles, Nullification

With reports of mask mandates coming back – and predictions of them becoming widespread in the near future – we’re glad to see a pretty significant number of people posting things online like: “only if we let them. DO NOT COMPLY!”...

Small Victories for Sound Money: More States Repealing Sales Tax on Gold and Silver

by Stefan Gleason | Jul 20, 2023 | Federal Reserve, State Bills

Assessing a state sales tax on the purchase of gold and silver is becoming an outmoded, indeed outrageous, practice – but a small number of U.S. states still engage in it. That number is shrinking as more states repeal those onerous taxes. Several of the remaining...

The Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act is Another Win for the Nullification Movement

by Michael Boldin | Apr 10, 2023 | Right to Keep and Bear Arms, State Bills, Surveillance

Would you be surprised to learn that the newest form of gun control has its roots in the IRS? Same. We weren’t either. Back in 2004, the IRS mandated the use of something called a “Merchant Category Code” or an MCC, as a way to classify different types of businesses...

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