“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.”
In the following audio, Dave Kopel of the Independence Institute interviews University of Montana law professor Rob Natelson about the proper interpretation of the Necessary and Proper clause of the U.S. Constitution. Click the play button below to load the audio...
by Sheldon Richman, Foundation for Economic Education The “federal†government, particularly the executive branch, can do almost anything it wants. The limits are few, and those that survive can often be gotten around through chicanery. Much of what government...
by Jarrod B. Martin, Ohio State Rep, Dist. 70 In a speech at the Ohio State House on April 13, 2009 (h/t The Liberty Voice) Chairman Gerberry, Ranking member Daniels, members of the State Government Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to come and present sponsor...
by Thomas Woods, LewRockwell.com To the casual eye, Kevin Gutzman has written a scholarly book about Virginian political thought and practice from revolutionary times through 1840. But its scholarly merits do not exhaust the merits of Virginia’s American Revolution:...
by Clifford F. Thies, Mises.org Can states secede? There are three levels on which this question can be answered: the inalienable right of secession, the international law of secession, and the US law of secession.All three say yes. The Inalienable Right of Secession...