Absolute Federal Supremacy: The Myth That Just Won’t Go Away
It never goes away – the myth of absolute federal supremacy. I got an email from a Tenth Amendment Center volunteer in Illinois last week. He has been working to get the Fourth Amendment Protection Act introduced there. Passage of the bill would end state cooperation...
Mainstream Media Still Stupid on Nullification
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve had the opportunity to take apart a mainstream news report on nullification. You probably won’t be surprised when I tell you that after all of these years, reporters are still stupid on the issue. In truth, we...
The Supremacy Clause as a Constraint on Federal Power
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...