by Nicole Flatow. In several West Coast cities, federal officials are initiating a new round of crackdowns against dispensaries that are seemingly complying with state medical marijuana law. In Seattle, 11 dispensaries received shutdown warnings. In San Francisco, almost half of the city’s small number of state-licensed dispensaries received ... MORE
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Showing posts with label states' rights. Show all posts
Massive New Fed Crackdown On Legal Pot Dispensaries
by Nicole Flatow. In several West Coast cities, federal officials are initiating a new round of crackdowns against dispensaries that are seemingly complying with state medical marijuana law. In Seattle, 11 dispensaries received shutdown warnings. In San Francisco, almost half of the city’s small number of state-licensed dispensaries received ... MOREMissouri Gun Control Nullification Bill Passes
Will not allow feds to run roughshod over Constitution. As gun control legislation stalls in Washington DC, Missouri is taking matters into its own hands. Known as the “Second Amendment Preservation Act,” House Bill 436 passed
the Missouri House of Representatives 117-43. If the bill becomes state
law, it will nullify new federal gun laws. It would prohibit ... MOREFederalism Is Good Policy And Good Politics
by Daniel J. Mitchell. It’s a challenge to be a libertarian in Washington because you have to swim against the tide. The vast majority of people in town are looking for excuses to spend money and amass power, and a small band of us are trying to convince them that the federal government should be limited in size and scope. It may ... MOREScott Miller: Nullification Is For Nutcases? Hardly
After all, there is a Tenth Amendment. Some people want you to believe that only crazy people support
resisting federal power on a state or local level. They’re wrong. In a snarky, condescending article titled, “SC Nullification – Are these guys nuts?,”
published in several Palmetto State newspapers, Phil Noble promoted the
most repeated ... MOREGrowing Number Of States Defy Federal Gun Laws
by Gregory Gwyn-Williams Jr. Shortly after voters in Colorado and Washington State approved measures that legalized the recreational use of marijuana, President Obama told Barbara Walters that his Justice Department would not prosecute pot users in these states. "We've got bigger fish to fry," Obama said. Although the state measures defy ... MORECharles C. W. Cooke: Repeal the 17th Amendment!
Re-empower the states. In our grubby, unhelpful political lexicon, certain words exist solely to end conversations. The most prominent such word is “racist.” Less popular, but by no means less potent, are “democracy” and “rights.” When welded together as “democratic rights,” the pair becomes all-powerful — strong enough to send ... MOREStates' Rights: Marijuana Becomes A Front Line Struggle
by David Kumbroch. The country’s drug laws are currently getting closely examined. Two states have already given the go-ahead to recreational marijuana with many more allowing medical marijuana. Now two federal bills – HB499 and HB501 – seek to turn over drug enforcement to the states and tax legal marijuana. When it comes to states’ rights ... MORERobert Robb: Obama And The Death Of Federalism
To the Founders, federalism was big deal. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address illustrated what a dead letter federalism is among Democrats. Not that further illustration was necessary. Federalism holds that the national government should limit itself to things of truly national scope. Things that are primarily of local concern should be ... MOREEmily Miller: Concealed Carry Renewed
Pumping oxygen to the 2nd Amendment. The top legislative priority for gun owners in the previous Congress
was passage of a national concealed carry reciprocity bill. The measure
sailed through the House on a bipartisan 272 to 154 vote only to die at
the hands of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who refused to bring it to the floor. Since President ... MORE
Thomas Woods: Is Nullification Unconstitutional?
The logic of sovereignty. 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 from every angle I can, including their own. These days we’re seeing a lot of ... MOREWhat The Gun And Marijuana Lobbies Have In Common
Andrew Cohen on embracing states' rights. Last week, I took a glancing look at some of the most dubious gun measures
creeping up from state legislatures all over the country since the
beginning of the year. The statutory text may differ from state to
state, but the theme of those post-Newtown proposals are essentially the
same: Under the banner ... MOREWashington State Prepares Gun Control Nullification Bill
by Mikael Thalen. As the call for more gun control continues, governors, lawmakers, sheriffs, and citizens across the country are taking a stand. After the tragic Sandy Hook
shooting, gun control advocates immediately jumped on the opportunity
to dust off old gun control legislation, specifically advocating for a
ban on "assault weapons." ... MORERand Paul's Nullification Proposal Emerges In Gun Debate
By Carl Wicklander. With a spate of shootings in recent months, there are calls for
tighter gun control and President Obama has political capital to spend. Getting much of what he wanted with the fiscal cliff, the president has proposed twenty-three executive orders, a practice he criticized while a U.S. Senator, to address gun policy in the event Congress does not ... MORENullification - An Overview Of Its Many Forms
by Benjamin W. Mankowski Sr. In the nullification movement, there are varying degrees and methods of nullifying certain federal acts. One who has been with the movement a while could forget and hyper focus on one, leaving someone new to the movement to think of nullification as a very narrow spectrum. To eliminate that ... MOREAnother State To Consider ObamaCare Nullification
Four and counting. Since the Supreme Court rendered its opinion on the constitutionality of a mandatory federal health care system last summer, many Americans consider the matter settled. But others recognize that despite the pronouncement of five robed federal employees, the Constitution still does not delegate Congress the ... MOREKevin Robillard: Poll Shows Pot Legalization At Record High
Drug czar undaunted by public's will. Support for marijuana legalization has edged up recently and is now
tied with the opposition, according to a CBS poll released Friday — the
first time since that survey started keeping track of the issue. Forty-seven percent support legalization, and forty-seven percent oppose it, according to ... MORE
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