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Showing posts with label states' rights. Show all posts
Andrew Napolitano: Freedom And Federalism
Federalism can save First Amendment values. One of the bedrocks of our governmental infrastructure is federalism. This is the constitutional recognition of the legal origins of the United States as a union of independent states. America started, of course, with 13 colonies, which became 13 states, and gradually added 37 ... MORE
Tenth Amendment Center: Why Nullification?
Is it valid? Is it a good idea? Writing for the Tenth Amendment Center, a person finds oneself spending a lot of time and pixels defending the concept of nullification. These defenses generally take the form of answers to two questions. Is nullification a legally valid concept? Is nullification a good idea? The arguments about whether or not ... MORE
William Ridenour: A Secession Thought Experiment
Your grade depends on your answer at the end. At the bottom there is a question to consider, based upon the following hypothetical situation. The Constitutional convention is closing, but before sending out the representatives to their various states to debate and ratify the newly proposed Constitution, George Washington ... MORECalifornia Governor Signs Ban On NDAA Detentions
Proof that blind squirrels find nuts once in a while. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a statewide ban on indefinite detentions into law Tuesday, prohibiting compliance with provisions of federal law. After receiving overwhelming bipartisan support in the California
State Assembly, Brown approved AB 351, in effect banning any state ... MOREMarijuana Legalization Plans Perculating In 10 States
High time for individual liberty. In the wake of the Department of Justice's decision to allow Washington and Colorado to regulate marijuana laws without federal intervention,
reform group Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) announced a lofty goal
Monday to get legalization on the ballot in 10 states by 2017. "MPP will work with local and ... MORE
Teresa Mull: States' Rights Only Apply To Getting High
Feds don't hesitate to interfere everywhere else. The federal government is not known for being consistent, except, of course, when it comes to being inconsistent. Staying true to form, the Obama administration has decided randomly to respect states’ rights for once, saying it will not challenge policies put in place by Washington ... MOREFive States That Could Legalize Marijuana Next
by Ed Krayewski. This week's
announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice that it would
not challenge states that had legalized marijuana provided it was
"tightly regulated" was taken as a welcome, if late, sign by
proponents of marijuana legalization, boosting efforts in other
states. There’s no state legislature in the ... MOREOur Government Says You Are A Potential Terrorist
by Gary DeMar. If you dig long and deep enough it's amazing what can be uncovered when it comes to who our government considers to be a potential terrorist. You don't even have to use the Freedom of Information Act to hunt down the stuff to reveal what some government officials think of ordinary American citizens. The folks at The ... MORE
Founding Fathers Would Not Be Welcome In Today's Miltary
DoD: Concern for individual liberty makes one an extremist. Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch recently obtained a Department of Defense training manual
which lists people who embrace “individual liberties” and honor
“states’ rights,” among other characteristics, as potential “extremists”
who are likely to be ... MORE
Is Nullification Gaining Mainstream Momentum?
by Joe Wolverton, II. Are states ready to flex their constitutional muscle and restrain the federal behemoth with the chains of the Constitution? Maybe. In an article published by Politico on July 27, Tal Kopan wrote,
“Infuriated by what they see as the long arm of Washington reaching
into their business, states are increasingly telling the ... MORERich Tucker: The Right Kind Of Federalism
Americans should be free to choose. Regular elections are a critical feature of American democracy. If
you don’t like the way your town, state, or federal government is
headed, you know you’ll have a chance to change leadership at the ballot
box. Of course, if your state is slowing you up with high tax rates and
slow growth, there’s no ... MOREMayors Unanimously Call On Feds To Butt Out Of Pot Issue
In Las Vegas, mayors go rogue on legalization. The 180 elected officials attending the annual meeting of the U.S. conference of mayors in Sin City unanimously adopted a resolution
urging the federal government to let states and localities make their
own marijuana policy. The bipartisan sponsors—including, along with the
usual ... MOREDavid A. Lieb: Nullification Efforts Mounting In The States
State resolve on gun rights, pot and other issues. Imagine the scenario: A federal agent attempts to arrest someone for illegally selling a machine gun. Instead, the federal agent is arrested — charged in a state court with the crime of enforcing federal gun laws. Farfetched? Not as much as you might think. The scenario would become ... MOREState Legislatures Strengthen Constitution Via Nullification
Keeping limits on an otherwise unlimited government. On May 4, politicususa.com published “Republicans Shred the Constitution By Passing Unconstitutional Nullification Laws” by Rmuse. This article is nothing more than worship at the altar of the
All-Powerful National Regime. The author’s supposition is that
Republicans despise ... MOREBob Unruh: States React To Fed Agenda With Nullification
Fighting back against government overreach. On the heels of a recent
poll that said 29 percent of registered voters believe an “armed
revolution” may be needed in America to restore liberties, a second poll said Americans already have figured out a solution – reject federal laws that are unconstitutional. Now it appears on issues ranging from ... MOREBarry Friedman: Guns, Pot And States Rights
Regulation is not prohibition. Kansas recently adopted a so-called "Second Amendment Protection Act." The law provides that Kansans can ignore any federal law that attempts to regulate guns in Kansas if the guns in question were made in Kansas and stay there. It would apply, for example, to a federal ban on assault weapons. Yet more ... MOREStop The Imperialization Of America With Nullification
by Danny De Gracia, Washington Times. Some say that President Barack Obama has been having a tough month, rocked by the scandals of Benghazi whistleblowers, IRS harassment and the Associated Press records probe. I say baloney. No matter what egregious offense or incompetence by the federal government erupt into public ... MOREBob Unruh: Nullification Is America's Answer To Feds
Avoid revolution, just say no. On the heels of a poll that showed 29 percent of registered voters believe an “armed revolution” may be needed in America to restore liberties, a second poll indicates Americans already have figured out a solution – reject federal laws that are unconstitutional. The previous poll by Fairleigh Dickinson ... MORERasmussen Poll: Nullification Goes Mainstream
by Mike Maharrey. Day after day, the media pounds out a relentless drumbeat against nullification. Pundits, commentators and so-called legal experts demonize it as
unconstitutional, villainize it as racist and trivialize it with slurs
like “wacky” and “kookie.” But while the political class continues to arrogantly ridicule Madison and Jefferson’s ... MORE
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