Showing posts with label states' rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label states' rights. Show all posts

Lew Rockwell: The Libertarian Principle Of Secession

Break it up!     For a century and a half, the idea of secession has been systematically demonized among the American public. The government schools spin fairy tales about the “indivisible Union” and the wise statesmen who fought to preserve it. Decentralization is portrayed as unsophisticated and backward, while nationalism and      ... MORE

Nullification, Now Coming To The Supreme Court?

by David A. Graham.    When the Tea Party wave arrived in 2010, it swept away much of the Republican Party's existing structure, and instituted a more populist approach. But as waves tend to do, it left some even older debris in its wake. "Nullification," the theory that states can invalidate federal laws that they deem unconstitutional, had its   ... MORE

Oklahoma And Nebraska Turn On The Tenth Amendment

by Jacob Sullum.    Politicians and their fear of liberty. At the end of last month, seven Republican members of Oklahoma's legislature, including five of the most conservative, publicly criticized that state's Republican attorney general, Scott Pruitt, for trying to reverse marijuana legalization in Colorado. "Oklahoma has been a pioneer and a   ... MORE

New Hampshire: A Hotbed for Liberty

by Shem Kellogg.       The United States was once a constitutional republic, and today New Hampshire is on the forefront in the battle to return the U.S. to its original principles of state sovereignty, limited federal government and individual liberty. The year Thomas Jefferson was elected President, eleven out of sixteen states didn’t have     ... MORE

David Firestone: Let States Decide On Marijuana

from NY Times editorial series.       In 1970, at the height of his white-hot war on crime, President Richard Nixon demanded that Congress pass the Controlled Substances Act to crack down on drug abuse. During the debate, Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticut held up a package wrapped in light-green paper that he said contained $3,000    .... MORE

Nullification of Oppressive Federal Laws Is Catching On

by John F. McManus.     Earlier in 2014, the Kansas state legislature enacted a law stating that some federal gun control regulations would not be obeyed in Kansas. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder immediately notified Governor Sam Brownback that this new state law was unconstitutional. He cited Article VI of the U.S. Constitution,     ... MORE

White House: Marijuana Is An Issue Of ‘States’ Rights

By Mike DeBonis.     Obama administration gets something right. In its bid to fend off congressional interference with a pending marijuana decriminalization law, the District might have prompted President Obama to make an interesting declaration. The White House on Monday said it “strongly opposes” the amendment attached last month    ... MORE

Feds Ignore Both States Rights And Medical Evidence

by Shane Trejo.     Raids in legal weed states display contempt for the people's will. Major developments are taking place in the medical marijuana community that are opening eyes everywhere, much to the chagrin of the feds. A number of testimonials continue to emerge that indicate the tremendous healing power of marijuana rich in CBD, ... MORE

Kentucky State House Considering Gun Grab Nullification

by Joe Wolverton, II.       Making Madison and Jefferson proud. The Kentucky state House of Representatives is considering a bill that would nullify any federal attempt to take guns from citizens of the Bluegrass State. By voting for this measure, Kentucky state legislators could stand up and perform their constitutional obligation to check federal    ... MORE

Missouri Senate Passes Gun Law Nullification Bill

Tossing stones against the empire.    An effort to nullify federal gun control laws and jail any federal agents trying to enforce them cleared the Missouri Senate yesterday, but a court challenge and another potential veto by Gov. Jay Nixon could ultimately block the legislation even if the House approves it again. Although state efforts to   ... MORE

Rob Natelson: Struggling With Nullification?

Jefferson and Madison understood the rightful remedy. Does a state have the right to nullify federal statutes the state considers unconstitutional? This depends largely on how you define “nullification.” It also depends on what you mean by “right” and what kind of document you understand the Constitution to be. In other words, it      ... MORE

More States Using Nullification To Reign In Federal Power

by Adam Ulbricht.     The battle for power between states and the federal government has been raging since the ink was still wet on the freshly signed U.S. Constitution. The struggle continues as state governments look to take back power they claim is rightfully theirs through a process called nullification. Although the application   ... MORE

Jacob Sullum: Let 50 Cannabis Flowers Bloom

Federalism avoids need for national consensus.       President Obama says he opposes marijuana legalization but thinks Colorado and Washington should be able to try it. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who sought to run against Obama in 2012 as a Republican presidential contender, takes the same position. You might call this policy federalism        ... MORE

Michael Lotfi: Indiana Moves To Nullify Healthcare Law

Obamacare is falling apart at the seams.     The state legislatures of Oklahoma, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and now Indiana have all taken steps to nullify the federal healthcare law. Tenth Amendment Center national communications director Mike Maharrey said that this could create a formidable bloc, pulling the rug out from under    ... MORE

Michael Lotfi: Why Mark Levin Is Wrong On Nullification

The rightful remedy to big government.     Mark Levin has one of the top-rated syndicated talk radio shows in the country. No one can deny that the lawyer and New York Times bestselling author commands major clout in conservative politics. However, should this clout serve as a warrant for millions of Americans to blindly follow him? In his      ... MORE