Connecticut just became the tenth blue state to pledge to cast its electoral votes for whichever presidential candidate wins the popular vote nationally. Why? Because according to the measure’s proponents, the electoral college — along with everything else that’s more than 10 minutes old — is backward and stupid. Here’s one more step toward making…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (May 9, 2018) – Yesterday, an Illinois House committee unanimously passed a bill that would legalize industrial hemp in the state and take a first step toward nullifying federal prohibition of the plant in effect. Sen. Tori Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) introduced Senate Bill 2298 (SB2298) in January. The legislation would legalize industrial hemp…
The problem here is pretty straightforward - under the Constitution, the EPA shouldn’t even exist. If it didn’t, there would be no national standard. Every state would set its own requirements.
Despite holding the dubious distinction of the world’s top arms exporter, Washington severely limits what arms Americans may possess.
Today is day 474 that the GOP has failed to repeal Obamacare. But while Congress is digging America deeper into debt and expanding government power, some states are doing what Congress won’t – fighting to keep the federal government within its constitutional bounds. In this episode, Michael Boldin and Mike Maharrey talk about bills moving…
AUGUSTA, Maine (May 8, 2018) – Last week, the Maine House and Senate voted to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill to implement and regulate the state’s adult-use marijuana market. The new law will effectuate a ballot initiative legalizing marijuana and further nullify federal cannabis prohibition in effect. Rep. Teresa Pierce (D-Falmouth) and Sen. Roger Katz…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (May 8, 2018) – Today, a law that expands raw milk sales in the state goes into effect. The new law takes an important step toward rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in effect. Sen. David Hinkins (R-27) and Rep. Marc Roberts (R-67) introduced Senate Bill 108 (SB108) January 23. The new law expands…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (May 8, 2018) – Today, two laws to allow terminally ill patients to legally use medical marijuana under the state’s Right to Try law went into effect. These new laws take a first step toward nullifying federal cannabis prohibition in effect in the Beehive State. Rep. Brad Daw (R-Orem) and Sen.…
The Constitution itself is supreme, not the opinion of any person or group of people in any branch of government.
In a post at Slate, Professor Jed Shugerman (Fordham) challenged the historical foundations of Justice Scalia’s dissent in Morrison v. Olson: It’s worth, however, delving deeper into Scalia’s historical misunderstandings of “complete” executive control over prosecution. Scalia’s dissent in Morrison is simply inconsistent with its originalist commitments and not worth resuscitating for that fact alone. In this post,…