A bill in the Texas Senate would create a state process to review federal laws and end state cooperation with enforcement of those determined to violate the U.S. Constitution.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (Dec. 22, 2022) – A bill prefiled in the South Carolina Senate would legalize recreational marijuana despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition. Sen. Mia S. McLeod (D) prefiled Senate Bill 211 (S211) on Nov. 30 The bill would create a program to license and regulate the possession, cultivation and distribution of marijuana for personal […]
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“It is the due restraint and not the moderation of rulers that constitutes a state of liberty.”
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Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Oklahoma National Guard into “active duty combat” unless specific constitutional requirements are met
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As Tenth Amendment Center Executive Director Michael Boldin noted, “When enough people say, ‘No!’ to the federal government, and enough states pass laws backing those people up, there’s not much the feds can do to shove their so-called laws, regulations, or mandates down our throats.”
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When the American people debated whether to approve the Constitution, the subject of the Commerce Clause came up. What did they say about it? A new article answers those questions.
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A bill prefiled in the Oklahoma Senate would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most situations. The passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Sooner State, but it would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance state.
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The legislation would legalize the “possession, preparation, obtaining, transfer, as specified, or transportation" of prescribed amounts of natural psychedelic compounds including psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline for personal or facilitated use."
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In a series of speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry warned that despite arguments to the contrary, the federal government wouldn’t act like its powers were only those delegated to it. Instead, it would act like all others before it - all powers are granted except those expressly reserved.
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Under the proposed law, anyone who is legally allowed to own a gun could carry it without a state-issued license. Currently, South Carolina gun owners must first attend training through a certified South Carolina CWP instructor before they can get a permit.
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