Illinois Action Alert: Help Stop Local Police Militarization
HB4286 will need to be moved from the Rules Committee to the House floor.
NE Medicaid Expansion: Birth of an Entitlement Nation
The purpose of this article is to sketch a short history of Medicaid. Why? “We study the past to understand the present; we understand the present to guide the future." -- William Lund Nebraskans are, even now, being asked to sign a petition to put the question of whether to expand the state's Medicaid program […]
South Carolina Committee Approves Measure to Legalize Medical Marijuana; Set Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibion
COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 20, 2018) – Yesterday, a South Carolina House committee passed a bill that would legalize medical marijuana for qualifying patients in the state, setting the foundation to nullify unconstitutional federal cannabis prohibition in practice. A bipartisan coalition introduced House Bill 3521 (H3521) last year and it carried over to the 2018 session. The legislation…
After More than Two Centuries, the Spirit of the Sedition Act Lives On
In 1798, President John Adams signed a bill into law criminalizing speech critical of the federal government. Today, the feds take a more subtle approach to controlling speech, but the spirit of the Sedition Act lives on. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts.…
California Committee Passes Bill Taking on Federal Militarization of Local Police
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 20, 2018) – On Wednesday, a California Assembly committee passed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies in the state to get local governmental approval before acquiring or using military equipment. Passage of the bill into law would set the stage to limit federal programs that militarize local police. Asm. Todd Gloria…
Marijuana: A Nullification Success Story
Tenth Amendment Center national communications director Michael Maharrey appeared on Real News with David Knight to about the granddaddy of nullification efforts - weed.
Unconstitutional: The War Powers Resolution of 1973
Under the Constitution, the president has no authority to declare war, even if Congress tries to delegate that power to the executive branch.
Was Marbury v. Madison Good for American Government?
Take any American history or political science course and you are certain to talk about the landmark Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison. I could probably also surmise that you will be told this is precisely the role the Constitution gave the judicial branch. That, of course, would be wrong, but this would be…
To the Governor: Nebraska Passes Right to Try Act Rejecting Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients
LINCOLN, Neb. (April 19, 2018) – On Wednesday, the Nebraska legislature gave final approval to a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Sen. Bob Hilkemann (R-Omaha) introduced Legislature Bill 117 (LB117) last year and…
Hey Kids, The Constitution Isn’t a Smorgasbord
It seems the kids who wanted the federal government to violate my basic rights are unhappy because a government entity is violating their basic rights. A Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student tweeted out a photo of herself holding a clear backpack issued by the school in the wake of the tragic shooting last month.…
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