James Madison Warned Against Relying on “Parchment Barriers”
"Here's the short version. Constitutions don’t enforce themselves. And governments will never limit their own power."
Mississippi Pause on Implementing EPA Clean Power Plan Sets Precedent That Could Nullify it if Pursued
JACKSON, Miss. (June 3, 2016) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has put a pause on implementing the EPA “Clean Power Plan.” The move sets a precedent that state could ultimately use to permanently nullify the federal program in effect. According to DEQ spokesman Robbie Wilbur, the agency will hold off implementing the plan…
Server Stability: One of the Improvements We’ve Made Over the Years
In our early years, anytime we got a big traffic boost – our site went down. Sometimes it was for hours, and one time in 2009 – we were down for more than 3 straight days. It was at that point that I decided we could no longer rely on basic, shared website hosting (think…
Michigan House Votes 107-1 to Pass State Privacy Amendment With National Implications
LANSING, Mich. (Jun. 2, 2016) – The Michigan House overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday that would give voters an opportunity to put “electronic data and communications” on the same level as “persons, houses, papers and possessions” in the state constitution. If ultimately passed, it would also set the foundation to help block a small but intrusive practical effect…
The New York Times’ Vision for America: Limitless Federal Power and the End of State Sovereignty
Once again, the New York Times has published an editorial attacking constitutional principles. This time, it calls for the virtual dissolution of the Republic. The reasoning behind this assertion? That the government is too small. Parag Khanna wrote an op-ed article in the May 30 edition of the Times suggesting a dissolution of the states because of…
New York Police Departments Spend $550K On Stingrays; Rarely Obtain Court Orders for Use
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (June 2, 2016) – Two local New York law enforcement agencies spent over $550,000 purchasing and maintaining stingray devices to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications. Documents obtained by the ACLU reveal the departments went to great lengths to hide the existence of the devices and rarely obtain court…
Colorado’s Growing Industrial Hemp Industry Shows Nullification Works in Practice
The industrial hemp industry in Colorado is expanding in spite of federal prohibition after the people of the state voted to legalize hemp farming. It demonstrates how the people themselves can nullify unconstitutional federal laws by taking direct action at the ballot box and through market activity. According to Pueblo Chieftain, the amount of acreage…
California Assembly Passes Right to Try Act Rejecting Some FDA Restrictions on Terminally-Ill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 1, 2016) – Yesterday, the California Assembly overwhelmingly passed 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. A massive bipartisan coalition of 29 Assembly members introduced Assembly Bill 1668 (AB1668) on Jan.…
Fail: New York Assembly Committee Guts Bill to Limit Automatic License Plate Readers
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 1, 2016) – A bill introduced in the New York Assembly to put strict limitations on the use of automated license plate reader systems (ALPRs) by the state was drastically altered in committee. The new version of the bill only applies restrictions to private individuals. Introduced by Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz on Feb. 13,…
Massachusetts Committee Passes Bill to Expand Raw Milk Sales; Set Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme
BOSTON, Mass. (May 31, 2016) – Last week, a Massachusetts joint committee passed an agriculture bill that would expand raw milk sales in the state. Passage of the bill into law would facilitate the process of nullifying the federal prohibition scheme in practice. The Senate Ways and Means Committee created Senate Bill 2286 (S.2286) to…
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