Yesterday, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill into law that authorizes the growing and production of industrial hemp within the state, effectively nullifying the unconstitutional federal ban on the same.
Last month, President Obama committed some 80 armed American troops to Chad to assist in the efforts to find a group of Nigerian girls reportedly kidnapped by the Boko Haram group. According to Judge Andrew Napolitano, the president’s action was an illegal use of military force without Congressional approval – as the Constitution requires. WATCH…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 2, 2014 – An Illinois bill which would ban law enforcement from obtaining cellphone location tracking information without a warrant passed its final hurdle in the state legislature last Friday. By a unanimous vote in both chambers, the “Freedom from Location Surveillance Act” now moves to the Governor’s desk for a signature.…
Bond was a case about the scope of the treaty power—can Congress do something pursuant to a treaty that it can’t otherwise do?—and yet the majority opinion avoided that discussion altogether in the name of a faux judicial minimalism.
Many commentators have remarked about the tremendous partisanship within today’s political climate, bemoaning the so-called gridlock occurring in Washington D.C. However, they fail to mention that this type of blind partisanship is necessarily part of the two-party system. It is not a recent phenomenon either. The Founders warned us of its dangers. For the best examples…
"The threat from the US sheriff is very real. But presumably, this bullying approach would be less effective if attempted against one of the world's more powerful countries. If, for example, the US were to find itself in a situation such as the present one with China, in which the US appeared to be losing its battle over the dollar's power as the world's reserve currency, what would occur? Would the US sheriff attempt to bully China? And if the ploy did not succeed, would the US draw its six-guns and fire off a few rounds in the air for emphasis? And if the above were to take place, what would the Chinese reaction be?" Continue reading →
"It is interesting that remaining private banks are switching from partnerships to corporations. Judicially enforced corporate personhood distorts markets and enables market behavior that would not otherwise be feasible or tolerated. What remains most puzzling is that this most powerful industry composed primarily of private Swiss banks allowed itself to be virtually ruined in a few years' time. The precedent has been set, however. One nation may indeed interfere judicially in the affairs of another and force compliance, part of a wider assertion of privilege by a US government that is attempting to turn banking systems around the world into part of the US tax collection effort." Continue reading →
Tenth Amendment Center national communications director is one of more than 20 speakers participating in the virtual Global Freedom Summit next week. This livestream event runs Monday June 2 through Sat. Jun 7 and features a variety of liberty oriented topics ranging from health to online privacy. Maharrey’s presentation is titled Nullification: What It Is,…
US News reports that two initiative campaigns are underway in Oklahoma to legalize marijuana for both medical and recreational uses. If either passes, it will add to the swelling movement to nullify unconstitutional federal laws prohibiting marijuana. The federal government currently bans marijuana for any use. But constitutionally, the feds lack any authority enforce a prohibition…