Today, it is commonly accepted that the U.S. Supreme Court has the sole and final say as to whether or not a federal law is constitutional (after it winds through the lower federal courts). Recently, for example, the Court upheld the Affordable Care Act as constitutional under the auspices that the individual mandate is a tax. …
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 30, 2014 – By a vote of 23-8 today, the Missouri state Senate passed an “emergency” bill that seeks to nullify virtually every federal gun control measure on the books, “whether past, present or future.” House Bill 1439 (HB1439), introduced by Rep. Doug Funderburk (R-St. Charles), previously passed the House by…
Two bills (HB1314 / SB546) have been introduced this year to block Obamacare enforcement in the state of Missouri. Both bills passed affirmatively through committee hearings and will receive full votes in the state house and state senate, respectively. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! It doesn’t matter where in Missouri you live, ACT NOW! 1. Call…
From Federalist #45, James Madison’s words are pretty straightforward.
STATEMENT FROM PEOPLE AGAINST THE NDAA BOWLING GREEN – On September 12th, 2012, Federal District Judge Katherine B. Forrest issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of Section 1021 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. In July 2013, the 2nd Circuit ruled the plaintiffs did not have standing to challenge that law. Monday, the Supreme Court put the final…
A bipartisan bill which creates a mechanism to turn off resources to the NSA passed out of an important California state senate committee today. The vote was 5-0.
Ron Paul writes: I believe incidents such as that in Nevada show we may be witnessing the failure of the American authoritarian warfare-welfare state -- and that of course would be good. This is why it is so important that those of us who understand the freedom philosophy spread the truth about how statism caused our problems and why liberty is the only solution.
SB330 is a bill that would ban warrantless drone spying by law enforcement in Louisiana. It was introduced February 27 by Sen. Dan Claitor (R-16). STATUS: SB330 has passed in the Senate, and has been sent to the House for consideration. It is currently in the House Administration of Criminal Justice YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED…
Which do you choose? Unlimited submission to nine unelected, unaccountable, politically-connected lawyers, or liberty through nullification?
Walter E. Williams asks: Should we be ruled by what are seen as good ideas or by what's permissible by the U.S. Constitution?