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Texas Threatens to Pull Plug on State Cooperation with Refugee Resettlement

AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 22, 2016) – Texas has threatened to pull the plug on state assistance to refugees if the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) does not unconditionally approve the state’s revised resettlement plan by Sept. 30. The move would significantly hinder refugee resettlement in the Lone Star State. The state’s refugee coordinator sent…

Virginia Bill Would Restore Gun Rights to Non-Violent Offenders, Help Protect Against Government Malfeasance

RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 22, 2016) A Virginia bill introduced this month would restore gun rights to people convicted of non-violent felonies without them having to ask permission from the state. An indirect result of this legislation would be to deprive the state and feds of a political weapon against patriotic dissent. Sponsored by House Delegate…

Proposed Kentucky Bill Would Effectively Nullify Unconstitutional Foreign Laws in the State

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 20, 2016) – A bill prefiled for the 2017 legislative session would direct the state to refuse to enforce any foreign law that conflicts with U.S. or Kentucky constitutions, nullifying such laws in effect in the commonwealth. Rep. Kim King (R-Harrodsburg) prefiled BR149 on Sept. 14. The legislation would specifically direct state…

Podcast: The Real American Revolution

We usually think of the American Revolution as the war with the British. But there was an even more fundamental revolution that began long before the first shot was fired – a revolution in political thought. I talk about it in this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head. In an 1818 letter to Hezekiah Niles,…

Signed into Law: New Jersey Bill Expands Medical Marijuana Program Despite Federal Prohibition

TRENTON, N.J. (Sept. 19, 2016) – Last Wednesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a measure expanding the state’s medical marijuana law, further nullifying federal prohibition in practice. A coalition of representatives introduced Assembly Bill 457 (A457) in January. The the new law adds post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of debilitating medical conditions…

Is the Syria Deal Unconstitutional?

News outlets have reported that U.S. and Russian negotiators reached an agreement about future military operations in Syria, including a (very optimistic) “cease fire” between the Syrian government and the rebels. Obviously, this deal is not going to be submitted to the U.S. Senate for its advice and consent. Does that make it potentially unconstitutional, like…

Tenther Tuesday Episode 3: Constitution Day, Surveillance and Sound Money

On this episode of Tenther Tuesday, Mike Maharrey and Michael Boldin discuss the absurdity of the federal celebration “Constitution Day” coming up later this week. There’s more than a little irony in the government passing unconstitutional Constitution Day mandates. Michael and Mike also talk about the latest revelations relating to the ever-more intrusive surveillance state…

Constitution 101: The “general Welfare” Clause

On Friday, unconstitutional government-run schools will celebrate “Constitution Day.”