Jeff Sessions vs the 10th Amendment

Much of the mainstream media is whipping itself into a hyperbolic frenzy about race and Donald Trump’s Attorney General pick. For us, however, the greatest concern is how Jeff Sessions views federal power under the Constitution. Marijuana provides a really good barometer on how someone views the proper role of the federal government vs the states…

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LB512 and Common Core — A Potential Threat to Local Control of Schools

Just a quick post today to call your attention to a bill in the Unicameral that’s not attracting much attention, but should.  WHEN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HELD A HEARING CONCERNING THIS BILL ON FEBRUARY 25TH, NO ONE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION. LB512 was introduced by Senator Jim Scheer (Dist. 19), who’s [...]

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So We Had A Resolution, Huh? Hmm. How IS That State Sovereignty Thing Workin’ Out For Us?

Nebraska was one of only fourteen states to see the successful passage of a State Sovereignty Resolution in the two year period 2009 – 2010, while well over thirty states had resolutions. In other words, the passage of the Nebraska resolution on April 13, 20101 , was no small thing. It took an organized effort… more

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Terribly Troubling Truths About TransCanada Pipeline – Nebraska: We Have A Problem

On Tuesday we wrote an article about the TransCanada pipeline issue that has been getting a lot of reads and generated a number of e-mails and phone calls. We even drew the attention of one of the people mentioned, Bold Nebraska’s Jane Kleeb, who stated that she wants to sit down and have coffee. Tuesday’s… more

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The Constitution-Frustrating Liberals Since 1789

Some bumper stickers are just too true not to have… For those who care, who still believe in our Constitution, our Republic and our foundational American values..THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION and Amendments may be read HERE “Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!” Patrick Henry, Virginia Convention. 1775 . ‘Tis done. We have become a …

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Nullification: Are States Sitting Ducks or Willing Accomplices?

This is Part 5 in an ongoing series about the concept of nullification by states; the idea that individual states can declare a federal law or regulation unconstitutional, and therefore, refuse to implement it. See FOOTNOTE section for links to Parts 1 – 4 and additional supporting information.1 (See the far right sidebar for making [...]

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Nullification: Are State Level Officials Really Opposed to Federal Encroachment?

This is Part 4 in an ongoing series about a the concept of nullification by states; the idea that individual states can declare a federal law or regulation unconstitutional and, therefore, refuse to implement it. See FOOTNOTE section for links to Parts 1 -3 and additional supporting information. 1  My prior opinion, that nullification is a [...]

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Nullification NOT the Answer for Health Care (or anything else)

This is the first installment in a series about nullification. On March 21, 2010 – I stood on an improvised stage (the back of a pickup truck) located between the State Capitol and the Governor’s mansion at GiN’s flash rally “Kill or Nullify the Bill!”. Throughout the preceding two week period, it had become clear [...]

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