Why do We Need a Bill to Nullify the Feds?
Shouldn't states nullify federal actions that infringe on your natural rights simply based on the words of the Constitution?
Rewriting Nullification History, With the Truth
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about a recently published academic paper that obliterates conventional thinking about nullification and interposition. In 1798, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison penned the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts. These documents, approved by the Kentucky and Virginia state legislatures,…
Constitutional View: The Founders on Executive Power
Under the Constitution, the president was delegated the authority to execute laws passed by Congress, not create them with the stroke of a pen.
Jefferson and Madison: Avengers of Liberty
In 2016, the world will witness a Civil War. However, it will not on be fought on the streets of America, but on the big screen. Marvel’s Civil War is destined to draw huge money all over the world – and I do not think its theme could be timelier. This movie is based off…
James Madison: Federal Courts are not the Final Word on the Constitution
Because the federal government - including the federal courts - is a creature of the people of the states, its opinion can never be the final word on what is constitutional or not.
James Madison: Federal Courts are not the Final Word on the Constitution
Because the federal government - including the federal courts - is a creature of the people of the states, its opinion can never be the final word on what is constitutional or not.
Integrity and the Constitution: President Madison’s 1817 Veto
Most people today have no sense of how small the federal government is actually supposed to be. But a 19th century veto from President James Madison helps explain.
Podcast: How to Limit the Federal Government
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I tell you how we can limit federal power based on James Madison’s blueprint. The federal government exercises seemingly unlimited authority and inserts itself into virtually every area of our lives. But the feds were never meant to have this kind of power. As James Madison asserted…
James Madison’s Advice: Refuse to Comply!
James Madison advised a “refusal to cooperate with officers of the Union” as a way for people and states to push back against unconstitutional or unpopular federal acts. READ IT: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2014/04/21/federalist-46-influence-of-state-and-federal-governments/
Today in History: Sedition Act signed into law on July 14, 1798
No protesting the government? No freedom of the press? Lawmakers jailed? Is this the story of the Soviet Union during the Cold War? No. It describes the United States in 1798 after the passage of the Sedition Act. The History Channel describes it as one of the “most egregious breaches of the U.S. Constitution in…