WASHINGTON (Aug. 30, 2015) – On Friday, a federal court overturned a lower court decision and quashed a lawsuit brought against an NSA bulk surveillance program by a conservative activist and civil-liberties groups. The ruling demonstrates the near impossibility of stopping the NSA through legal action. A three-judge D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel determined…
Despite nearly eight years to reconsider their view, some Republicans still cling to the belief that President George W. Bush was a good president. From time to time here at TAC, we mention that while Obama betrays the constitution, Bush did as well. Every time, some Republicans are quick to defend W’s legacy, or at…
Dear Republican: Yes, Obama is a constitutional criminal. But if you think Bush was good, you’re pretty awful on the constitution too. –Michael Boldin Tenth Amendment Center
SACRAMENTO, Ca. (Aug. 27, 2015) – Today, a power California Assembly Committee passed a bill that not only bolsters restrictions on state officials from seizing property without due process, but throws a wrench into federal efforts to do the same. Previously passed by the Senate, it moves one step closer to the Governor’s desk. Introduced by Sen.…
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”—Martin Luther King Jr. There’s an ill will blowing across the country. The economy is tanking. The people are directionless, and politics provides no answer. And like former regimes, the militarized police have stepped up to provide a façade of law…
Here are a few (a small number of the total) federal agencies and programs that would be gone if the constitution were followed as the Founders intended and the Ratifiers approved. Any that you’re surprised to see? GONE or never started…. NSA spying Common Core Social Security National Firearms Act War on Drugs Obamacare Medicare…
Today, most people believe that children of illegal aliens who are born in the United States are automatically conferred citizenship by virtue of the 14th Amendment. American politicians regularly pontificate on this topic, basing their positions on constitutional and humanitarian grounds. The issue is considered settled by the federal courts, which have announced continually that…
Democrats generally first try to tell me that each of their various government programs are constitutional. If I’m able to convince them that they’re not, they generally respond by telling me that it doesn’t matter – and that “times change.” They’ll sometimes call me backwards, or racist, but not really often. Republicans generally first try…
The short version is this: The first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment conveys U.S. citizenship on all persons "born ... in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof." Obviously we are talking here about persons "born ... in the United States." Thus the children of illegal aliens are not U.S. citizens only if they are not "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States.
In solidly red Arkansas, with Republicans now controlling both houses of the state legislature and the governor’s office, one would expect robust opposition to federal overreach, particularly Obamacare. But Arkansas Republicans were unable to come together in opposition to the Affordable Care Act during the 2015 legislative session. To make matters even worse, many Arkansas…