MONTGOMERY, Ala. (May 30, 2017) – Republican leadership in the Alabama state Senate recently killed a bill that would have ended the use of Common Core in the state’s schools. That means federally-driven educational standards will remain in place in the Heart of Dixie. Sen. Harri Anne Smith (I-Slocomb) introduced Senate Bill 415 (SB415) on…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 7, 2017) – A Republican-dominated Tennessee House subcommittee killed a bill that would have legalized the open carry of firearms without a permit by law-abiding citizens last week. House Bill 40 (HB40) was introduced by Rep. Micah Van Huss (R-Jonesborough), along with 15 co-sponsors. The legislation would have expanded gun rights for…
BISMARCK, N.D. (Apr. 3, 2017) – The Republican-dominated North Dakota Senate has killed a bill to reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction in most situations. A coalition of eight legislators introduced House Bill 1170 (HB1170) on Jan. 6. The legislation would have reformed North…
For those who breathed a sigh of relief when Republicans gained control in Washington D.C. - don't say we didn't warn you.
Over at Reason, Damon Root asks, Will Liberals Learn to Love the 10th Amendment? He writes: Liberals today are more likely to view Scalia’s handiwork in a far more favorable light. That’s because Printz now serves as perhaps the single best legal precedent in support of the constitutionality of so-called sanctuary cities—municipalities that either won’t…
Progressives have done a complete 180 on the Constitution over the last few week. And so have conservatives. Typical progressive narrative, circa 2009-2016: The Constitution is a “living document,” the expansion of executive authority is justified under numerous circumstances, the president is merely repeating the precedents of his predecessors, and the president has a pen…
One would think not, judging from the fund-raising e-mails I recently received from the Heritage Foundation. Here is language from one of the e-mails: Reversing Obamacare is not easy. The law itself must be repealed in its entirety. Thousands upon thousands of pages of regulations must be canceled and rewritten. New policies need to be…
The legislature effectively killed 21 bills that would have blocked the federal enforcement of unconstitutional policies. To make matters worse, the vast majority of the bills did not even receive a vote in their respective chambers.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Aug. 11, 2016) – The Alabama State House and Senate leadership soundly rejected the principles of the Founding Fathers during the 2016 legislative session. They protected the status quo by killing six bills that would have helped block the enforcement of unconstitutional policies. To make matters worse, several of the legislative acts did not even…