In addition to federal, county, and local candidates, potential bond and other local issues about which Nebraska voters must decide on November 6, all voters will find four proposed amendments to the Nebraska Constitution as well. To read the full text of all four proposed amendments released by the Nebraska Secretary of State, click here.… more
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 [...]
Apparently through our two articles on the subject, we’ve stirred up the national group advocating for basing the Presidential election solely on the popular vote. (First article here, second article here; comments apparently from a member of that group can be seen in the second article.) We’re taking the time to highlight the topic because [...]
In late June, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, Mike Flood, convened an Ad Hoc Committee meeting that is part of the special LR 542 process to deal with the projected 2011 - 2013 budget shortfall. It seems as if our legislature is too eager to accept federal money and federal strings.