I recently noticed another nullification happening in the great Centennial State, and I think it provides a valuable lesson for all of us – deal with things in our own house! The Colorado effort I’m talking about is an effort by the sheriffs against the state government of Colorado. Normally, we don’t focus on efforts…
Last week, in a surprisingly clear opinion, the Supreme Court limited federal power and took the side of the Constitution over an agency’s regulatory program. “At the bottom of the Supreme Court’s decision today tossing out, in large part, the Obama Administration’s greenhouse gas emissions scheme is a stiff dose of constitutional common sense,” Andrew…
A strong statement for the Tenth and Second Amendments came out of a local Republican Party county convention in Washington state recently, proving efforts at the local level can yield results. On April 26, the Spokane County Republicans held their Platform Convention. Originally intended as a four-hour event, the Convention lasted more than nine. When…
Eight years ago, I started a blog with 20 bucks. On Tuesday, a California Assembly committee passed a bill I originally wrote to start the process of turning off resources to the NSA. It already passed the Senate 29-1, and should get to the Governor’s desk this year. The official assembly analysis of the bill…
With the recent decision by the Supreme Court not to even hear the case against the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA, I have to ask a familiar question to the majority of people who still value the Constitution: are you ready to take the responsibility to defend our governmental charter? We have the power;…
When opposing the Stamp Act (and eventually nullifying it), here’s a strategy that Samuel Adams NEVER took. “Let’s replace the current leaders with new ones that agree with us.” Why? Because leadership isn’t the problem. The system is. “Voting the bums out” is a complete and utter failure. Put your energy where it can actually…
The feds lost the war on marijuana long ago. They know it. Now we get to watch Congress play catch-up.The will trip over each other desperately trying to position themselves on the "right" side of the issue.
Many commentators have remarked about the tremendous partisanship within today’s political climate, bemoaning the so-called gridlock occurring in Washington D.C. However, they fail to mention that this type of blind partisanship is necessarily part of the two-party system. It is not a recent phenomenon either. The Founders warned us of its dangers. For the best examples…
From time to time, our work at the Tenth Amendment Center comes under attack from anarcho-capitalists. (Or if you prefer anarchists, voluntarists or simply libertarians.) These folks object to our emphasis on the Constitution because they argue that “the state” and its various governments lack legitimacy. The argue that by its very nature, even a…
Is there a way around Obamacare? There is, and it saves you money. Tom Woods spoke to Dale Bellis of Liberty HealthShare on his show yesterday. Listen below! Is the show useful to you? Keep the show going by joining Tom as a Supporting Listener – get transcripts of all the interviews, plus special discounts at a bunch of liberty-friendly retailers!…