James Madison on Nullification
Madison considered nullification a much higher power than a mere “constitutional right.” He agreed with Thomas Jefferson in that it was a natural right – one which doesn’t gain credence from a parchment.
What’s holding up the Missouri 2nd Amendment Preservation Act
According to Ron Calzone at Missouri First, even though the 2nd Amendment Preservation Act senate version was rejected by the house yesterday, it’s “poised to pass.” The house sponsor, Doug Funderburk, wants to remove penalties from the bill – known as the “ineligibility clause.” This clause says that any federal official who violates a Missourian’s…
Minnesota Action Alert: Help Privacy Bill Move Forward
Minnesota bill HF3173 requires government entities to obtain search warrants before obtaining personal identifying information, particularly electronic data, on an individual. Status: This bill was introduced in the House on March 19, 2014 and was referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee on the same date. YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED NOW to make…
Did James Madison Encourage Abandonment of Christian Religion?
On May 1, Lauren Becker, director of marketing at the Center for Inquiry, declared that “we need to lose religion to save America.” As part of her plea, Becker makes several significant mistakes in her review of history of the supposed irreligiousness of our Founding Fathers. Becker’s primary source of support is a proposal to…
South Carolina Alert: Call Your Representative About Industrial Hemp
S 0839 is a bill which would authorize the farming and production of hemp in South Carolina, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same. STATUS The bill has been passed unanimously by the Senate. Now, it is up for debate in the House this week. YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED NOW to make sure the legislation has…
Missouri House refuses Senate version of the 2nd Amendment Preservation Act
Today, the Missouri House refused to concur with Senate amendments to HB1439, the 2nd Amendment Preservation Act. The bill passed the House by a vote of 110-41. It was passed by the Senate last week, amended, with a vote of 23-8. The Senate amendments were mostly technical. But they also added an “ineligibility clause” to…
Blueprint for When States Should Nullify: Jefferson vs. Madison
When considering modern day nullification and interposition of federal laws (NSA spying, drones, gun control, healthcare, etc.), it benefits us to look at the opinions of two important founders. Although both were advocates of state nullification, each established a slightly different standard for the appropriate time to take this action, as reflected in the Kentucky…
The 2nd Amendment Has No Exceptions
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Big Vote for the 10th Amendment in Arizona this fall
In November, Arizona voters will vote on an amendment that would enshrine a process to resist unconstitutional federal overreach in the constitution of the Grand Canyon state. In an effort to end the illusion that “everything the federal government does is constitutional must be submitted to without question,” SCR1016 places language on the ballot that…
Minnesota House votes to ban warrantless cellphone tracking, 120-0
ST. PAUL, Min., – May 5, 2014. A bipartisan bill which would ban law enforcement from obtaining cellphone location tracking information without a warrant passed the Minnesota state house on Friday. The vote was 120-0. It previously passed the senate by a vote of 56-1. But since the house made technical amendments to the bill…
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