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Rethinking Big Government

The word “big” gets thrown around a lot in American politics.  People endlessly rail against “big government” programs while advocating in favor of smaller government which would purportedly give us...

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A Question for Limited Government Centralizers

Being a political decentralist has its share of oddities.  The phenomenon that continues to amaze me is how we who believe in decentralization often find ourselves in political agreement with people...

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Non-Compliance is Nullification

For being such a simple concept, nullification sure does cause a lot of confusion.  For some, nullification only counts if certain criteria are met.  These criteria typically follow the John Calhoun...

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Reagan’s Executive Order on Federalism: A Post-Mortem

A few weeks ago weeks ago we received a question on our Tenth Amendment Center Feedback Forum about TAC’s perspective of Ronald Reagan’s Executive Order 12612.  The order, a direction to the members of...

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Missouri Bill Would Nullify NDAA Indefinite Detention

Missouri state Senator Brian Nieves introduced legislation this month to ban his state from enforcing sections 1021 and 1022 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. These sections purport to...

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Kentucky Bill Seeks to Nullify Warrantless Drone Spying

The Kentucky legislature will consider a bill in the 2014 legislative session that would take significant steps towards protecting people there from prying eyes in the sky.Representatives Diane St....

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New Hampshire Bill Would Drastically Limit Drone Use

The New Hampshire legislature will consider a bill in the 2014 session that would take big steps towards fully protecting residents and visitors from prying eyes in the sky.Rep. Joe Duarte (R-Candia)...

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Nullifying the federal ban on hemp farming: Colorado leads the way

In the battle over the federal government’s unconstitutional drug laws, marijuana always gets the publicity. But there is an overlooked aspect to Washington’s unconstitutional ban on cannabis:...

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Politician Claims Pledge of Allegiance Trumps the Constitution

Over the years I’ve found that most Americans are not receptive to criticisms of the Pledge of Allegiance. Such criticisms typically elicit funny looks if not outright scorn and ridicule.On the few...

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Oaths of Office and the Tenth Amendment

On March 31st, I was a guest on The Dignitary podcast. The show’s topic was the oath of office that politicians take, particularly that of upholding the Constitution. The Dignitary’s host, Jacob, and I...

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Supreme Partisanship

In a recent New York Times story, justices on the allegedly non-partisan Supreme Court were reported to be much more likely to rule in favor of free speech if they agreed with the ideology of the...

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