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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleNon-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...
View ArticleReagan’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...
View ArticleMissouri 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...
View ArticleKentucky 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....
View ArticleNew 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)...
View ArticleNullifying 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:...
View ArticlePolitician 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...
View ArticleOaths 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...
View ArticleSupreme 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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