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Kansas Bill to Regulate Drone Usage Referenced to Committee

A bill was recently introduced in Kansas that would greatly restrict the use governmental use of drones for various purposes. Presented just days ago, HB2683 makes the following resolution: “No...

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Idaho Bill Would Obstruct Indefinate Detention and Disposition

A new bill in Idaho prohibits the unlawful detention and disposition of Idaho citizens. The bill, SB1349, “Restoring Constitutional Governance Act of Idaho,” would make it a criminal offense to...

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Minnesota Legislation Would Nullify Federal Marijuana Prohibition

A bill recently introduced in Minnesota would permit the use of marijuana for medicinal use, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the plant. Introduced by Rep. Andrew Falk, HB2099, sets...

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Michael Boldin talks #NullifyNSA on the Tom Woods Show

Michael Boldin, founder and Executive Director of the Tenth Amendment Center, recently appeared on an episode of the Tom Woods Show, a daily liberty-based podcast hosted by the New York Times...

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Minnesota Legislation Seeks to Nullify EPA Rulemaking

A bill recently introduced in Minnesota would nullify federal Environmental Protection Agency regulation and overreach within the state. HF3094, introduced by Representative Mary Franson, is...

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A defining moment: Give me liberty or give me death!

Yesterday in 1775, tensions were riding high in Virginia. Virginia’s House of Burgesses was going to make a bold decision which may have turned the tide for the entire Revolution – the pronouncement to...

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Minnesota Legislature considering Liberty Preservation Act against NDAA

A Liberty Preservation Act that would help thwart the unconstitutional indefinite detention efforts of the federal government has been introduced in Minnesota. SF2854 is “a bill for an act relating to...

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Interview: Nullification, the Founders view and applications today

On May 8, I was a guest on Off the Grid Radio, a program by Off The Grid News.  I discussed the history of nullification, how it was utilized in 1798, and how it is being invoked today in various...

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Powers of the President: The Founders’ Vision vs Today

Here is a speech I recently gave at the Minnesota Tea Party Alliance’s quarterly event. The topic was “Powers of the President,” where I compared the original constitutional understanding of the...

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Interpretation of Law: The Constitution and the Contemporary

The chief role of the United States Supreme Court’s is to have the final say regarding the constitutionality of law, right? Wrong.  At least according to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, that is....

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Does the 14th Amendment Grant Citizenship to Children of Foreigners?

Today, most people believe that children of illegal aliens who are born in the United States are automatically conferred citizenship by virtue of the 14th Amendment. American politicians regularly...

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Sliding into the Abyss of Despotism

The exercise of broad executive powers have been pushing the United States into the abyss of despotism for decades. It is often suggested that the president’s first obligation is to protect a singular...

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Spinning 180s on the Constitution

Progressives have done a complete 180 on the Constitution over the last few week. And so have conservatives. Typical progressive narrative, circa 2009-2016: The Constitution is a “living document,” the...

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Dead Letters without Enforcement

The supposition that constitutionalists believe that the federal Constitution magically limits/inhibits government simply through words on parchment is nothing but a caricature and straw-man. Almost no...

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Five Points on the 14th Amendment and the Incorporation Doctrine

Since there have been many fallacies thrown around regarding the 14th Amendment in the last few days, I thought some clarifications were warranted: 1) Notwithstanding the views of those who contend...

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Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Erroneously Reinvented the Union

Yesterday in 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address, a speech commonly considered one of the most recognized and commonly recited pieces of English text. Truthfully, Lincoln’s oratory...

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No, the Supreme Court is not always Right

It is often suggested that as soon as the Supreme Court weighs in on a particular issue, it can no longer be revisited and whatever opinion is rendered must be treated as an eternally binding edict. If...

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Today in History: Birthday of John Taylor of Caroline

Today in 1753, John Taylor of Caroline, Thomas Jefferson’s most prominent promoter and an under-appreciated member of the founding generation, was born. Among other accomplishments, Taylor was a...

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Today in History: Vermont Secedes from New York

Today in 1777, the Republic of Vermont seceded from the state of New York and declared its independence as a new republican state. Thereafter, the fledgling republic acted as an independent sovereignty...

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Today in History: Andrew Jackson Sends Troops into Maryland

Today in 1834, President Andrew Jackson called forth soldiers to suppress a labor dispute for the first time. The event was considered to be a bold, unprecedented extension of executive authority....

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