Back in 1889, North Dakota was carved out of the Dakota Territory and admitted to the Union at the same time as South Dakota. Or so everyone thought. But the state founders who drafted the constitution left out the key requirement that
As the deadline to raise the debt ceiling draws closer, many are now wondering if Barack Obama will try to go around Congress if a deal is not reached by August 2nd.
People on the right and left constantly ask what the framers would say about some event that is happening today. What would the framers say about whether the drones over Libya constitute a violation of Article I, Section 8, which gives Congress the p
The First Circuit in the case of Glik v. Cunniffe, which raises important questions regarding the existence of a constitutional right to record the activity of police officers in public areas and the scope of Massachusetts' wiretapping law.
Today's US Supreme Court decision to strike down California's ban on sale of video games to minors is especially good news for First Amendment advocates, because the 7-2 decision shows a coalition between conservatives and progressives on the Court
This past week, state officials in Connecticut and New York approved the creation of Constitution Lobbies, the first organizations of their kind ever established in America. Their sole mission is to confront government wrongdoers and secure Redress.
A pioneer in the use of logic in higher math, Kurt Gödel grew agitated when he saw what he considered a flaw in the U.S. Constitution, which would allow the U.S. to become a dictatorship, according to several biographers.
Imagine a well-funded Constitution Lobby in every state dedicated to one thing: institutionalizing Citizen vigilance, confronting government wrongdoers and securing Redress through powerful, lawful Civic Action. It may be about to happen…
This opinion in Barnes v. State is not a final decision here in Indiana until all opportunities are exhausted by either party (barnes and/or the state), the court responds and the final decision is certified by the Clerk of the Supreme Court.
On June 10, 1215 AD, after prolonged rebellion and frustrating negotiation, a group of England’s most influential barons entered London to force the disastrous King John Softsword into accepting a revolutionary charter of individual freedoms.
The pastor of an insignificant parish by the name of the Dove World Outreach Center searches for relevancy and global attention!
And he certainly got it! So is the endgame for Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center to ultimately die
This act has caused a lot of reaction from the states in regards to their sovereignty and their jurisdiction over waters within the boundaries of their respective states. This has not been diminished in any manner as Sect. 3 Findings (5) “Congress Su
In an historic vote in the Idaho House of Representatives, the Federal Health Care Nullification Act (originally authored by the Tenth Amendment Center) passed by a vote of 49-20. The bill states that "The Legislature of the state of Idaho, therefo
For the safety and well-being of our Republic, there are at least two lessons to be learned from the current Egyptian Event: 1) America's leaders have been hypocritical, failing to defend our Founding Principles and 2) A critical mass can peacefully
Supporters of Ron Paul at the CPAC Protest the Presence of Former VP Cheney and Former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld who received the "Defenders of the Constitution" award. This award was the equivalent of POTUS Obama receiving the Nobel Piece Prize. T
Considering that I have personal experience surrounding events in my/his past for opposing Mr. Pearce and his "flexible" therefore self serving attitudes toward legal matters, SB 1433 appears to me a reaffirmation of Articlies 9 and 1
At best a ruling by the Supreme Court that Obamacare is unconstitutional, can be placed on a museum shelf, along with other symbolic oddities carved out by the Court, such as United States v. Lopez .These relics of an ancient government will give sta
With the governmental killing of the Internet in Egypt, Americans should wake up and demand that we be given access to the airwaves. I do not understand how it became the property of the federal government to dole out in the first place. Pirate Radio
"Who am I to interpret the Constitution? I'm a sovereign individual... That means I believe I should be making decisions on how to live my life, not government."
Citing the particular clause of the Constitution that authorizes newly introduced legislation is reasonable. Yet in reality it will do little to restrain unconstitutional growth of the government. We've had such rules in the past and no benefit came
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that serves to allow judges to void the Constitution in their courtrooms. The decision was issued on January 18, 2011, and the Court did not even explain the decision (Docket No. 10-632, 10-633, and 1
Control this, don't get too close, don't say that. Don't touch this, don't use that word, don't own this, don't use that. Don't argue too loud, don't get too emotional, don't engage in rhetoric. It's the left, it's the right, it's the spe
Is the root cause of this nation's escalating political vitriol our failure to embrace the Constitution? Can controversies involving government violations of the Constitution be settled in the political arena?
Proponents are stressing that the purpose of the bill is to allow states to repudiate union pension funds. There is no mention of, say, getting out of bad swap contacts or renegotiations other creditor interests.