This article states that PR has 4 mil people. If they join the union, they will have reps in the HOR. For comparison, Kentucky has 4.3 mil people and 6 HOR reps. If PR decides for statehood, where will the HOR seats come from... we are mandated to re
Under the federal Highway Beautification Act, Kentucky must keep "effective control of outdoor advertisements" or risk, as a penalty, losing some federal money for a half-dozen transportation-related programs, wrote the administrator of the Federal H
The Utah Senate continued its session long pursuit of states' rights Monday by passing a bill that would seek to rein in U.S. senators who otherwise might ignore the state government's wishes.
AZ Senator Sylvia Allen (R) needs your help! She and Senators Gould and Grey are the primary sponsors for Senate Concurrent Resolution 1050. Together, they have made AZ the fourth state to introduce Cap and Trade nullification legislation, and this b
A first-term lawmaker wants to keep the state burning bright with incandescent light bulbs long beyond 2014.
Legislation crafted by Rep. Frank Antenori, R-Tucson, would exempt Arizona from a 1997 federal law that, for all intents and purposes, is
While speaking to a large crowd of over a thousand people on the campus of Arizona State University last December, Congressman Ron Paul mentioned one thing that might come about as the result of the federal government habitually ignoring the Constitu
Responding to an executive order by President Obama, a new push is under way for states to adopt laws limiting the use of their National Guard units unless there is an invasion, insurrection or other limited circumstance.
OLYMPIA -- A group of Republican lawmakers have banded together at the state Capitol to assert Washington's right to govern itself without federal interference.
They've joined a "10th Amendment" movement also embraced by Tea Party supporters t
U.S. Department of Education’s “Race to the Top” program, is a $5 billion competitive fund that awards grants to states to improve education quality. The program was created as part of the economic stimulus and is part of Democratic President Barack
As the General Assembly prepares to convene Wednesday, Republicans have introduced a series of bills designed to counter federal policy. The state's new Republican attorney general says he is assembling a legal team with an eye to challenging the fe
Nullification is a right guaranteed to the states through the constitution. Originally written by Thomas Jefferson in 1798, nullification is the process by which a state can void a federal law within its’ own borders. Simply put if the federal govern
In response to what some opponents see as a Congress that doesn’t represent their interests, State Legislators are looking to the nearly forgotten American political tradition of nullification as a way to reject any potential national health care pro
Our Constitutional Republic is founded on a system of checks and balances known as the “separation of powers.” Rarely, however, are the states considered part of this essential principle. Enter the “doctrine of nullification.”
Nullification is bas
I am no revolutionary, but if Congress is intent on passing an unconstitutional healthcare bill despite repeated requests not to, I say we should be equally intent on not obeying it.
At the core of Mises’, Hayek’s, Rothbard’s and, more recently, Hoppe’s work lies the recognition that governance of markets and societies is a spontaneous and civilizing force far too complex to be "managed" by any form of monopolistic government.
The Fed may have played all its cards, but state and local governments still hold a few aces. Some local politicians are looking into the feasibility of opening their own publicly-owned banks, providing them with their own credit machines. A new publ
'm going to go back to this quote by Barney Frank of the US House, because it says everything those in state and local governments need to know:
Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat who is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, sa
ST. PAUL — In more than a dozen statehouses across the country, a small but growing group of lawmakers are pressing for state constitutional amendments that would outlaw a crucial element of the health care plans under discussion in Washington: the r
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has told Tennessee gun dealers to disregard a state statute that exempts firearms made and sold inside Tennessee from federal gun laws and registration.
The ATF says the federal laws
Pat Campbell of KFAQ asked the following question of both Randy Brogdon- candidate for Governor of Oklahoma, and Nathan Dahm- exploring the possibility of running for U.S. Congress in Oklahoma's 1s
Special teams of Texas Rangers will be deployed to the Texas-Mexico border to deal with increasing violence because the federal government has failed to address growing problems there, Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday.
For months the NFL has been threatening to sue Delaware if the state went ahead with plans for sports betting this fall.
Other leagues have joined Roger Goodell and the NFL in the battle with Delaware.
Friday, the league, which had been pro sports' biggest opponent to Delaware's plans, followed through. And it convinced some powerful friends to join in the fight. In federal court in Wilmington, the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, the NHL and the NCAA filed a complaint to stop Gov. Jack Markell and the Delaware State Lottery Office from taking bets on their games.
Delaware, along with Nevada, Montana and Oregon, is one of four states legally exempt from the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA),
President Obama continued to reverse his predecessor's policies this week by undoing a controversial Bush administration rule known as "preemption" that used federal regulations to override state laws on the environment, health, public
"The greatest threat we face today is not terrorists; it is our own federal government. If America is conquered or ruined it will be from within, not a foreign enemy." (R. Mack)
Last week the governor of Texas pointed out that the federal government was treading heavily on the sovereignty of the states and that this can not continue indefinitely without a breaking point.
Ernie,
Just heard on Republic Broadcasting, Greg Evenson,that Montana is SECEDING from the union, right now.
Also heard that Alberta, Canada, is doing the same.
WE Shall See.
Please use your judgement as to whether to P
There's an old joke in South Carolina: Confederate President Jefferson Davis may have surrendered at the Burt-Stark mansion in Abbeville, S.C., in 1865, but the people of state Rep. Michael Pitts's district never did.