The Study Corner
Big Brother Tries to Bully States Again
The “Women’s Health Protection Act of 2017” is promoted as pro-abortion legislation. Rather than focusing on this controversial topic, I want to look at the constitutional train-wreck Congress is trying to impose on the states.
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Texas AG Stands up to Congress
In a letter to chairmen Elijah Cummings and Jamie Raskin, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fulfills the role of protecting the citizens of his state. He does this by standing up to an over-reaching congressional committee by simply telling them no.
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Georgia Free Speech?
I found an article about a North Carolina man arrested in Helen, GA for cursing in public. As you may imagine, there was a lot of discussion about this violation of the man’s right to free speech, but all of the discussions I found were constitutionally wrong. I think this is a very good time…
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A Law By Any Other Name
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare What’s in a name? If you think about it, names, and words in general, are important. They are how we communicate thoughts and ideas to others. You can change how someone reacts…
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Green Mountain Nullification
I seem to have stumbled onto a pattern as I find another story about a state pushing back on the overreach of the federal government. Today we go to Vermont to see their legislature re-asserting their authority over intrastate commerce.
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Kisor v. Wilkie and Agency Deference
I came across this supreme Court case where a Marine veteran is fighting with the VA about benefits for his PTSD. While the details may seem a little hard to follow, there is one very important question that Mr. Kisor wants the court to answer: When there is ambiguity in a law that Congress writes,…
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“Show Me” Nullification – Part 2
The State of Missouri is on a nullification roll. While this second example of the state taking back control from the federal government is not on as firm constitutional grounds as the previous one I reviewed, I still like a state reminding us that they are sovereign. Not to mention reminding Washington who created them…
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“Show Me” Nullification
The “Show Me” state has shown us an excellent example of state nullification. Missouri House Bill 1039 and its companion Missouri Senate Bill 367, known as the” Second Amendment Preservation Act”, are more than just a stand for the Second Amendment, but for the idea of state sovereignty. In the language of these bills we…
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