nullification
360 – One State Makes a Plan for Nullification
I talk quite a bit about the limitations of the federal government and the need for the states to reassert their power to control their creation. The number of federal agencies that do not legally exist, the fact the the supreme court does not issue rulings but offers opinions, and we can’t forget about the fact that the states created the federal government, not the other way around, all point to a dangerous and illegal centralization of power in the federal government. So you can probably imagine my elation to find legislation proposed in my adopted home state that codifies the state doing exactly what I said all of the states need to do, regain control of their creation in Washington, D.C. So let’s take a look at this legislation, see what lessons we can learn from it, and maybe push our representatives in other states to join in this march toward liberty.
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308 – Can States Rein in the Federal Government?
With all of the unconstitutional laws, executive orders, and regulations coming out of Washington, D.C. lately, people often wonder, what can be done. An out of control federal government was nothing new in America. At the end of the 18th century, two of our Founding Fathers wrote about keeping the federal government in check. Let’s look at how these two men expected the states to rein in the federal government.
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265 – Federalism
Why do we call the government of the United States the federal government, when the Constitution doesn’t refer to it that way? What is this idea of federalism and why is it important to the health of the republic? And how can we use federalism to protect our rights?
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228 – Enforcing Illegal Laws by Other Means
We’ve seen plenty of examples of governments enforcing unconstitutional laws. But what happens when they find other ways of enforcing their illegal laws by other means?
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158 – Showing the Feds Who’s Boss
In the latest examples of state nullification, the legislatures of several states are considering bills to keep the federal government within its enumerated powers.
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140 – WV Legislature Gives Lesson on Constitution
I saw an article about what appeared to be another example of a state bill nullifying federal gun control laws. When I read the actual legislation though, I saw much more more.
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134 – Kansas Bill to Nullify Red Flag Laws
You’ve probably heard about the Second Amendment Sanctuary movement in Virginia. While it is the counties that are standing up for your right in that state, the Kansas legislature has proposed a bill that would protect the rights of all the citizens in their state.
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080 – Green Mountain Nullification & Supreme Tyranny
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. Let’s go to Vermont to see their legislature re-asserting their authority over intrastate commerce, next on The Constitution Study. Supreme Tyranny – People have been talking…
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