Tenth Amendment Remembered

...from Tenth Amendment Center Food freedom flourishes in states where government regulators simply get out of the way. The proof is in the pudding – the and cakes and the bread and the raw milk. According to a recent Forbes article, hundreds of local business have sprouted up across three states that have passed food freedom laws in recent […] June 29, 2019 at 07:45AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center Here’s the truth: There is no silver bullet when dealing with the most powerful government in the history of the world. In this last of our 4-episode series on core principles for our work here at TAC, Michael Boldin tells an important story about a Latin phrase written by the “Penman of the Revolution.” Good […] June 28, 2019 at 12:21PM

...from Tenth Amendment Center By Ilya Shapiro And Matthew Larosiere Before the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, almost nobody in the United States had ever heard of a “bump stock.” What was, and always has been, a gun-range novelty was suddenly the subject of national discussion. In the months following the tragedy, Congress considered and ultimately rejected a law banning these […] June 28, 2019 at 09:30AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center MADISON, Wisc. (June 28, 2019) – A bill introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly would legalize marijuana for adults over 21 in the state despite federal prohibition. A coalition of 23 Democrat representatives and senators introduced Assembly Bill 220 (AB220) on May 17. The proposed law would legalize possession of up to 2 ounces of marijuana […] June 28, 2019 at 07:26AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center SOMERVILLE, Mass. (June 27, 2019) – The Somerville city council voted Thursday to ban the use of facial recognition by police and city departments. Following San Francisco, it’s now the second U.S. city to outlaw the technology. Somerville City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen was the lead sponsor of the “Face Surveillance Full Ban Ordinance.” 9 of […] June 27, 2019 at 10:37PM

...from Tenth Amendment Center Many of my media colleagues have been lauding President Donald Trump for signing an executive order earlier this week directing the federal Department of Health and Human Services to require health care providers to inform patients in advance of the true costs of medications and services. The gist of the president’s order seems universally pleasing. […] June 27, 2019 at 07:58AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center In this episode, I discuss the checks and balances built into the Constitution by looking at two of the three branches of government created by the Constitution - the legislative and executive branches. We continue to uncover the slow but deliberate tearing down of the constitutional republic the founders bequeathed us. June 27, 2019 at 07:30AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 27, 2019) – Today, a Kentucky law goes into effect making it legal for state residents to carry firearms concealed without a license and also fostering an environment more hostile to federal gun control. A coalition of 11 Republicans sponsored Senate Bill 150 (SB150). Under the new law, it is now legal […] June 27, 2019 at 04:49AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (June 26, 2019) – Today, IllinoisGov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes, despite federal prohibition on the same. This is nullification in practice and effect. After a hotly contested end-of-session debate in Illinois – where one pro-prohibition legislator even cracked eggs into a frying pan to show […] June 26, 2019 at 06:47PM

...from Tenth Amendment Center Most people tell us the way to deal with violations of the Constitution is to “vote the bums out” or to “sue them in federal court.” Most people are wrong. June 26, 2019 at 12:28PM

...from Tenth Amendment Center I’m guessing most people were disappointed by the major opinions last Thursday from the Supreme Court (Gundy v. United States on non-delegation and American Legion on establishment). Neither resolved much of anything.  The silver lining, I suppose, is that originalist progress may still be possible. (A) In the American Legion case, pretty much everyone seems to agree that the Court’s […] June 26, 2019 at 10:06AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center Nine state legislatures recently have passed laws restricting abortion. Those laws may be good or bad. That’s a different question from whether they violate the Constitution. Part of being an adult is knowing the difference between what you’d like the law to be and what it really is. Lawyers and judges who forget that lesson commit malpractice. […] June 26, 2019 at 06:30AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center Let us remember that if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it, and involve others in our doom! Writing as Candidus in the Boston Gazette on Oct. 14, 1771, Samuel Adams recognized an important and timeless truth. Turning a blind eye to an attack on liberty only guarantees that more […] June 25, 2019 at 06:57AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center “Oppose a disease at its beginning” was the message from 5 leading founders in last Friday’s episode. Today, we look forward to TAC’s 13 year anniversary (on Tue June 25) by focusing on our approach to every government proposal, policy, act, regulation, or “law.” That is – start out by asking the most important question […] June 24, 2019 at 12:31PM

...from Tenth Amendment Center President Trump is in a bind and it is of his own making. June 24, 2019 at 11:10AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center HARRISBURG, Pa. (June 24, 2019) – A “firearm freedom” bill filed for the 2019 legislative session would exempt certain firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in the state of Pennsylvania from federal gun control laws. The bill would take an important step forward in restating resistance to unconstitutional federal firearm regulations. Rep. Matthew Gabler (R-DuBois) and […] June 24, 2019 at 10:26AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center MONTGOMERY, Ala. (June 24, 2019) – Last week, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law imposing strict reporting requirements for all asset forfeitures in the state. This legislation takes the first step that could lead to substantive reforms, including closing a federal loophole that allows police to bypass more strict state asset forfeiture laws. […] June 24, 2019 at 07:24AM

...from Tenth Amendment Center Here is the first question you should ask about any proposal made by any person in the federal government. June 24, 2019 at 03:48AM