Nullification is the Rightful Remedy—Thomas Jefferson
The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799 – that State’s official response and opposition to the federal government’s Alien & Sedition Acts, which criminalized speech critical of the federal government in a clear violation of the First Amendment — were authored by Thomas Jefferson, and provide in part: Resolved, That the several states composing [...]
Only 3 Options Remain for the Republic (and for Those Who Love Her)
by Daniel New, Iredell, Texas State legislators who want to avoid both secession and armed rebellion need to get to work now to avoid catastrophe by nullification of unconstitutional federal legislation and repealing the 17th Amendment to the Constitution! Have you ever seen a company where the boss was unable to get things [...]
The Nullification Movement
by Dexter Wright (This article originally appeared in the November 2012 edition of American Thinker) One thing overlooked in the uproar surrounding the election is the nullification of federal narcotics law in Washington state and Colorado. If these laws are allowed to stand without challenge from Eric Holder’s Justice Department, then the green light [...]
Nullification? What’s That?
WHAT IT IS NOT. Nullification is not secession or insurrection, but neither is it unconditional or unlimited submission. Nullification is not something that requires any decision, statement or action from any branch of the federal government. Nullification is not the result of obtaining a favorable court ruling. IN THE BEGINNING. Nullification has a long [...]
Why NOW IS THE TIME FOR NULLIFICATION! (A Question of Relevance)
By “Mac” McDowell (Mac McDowell is the Host of The Boiling Point radio show which can be heard Saturday mornings from 9 am-11 am CDT on 925thepatriot.com) The debate surrounding Nullification has been on going since the very beginning of the Republic. The first use of Nullification was against the Alien and Sedition Acts. These Acts [...]
Congress, President and the Supreme Court Continue to Nullify the Constitution
Without question, the Constitution was an agreement amongst the several States- not between the states and an existing government. The States created the government and gave it some specific duties and limitations. This is not some case of misunderstanding between a servant government and unhappy constituents. It is a progressive and clear power grab from [...]
The Texas Liberty Preservation Act: What Texas Senators (Candidates) Will Sponsor Legislation Outlawing Federal Enforcement of the National Defense Authorization Action (Sections 1021 and 1022) Upon Texas Soil?
Proposal: The Texas Liberty Preservation Act (the nullification of Sections 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012). Whereas, the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides the United States federal government authorization to exercise only those powers delegated to it in the Constitution (Article 1, Section Eight) and nothing [...]
A Whiff of Secession and Nullification
by Alan Caruba In May Rasmussen Reports took a survey of a thousand adults asking if they believed that States have the right to secede. “One-in-five Americans believe individual States have the right to break away from the country, although a majority doesn’t believe it will actually happen.” That a Tea Party movement sprang to [...]
North Dakota House Votes to Nullify ObamaCare–Goes to Governor For Signature
Written by Michael Maharrey, Tenth Amendment Center The North Dakota House voted to approve a health care nullification bill last Wednesday. The legislation declares, “The federal laws known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 likely are not authorized by the United States Constitution [...]
Stand Up for the Tenth Amendment!
by Steve Baysinger, Texas Coordinator, Tenth Amendment Center THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION, NOR PROHIBITED BY IT TO THE STATES, ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES RESPECTIVELY, OR TO THE PEOPLE! —-The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution The Tenth Amendment and Texas are under attack! Texas sovereignty is under [...]
UPDATE–Texas House Bill 3188 Hearing Notice—NO TO EPA!! (April 7th; 10:30 am CDT; Room 2E.010)
UPDATE (7 Apr 2011): I testified in front of the House Select Sovereignty Committee last night re: HB 3188. Hearings were supposed to start at 10:30 am. Didn’t actually start until 6 pm. LOTS on the docket for the legislators yesterday. Testimony went well. Finally got to speak at 9: 30 pm. 8 folks testified [...]
Nullification for the Common Man.
Nullification is simple. It is a concept, not a specific action.
Texas Considers Medicaid Withdrawal
By EMILY RAMSHAW Some Republican lawmakers — still reveling in Tuesday’s statewide election sweep — are proposing an unprecedented solution to the state’s estimated $25 billion budget shortfall: dropping out of the federal Medicaid program. Far-right conservatives are offering that possibility in impassioned news conferences. Moderate Republicans are studying it behind closed doors. And the [...]
Constitutional Traitors Void The "Contract"
by Jim Delaney, New York Tenth Amendment Center, originally titled “More On Civil Disobedience and Nullification” </em>(and Secession) (emphasis mine) In previous posts, I have often alluded to civil disobedience and state nullification as preliminary remedies to federal usurpation, the ultimate remedies, of course, being that of secession and insurrection. At a recent Monticello College [...]
THE TIME HAS ARRIVED: IS REBELLION AT HAND?
By Greg Evensen, former Kansas State Trooper September 27, 2010 NewsWithViews.com The countdown clock and the last chance for “The Founder’s Legacy” of patriotic Americans willing to lay it all on the line for a new Republic, has hit 0:00. Rebellion is no longer an option, a late night “what if” discussion around a bottle [...]
South Texas Tenth Amendment Center "Texas 29" Group Needs YOUR Voice To Nullify ObamaCare
Background: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590 herein referred to as the “Act”) “represents an unprecedented encroachment upon the liberty of the individuals living in the Plaintiffs’ respective states, by mandating that all citizens and legal residents of the United States have qualifying healthcare coverage or pay a tax penalty. The Constitution [...]
If You Don't Support Nullification, You Support Slavery–Your Own
by GJ Merits, Austin, Texas Got your attention didn’t I? If the reader thinks there is a catch, there is – but not the type of catch you are thinking about. You see, I am quite serious in my assertion as I soon will demonstrate. Slavery continues to exist in the United States today – [...]
Free and Total Reign Over the States?
by Andrew Nappi The following is based off a speech given at the Citrus County, FL tea party on April 17, 2010 The 10th Amendment, also known as the “states rights” amendment says very simply, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved [...]
The Tenth Amendment—EDUCATE, ADVOCATE and PARTICIPATE!
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or the People. –Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Situation With the passage of universal health care legislation by the US House of Representatives on 21 Mar 2010 and the [...]
Nullification Is For The Out-of-Touch Right Wing—right??
Not really. But how is it the media, the university professors and the activists on the left can’t see this? All they have to do is realize that nullification is not exactly a complicated subject. It is basically a refusal to follow certain laws believed to be unjust or excessive. Basically, we “nullify” such laws [...]
Attention State Legislators: Nullification Requires Protection of Citizens
Nullification is the talk of the day, especially as it regards the federal health care law. Many states’ legislatures are offering and passing legislation and resolutions to nullify the health care law on the basis it exceeds the authority of Congress. This is a step in the right direction. However, unless specific provisions are in [...]
It’s Not About Political Parties. It’s About Liberty!
by Michael Boldin (founder, Tenth Amendment Center) The following is based off a speech I gave at the first annual Tenth Amendment Summit in Atlanta, GA on February 26, 2010. How can a “crazy” Californian and a “conservative” Georgian be friends? It’s simple – through the principles of ’98. In 1798, the John Adams administration [...]
The Untold History of Nullification: Resisting Slavery
written by Derek Sheriff (Derek is the state chapter coordinator for the Arizona Tenth Amendment Center.) Last December, when Tennessee Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mount Juliet, said she would introduce legislation which would declare null and void any federal law the state deems unconstitutional, some people were horrified. Rep. Lynn was specifically targeting the health-care reform [...]
Is Texas ready for a "Federal Action Review Committee"?
by Jon Roland (This article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman on 8 Feb 2010 under the title "Nullification is a serious option.") The revival of long-dormant proposals for state legislatures to adopt acts to nullify federal acts that exceed their constitutional authority has gotten the attention of some who try to discredit the proposals [...]
