Tag: State sovereignty
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Direct Election of U.S. Senators: Reform or Mistake?
by William L. Kovacs, ©2026 (Apr. 28, 2026) — Several Supreme Court decisions expanding federal authority, together with the direct election of U.S. Senators, have contributed to significant growth in the federal government. However, the role of the Seventeenth Amendment in this transformation is not often discussed. The constitutional change that transferred the selection of…
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What Happens to State Sovereignty When Federal Money Stops?
by William L. Kovacs, ©2026 (Mar. 16, 2026) — Now that the conflict between Minnesota and the federal government over immigration enforcement and the loss of federal funds is off the front pages, it is time to discuss the long-term constitutional issues involving state sovereignty and federalism. James Madison, in Federalist No. 45, argued that…
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The Constitutional Imperative: Federal Authority Over Immigration Law Enforcement
by Robert Kalebra, ©2026 (Jan. 31, 2026) — “The Constitution itself never yields to treaty or enactment; it neither changes with time nor does it in theory bend to the force of circumstances. It may be amended according to its own permission; but while it stands it is `a law for rulers and people, equally…
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Supreme Court Rules Utah Doesn’t Have a Right to Its Own Land
by Kathleen Marquardt, American Policy Center, ©2025 (Mar. 17, 2025) — In 2013, Utah submitted its Transfer of Public Lands Act to the federal government, calling on it “to fulfill its pledge under the state’s Enabling Act to dispose of most federal lands in the state, some of which would be placed back to the…
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Why We Need Freedom Pods NOW!
by Kathleen Marquardt, American Policy Center, ©2024 (Nov. 17, 2024) — This election showed us very important information – that America is, for the most part, conservative, that Americans want the government our forefathers fought for and so diligently and wisely put together for us. Trump won both the electoral vote and the popular vote,…
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‘COVID Unmasked’ — How to Take Back Our Nation
by Dr. Joseph Mercola, ©2023 (Nov. 11, 2023) — Children’s Health Defense (CHD) recently released a four-part documentary called “COVID Unmasked.” Part 4 is featured above. The trailer and previous three episodes can be found on CHD.TV. Parts 1 details the problem. The medical system is destroying health; lawyers destroy justice; psychiatrists destroy minds; scientists…
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You Trust Your Government. Don’t You?
by John Anthony, Sustainable Freedom Lab, ©2022 (Feb. 27, 2022) — I told my friend of Trudeau’s remark that anyone who did not vote to extend his emergency powers was indicating they “don’t trust the government to make incredibly momentous and important decisions at a very difficult time.” She laughed. “Maybe that’s because the government…
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Constitutional Educator: States Should Secure Their Own Borders at Urging from “the American People”
“IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 21, 2019) — At approximately the 26:00 mark in her Monday radio show, constitutional educator, author and speaker KrisAnne Hall began a discussion of the current federal impasse over the building of a “border wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border. Hall headlined the segment as “the only true…
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The Anti-Trump Riots are a Smoke Screen The Real Goal – Eliminate the Electoral College
“THE DANGER IS REAL AND GAINING GROUND” by Tom DeWeese, ©2018 (Oct. 15, 2018) — Many seem bewildered by the anti-Trump riots and demonstrations that have covered the nation since the 2016 election. And many keep trying to find a reasonable response. Give it up. You can’t reason with them with words. Here is my…
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States Are No Longer States Under the Constitution
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2018, President, NARLO (Jun. 17, 2018) — “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all…
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F – for GOP Establishment and Hillary “American Missing Aassignments”
“THE FINAL GRADE IS COMING FOR BOTH CANDIDATES” by Dr. Laurie Roth, ©2016 (Oct. 26, 2016) — Forget GOP and Democrat this time. There is only one American assignment given to those running for President on November 8th and it is indeed pass or fail. Serve America and her citizens – Protect her safety, economy, Judeo-Christian…
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The Battered State Syndrome
“FREE, SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Aug. 8, 2016) — Any semi-conscious individual with a modicum of intelligence would advise anyone caught up in an abusive relationship of any kind to sever all ties to the opprobrious partner. Yet, almost to a person, these same people would readily…
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Congressman Tells Constitutional Educator: “Congress Can Vote Anything In That They Want To”
“YOU’RE NOT GONNA WIN ON THIS ONE” — REP. TIM WALBERG by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 3, 2016) — In a newsletter issued on Tuesday, constitutional attorney and educator KrisAnne Hall reported that Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI7) “disagreed with the way the Father of the Constitution, James Madison, describes the duty and obligation of Congress over…
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Lessons From the Beginning IV
“THE FIRE OF FREEDOM” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (May 29, 2016) — (Author’s Note: I have received an unusual number of comments and questions from new and old readers asking most relevant questions in response to my last Rant. My first impulse was to attempt to answer each of those…
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Lessons From the Beginning III
“IGNORANCE REIGNS SUPREME” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (May 21, 2016) — (Authors note: Several readers have asked about the importance of covering the fact Madison, Hamilton, and others were pushing a nationalist form of government. This information is critical because the nationalist/monarchical form of government that was introduced and supported…
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Lessons from the Beginning
DID SOME OF THE FOUNDERS MAINTAIN BRITISH LOYALTY DESPITE THE REVOLUTION? by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (May 18, 2016) — Author’s note: This will be a multi-part presentation in response to several requests for more information on the founding era of our country, which in many cases is contrary to what…
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Tax Oil to Subsidize Wind?
OBAMA WANTS TO PUNISH OIL INDUSTRY TO ADVANCE CLIMATE AGENDA. SO DO HILLARY, BERNIE AND MIKE by Paul Driessen, ©2016 (Feb. 14, 2016) — If you want more of something, mandate it, subsidize it and exempt it from regulations. If you want less of something, punish it with taxes and regulations. Put more bluntly, the power…
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Secession, Civil Disobedience, or Nullification
WHICH CAN “RESTORE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC?” by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2015, blogging at Order of the Ephors (Dec. 26, 2015) — On October 30, 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama stood on a platform in Carnahan Quadrangle at the University of Missouri. Speaking to a crowd of several thousand starry-eyed students and Democrat Party faithful, Obama said, “After…
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Secession or War – American West Against the East
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2015, President, NARLO (Dec. 6, 2015) — When is the Western half of the United States going to get tired of being aggressively bullied by Washington DC and the corrupt, one-world government United Nations, openly supported by DC politicians and reluctantly financed by the oppressed taxpayer?…
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Legislative Hearing – HB583 – Agenda 21
MEETING OF MONTANA HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE February 21, 2015 Dear Friends of Liberty, On Monday morning, February 23 at 8:00 a.m. in Room 137, the House Judiciary Committee will be hearing HB-583, a bill being introduced by Representative Randy Pinocci from Cascade County. We have worked for a very long time to see this plan…