Michael Jolley is Director of the Center for Tenth Amendment Studies. He earned a B.A. in Finance/Economics from Utah State University. With experience on campaigns for federal office and previous involvement with the Utah Tenth Amendment Center, he is a committed proponent of limited government and constitutional restraint. Jolley owns a small business in Orem and resides in Lindon with his wife Jessica and their two children.
Those dismissive of the possibility of nullification being an effective tool in fighting back against an overreaching federal government should take note of a recent move by the U.S. Justice Department. Last week Attorney General...
The inaugural meeting of Utah’s Commission on Federalism was held last Tuesday, July 2nd, at the Capitol. The meeting offered a skeptic like me some hope of some real progress by the members of the commission, and in turn...
A recent editorial by the Salt Lake Tribune offers another example of a common misunderstanding of the U.S. Constitution’s “Supremacy Clause”. The editorial equates state nullification of federal law with...
President Obama today signed 23 “Gun Violence Reduction Executive Actions.” The list included the following: “Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.” “Propose rulemaking to...
Most of the talk in Washington and in the news media lately has been regarding the notorious “Fiscal Cliff,” a combination of a raise in taxes and across-the-board spending cuts. The term Fiscal Cliff was coined to...
After being declared the winner last night in the race for his first full term as governor, Gary Herbert said that, “The best hope for America as we go forward is the states. And led by Republican governors, this country...