States Force Feds into a Game of Chicken and Win
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...
Utah’s Commission on Federalism Has Potential
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...
The Supremacy Clause: I do not think it means what you think it means
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...
A Response to President Obama’s Gun Control Proposal
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...
Utah and the Fiscal Cliff
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...
The Hope for Liberty Lies with the States
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...
Invitation to Governor Herbert regarding nullification
At a breakfast event last week hosted by GenX Capital, Governor Herbert was asked what he thought about using nullification to protect Utah from the unconstitutional overreaches of the federal government. I was not in attendance...
Reviving the “Principles of ’98”
Many people feel that there is no hope in standing up to a tyrannical federal government. This despair is understandable, but unproductive. We can find hope in the knowledge that many of the federal government’s creators...
Nullify Obamacare
Conservatives across America were shocked to see Chief Justice John Roberts side with the liberal wing of the Supreme Court in upholding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly...
The Tenth: A Superfluous Amendment?
It is significant that included in the Bill of Rights, which was designed to protect our natural rights of liberty and property, is a constitutional amendment that reiterates the limited powers of the federal government and...