Tenth Amendment Center CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Jan. 9, 2020) – A bill introduced in the West Virginia House would prohibit unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s national guard troops, effectively restoring the Founders’ …
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Jan. 9, 2020) – A bill introduced in the Vermont Senate would create a licensing and regulatory structure for commercial marijuana cultivation and sales despite federal prohibition. Sen. …
When we talk about the adoption of the Constitution, we generally focus on the federalists – those who supported ratification. After all, the Constitution was ratified based on the arguments …
Don’t trust government. And don’t trust politicians. That can’t be repeated often enough. Unfortunately, it seems that most people trust politicians – depending on the issue or depending on the …
Many people who support unconstitutional executive war powers like to claim that Thomas Jefferson took the same approach in the early 1800s against the Barbary pirates. But, beyond knowing there …
If you’ve been following the news at all, you know Pres. Trump ordered an airstrike that killed a prominent Iranian general in Iraq. This followed a fracas at the U.S. embassy in …
It seems likely that another constitutional controversy will soon emerge. In 2020, the Virginia Legislature seems poised to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which Congress first proposed nearly a half …
Does anyone really believe America is still the land of the free? Since 9/11, DHS, the FBI, the CIA, and countless other alphabet soup agencies have turned the United States …
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 7, 2020) – A bill prefiled in the Virginia House would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction in …
Pres. Trump unilaterally ordered the execution of an Iranian general. Did he have the constitutional authority to take this action? The short answer is no. In this episode of Thoughts …