Every time I see another royal baby update, I want to stab a shard of glass into my eyeball. First off, it drives me crazy because we should really have our attention fixed on something more important than some pretty woman in England birthing a kid. Thousands of people birth kids all over the world...
Read moreSorry – Not Sorry
The other day, I posted the following section of the Kentucky State Constitution on the Our Last Hope Facebook Page. All power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety, happiness and the protection of property. For the advancement of these ends, they..
Read moreFinding the Original Meaning of the Constitution
Who should we ultimately look to when trying to determine the intended meaning of the Constitution? Do we simply accept the interpretation of judges? Should we seek out academics and historians? Should we look to older sources such as the Philadelphia Convention notes or the Federalist Papers? Does it even matter? This video, with narration..
Read moreOrwellian Doublethink in the Nevada Declaration of Rights
In the dystopian novel 1984, the Party encourages "doublethink" as part of its strategy to control the people. Orwell defined doublethink as the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in different contexts. It was the Party's way of controlling thought through the manipulation of language. To know and not to..
Read moreIndependence: May We Make the Most of It
"WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is urging Americans on the Fourth of July to live up to the words of the Declaration of Independence by securing liberty and opportunity for their own children as well as for future generations." Do you think he really means it? Consider the ramifications. Whenever any Form of Government..
Read moreCheck Your Work!
My friend Michael Lotfi published a brilliant piece of political satire yesterday. Lotfi "reported" a speech by Pres. Obama urging D.C. interns not to celebrate the Fourth of July and questioning the wisdom of breaking from Great Britain. Why then on the Fourth of July should you celebrate such a radical break from what is..
Read moreWaiting for Our Overlords
Today, Americans wait in eager anticipation for their nine overlords to define marriage for them. Look, I understand the emotional positions held by folks on both sides of the gay marriage issue. But let's take a step back and consider the absurdity: we've essentially empowered five judges to define one of societies most basic relationships..
Read moreA Higher Law
I've spent much of the last three years studying and defending the principle of state nullification of unconstitutional acts. The philosophical basis for state nullification rests on delegation of powers and the structure of the system created by the Constitution. But other forms of nullification exist, finding their legitimacy in even higher authorities. At the..
Read moreLesson Learned on NSA Spying? Hopefully?
Originally posted at www.tenthamendmentcenter.com Dear Republican, I hear you're a little miffed at Obama's National Security Agency collecting phone records of millions of innocent American Verizon customers. I read some comments on the "bombshell" over at Townhall.com. Guy Benson seems displeased. I here ya! I'm more than a little perturbed myself. I was always under..
Read moreLet the Racists Rant
Have you seen the "controversial" Cheerios commercial yet? Actually, it's adorable. The "controversy" stems from the fact a bunch of neanderthal racists got all torqued up because the commercial features an interracial couple and a biracial child. They spammed the comments section on YouTube to the point that administrators had to shut commenting down. Then..
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