Nullification: A Constitutional History

clipped from www.tenthamendmentcenter.com Walter Kirk Wood, professor of history at Alabama State University and expert on the principle of nullification, explains the history of nullification in the American Constitutional tradition, a federal system as a check on arbitrary, centralized power, Imperium in Imperio and the American colonies, the three prominent nullification movements in early American history, James Madison’s “report of 1800,” Madison as the father of nullification and his notes on the Constitutional Convention, the extended-republic of the anti-federalists, how nullification acts as a check on central power and is inherent in a federal system, how nullification was virtually lost for over a century, its return in recent history, America’s first freedom as freedom from government, and more. Nullification: A Constitutional History (vol 1) Nullification: A Constitutional History (vol 2) Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 Virginia Resolution of 1798 NullificationHistory.com Current Nullification Efforts

What will the future say?

MIT Professor Richard Lindzen, PhD, Atmospheric Science

clipped from www.intellectualconservative.com “Future generations will wonder in bemused amazement that the early 21st century’s developed world went into hysterical panic over a globally averaged temperature increase of a few tenths of a degree, and, on the basis of gross exaggerations of highly uncertain computer projections combined into implausible chains of inference, proceeded to contemplate a roll-back of the industrial age.” – MIT Professor Richard Lindzen, PhD, Atmospheric Science

Comparing Bush vs Obama for the Nobel Prize

Not even close. Disgusting!

clipped from www.intellectualconservative.com Bush is more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than Obama. I think Bush is deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize not because of Afghanistan or Iraq (although I do think Afghanistan and Iraq are ultimately better off without al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein, respectively). I believe Bush is more deserving because he initiated the largest foreign aid humanitarian effort ever undertaken by a single country. During his 2003 State of the Union Address, President Bush launched The President’s Emergency Relief Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).2 He asked Congress to commit $15 billion over five years to this program. According to a study released by Stanford University School of Medicine in April 2009, 1.2 million people (mostly in Africa) are alive who would have otherwise not been as a direct result of PEPFAR.  The policies of President Obama haven’t saved a single life.

NASA on the hot seat for it’s climate propaganda

clipped from www.washingtontimes.com The fight over climate science is about to cross the Atlantic with a U.S. researcher poised to sue NASA, demanding the release of the same kind of information that landed a leading British center in hot water over charges that it skewed its data. Christopher C. Horner, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, said NASA has refused for two years to provide information under the Freedom of Information Act that would show how the agency has shaped its climate data and explain why the agency has repeatedly had to correct its data dating as far back as the 1930s. The numbers matter. Under pressure in 2007, NASA recalculated its data and found that 1934, not 1998, was the hottest year in its records for the contiguous 48 states. NASA later changed its data again, and now 1998 and 2006 are tied for the hottest years, with 1934 listed as slightly cooler.

CBO Confirms GOP Plan Will Lower Health Care Premiums, Lower Deficit Without Tax Hikes

clipped from cafeconservative.com House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed in a letter tonight that the Republican health care plan will lower health care premiums by up to 10 percent and reduce the deficit by $68 billion over 10 years without imposing tax increases on families and small businesses: “When it comes to reforming health care, controlling skyrocketing costs is the American peoples’ top priority. Now CBO has confirmed that the Republican plan will lower health care costs for American families, and that’s good news for everyone struggling in today’s economy. The choice now could not be clearer: Speaker Pelosi’s plan raises costs. Our plan lowers them.

Go figure!

The Tytler Cycle of Society

clipped from www.commonsensegovernment.com From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to complacency; From complacency to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage From bondage to spiritual faith (1760 to 1769) From spiritual faith to great courage� (1770 to 1783) From courage to liberty� (1784 to 1865) From liberty to abundance� (1866 to 1969) From abundance to complacency� (1970 to 1989) From complacency to apathy� (1990 to 2000) From apathy to dependence� (2001 to 2007) From dependence back into bondage� (2008 to ????)

The Politcs of Exploitation

“The ramifications of ACORN and the incident at the Burlington School (and other similar occurrences are coming to light) reach far beyond those situations. America will never be a land of opportunity for all, as long as its population can be successfully divided into “subcultures,” some of which are willing to be herded like sheep. Any portion of the population that accepts such a role can expect to be methodically trodden down in perpetuity.”

clipped from www.intellectualconservative.com Of all of the outrages uncovered by James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles, who in a sting operation exposed one corrupt “ACORN” office after another by requesting information on how to evade taxes, bring underage foreign prostitutes into the country, and perpetrate other acts of fraud, certainly the most indicting was the commentary by the ACORN worker who warned Giles that if her supposed underlings became educated, they “wouldn’t need her anymore.” this “community organizer” gave away the dirtiest of the dirty secrets of the Left. Herein lies the explanation of how and why major segments of America, particularly in urban areas, upon becoming increasingly liberal over the past several decades, have become more lawless, more hopeless, and more helpless. While claiming to “help the little guy,” liberalism has a vested interest in keeping the “little guy” oppressed and dependent. Only in such a state can he fulfill his intended role as a “resource” of the liberal machine.

50 States, 50 Constitutions, 50 Preambles about God

clipped from neprimer.com Alabama 1901, Preamble. We the people of the State of Alabama, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution … Alaska 1956, Preamble. We, the people of Alaska, grateful to God and to those who founded our nation and pioneered this great land … Arizona 1911, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Arizona, grateful to Almighty God for our liberties, do ordain this Constitution… Arkansas 1874, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Arkansas, grateful to Almighty God for the privilege of choosing our own form of government… California 1879, Preamble.  We, the People of the State of California, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom .. Colorado 1876, Preamble. We, the people of Colorado, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of Universe .. Connecticut 1818, Preamble. The People of Connecticut, acknowledging with gratitude the good Providence of God in permitting them to enjoy …

Obama, the redistributionist, in a nutshell

clipped from michellemalkin.com the Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth, and of more basic issues such as political and economic justice in society. To that extent, as radical as I think people try to characterize the Warren Court, it wasn’t that radical. It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution one of the, I think, tragedies of the civil rights movement was, um, because the civil rights movement became so court focused I think there was a tendancy to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change. In some ways we still suffer from that.

Obama’s ‘Safe Schools’ Czar

The Czars!

clipped from www.foxnews.com President Obama’s “safe schools czar” is a former schoolteacher who has advocated promoting homosexuality in schools, written about his past drug abuse, expressed his contempt for religion and detailed an incident in which he did not report an underage student who told him he was having sex with older men. Jennings was appointed to the position largely because of his longtime record of working to end bullying and discrimination in schools. In 1990, as a teacher in Massachusetts, he founded the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), which now has over 40 chapters at schools nationwide. He has also published six books on gay rights and education, including one that describes his own experiences as a closeted gay student. At a GLSEN conference in 2000, co-sponsored with the Massachusetts Department of Education, the group landed in hot water when it was revealed that it had included an educational seminar for kids that graphically described some unorthodox sex techniques.