Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
Do Federal Forfeiture Laws Violate Tenth Amendment?
The fight to enforce the mandates of the Tenth Amendment continues as one local police department looks to line its pockets by “cooperating” with the feds in exchange for a cut of the money derived from seizures of property associated with drug busts.
National Review Editor Asks What Constitutionalism Means
The National Review touts itself as a conservative publication. It consistently espouses what it considers right-of-center policy positions, as well as promoting the popularity of “conservative” candidates.Constitutional Sheriff Bill Introduced in Tenn.
A new bill making its way through the Tennessee General Assembly states that a federal employee who is not designated as a Tennessee peace officer may not make an arrest or conduct a search and seizure in the Volunteer State without the express consent of the sheriff of the county in which the arrest, search, and seizure is to occur except under certain enumerated circumstances.
Federal Court Rejects Va.’s ObamaCare Challenge
A federal court of appeals threw out Virginia’s legal challenge to Obamacare and with it, the principles of federalism and state sovereignty.
Is the Blocking of Recess Appointments Unconstitutional?
A recent article in the Washington Post posited that the obstruction by the Congress of presidential recess appointments is unconstitutional.
Federalism: The Cure for Our Constitutional Crisis
Secure Communities Program: White House Edict Forces State Participation
The White House has informed Governors that they are forbidden from opting out of the Department of Homeland Security’s controversial Secure Communities (SComm) program. The plan mandates the cooperation of federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies in the identification, arrest, and deportation of criminal aliens. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the branch of DHS tasked with managing the program.
Senators Snowe, DeMint Declare All 47 Republican Senators Support Balanced Budget Amendment
In an op-ed published last Thursday in the Wall Street Journal, Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), declared that “Republicans in the Senate are united” behind the passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment. Time Magazine Constitution Poll Reveals MIxed Results
As part of its July 4, 2011 cover story on the relevance of the Constitution, Time magazine included the results of a poll of Americans on several issues germane to that topic.
Time Magazine Cover Story Asks: Does the Constitution Still Matter?
The cover of the July 4, 2011 issue of Time magazine depicts a shredded Constitution superimposed with the question: “Does it still matter?” The tone of the cover article makes Time’s answer to that question obvious.
