Tag Archives: Sovereignty

School Sells Out Student Privacy For a Fistful of Tax Dollars

We already know that most bureaucrats and elected officials prefer more government to less. The evidence is in the numbers – when was the last time you saw a sustained trend of shrinking government? What we don’t know yet is … Continue reading

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Keeping our Rights-of-Way: On the Trails of RS 2477

Last November we published Ben Barr’s One Thousand Roads to Liberty: The Unexamined Case for RS 2477 and Sovereignty (available for download as a Liberty Brief).  The paper details the history of RS 2477, a federal law passed in 1866 … Continue reading

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Who Owns Your Children?

Who owns your children? You, the parent? The government? The local school board? This question lies at the heart of a February incident in Kitchner, Ontario. Apparently four year old Nevaeh Sansone was doodling her fantasies of her father fighting … Continue reading

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Health Care Reform’s “Plan B” Starts in Wyoming

I have it on good authority that June will bring good tidings. June is, of course, the anticipated month when the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will rule in the landmark case HHS v. Florida regarding the constitutionality … Continue reading

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Obamacare at the Supreme Court, Day 3 (Part 2): Medicaid Expansion

“With all due respect, Mr. Chief Justice, I don’t think we can say that, you know, the States have gotten pretty dependent, so let’s call this whole federalism thing off.” -Paul Clement This afternoon, the final round of oral arguments … Continue reading

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Obamacare at the Supreme Court, Day 2: As Good as It Gets

Today was the big day at the Supreme Court, as the second day of oral arguments in Florida v. Health and Human Services focused on the individual mandate provision of Obamacare.   This is the provision that forces most Americans to … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Ruling Lets Property Owners Fight the EPA

Today the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, a case brought by an Idaho couple represented by our friends at the Pacific Legal Foundation.  It is a great victory for landowners facing the … Continue reading

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WyLiberty Files to Stop FEC Chill on Free Speech

CHEYENNE:  The Wyoming Liberty Group (WyLiberty) filed an advisory opinion request with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) today to ensure grassroots organizations will not have to register and report with the federal government just to speak. This was done on … Continue reading

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WyLiberty Joins Friend of the Court Brief in the Obamacare Supreme Court Challenge

The Obamacare (PPACA) challenge is scheduled for oral arguments in late March (just after its second birthday).  In the meantime, the deadlines for briefs on various issues come and go, and—as this is the most important Supreme Court case in … Continue reading

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New Study Shows the Benefits of the Second Amendment

In my personal life I have a lot of Top Five lists.  This includes Top Five Movies I Wish I’d Directed (not to be confused with my Top Five Favorite Movies), Top Five Novels I Wish I’d Authored, and so on.  As … Continue reading

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