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Supreme Court Decides Half Of Oklahoma Has Been An Indian Reservation For Past 113 Years

July 11, 2020 by

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By Zack Smith ~ The Supreme Court issued one of the most consequential decisions of its term on its last day Thursday. No, it wasn’t either of the decisions about President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Instead, it involved a case that received little attention at the time it was argued.  But how often can court watchers […]

Obama Breeds Rebellion Among The States

May 12, 2013 by

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By Alan Caruba ~ The resistance to Obamacare is writing a new chapter in U.S. history. It may well become the most unpopular law since Prohibition became an Amendment to the Constitution in 1919. By 1933, another Amendment repealed it. Obamacare passed by a straight Democratic party vote on Christmas Eve in 2009. No Republican […]

Would States Secede to Protect Their Citizens?

January 9, 2013 by

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By Alan Caruba ~ Many, if not most, Americans are unaware that the nation is composed of separate republics with their own constitutions. They are, of course, the individual states. “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved respectively, or to the people.” […]

If I Were Dictator – Part 4

June 20, 2011 by

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By Marlin6 On 02/05/2008, I authored a post “Benevolent Dictators Make Good Government”. Examples are King David – Israel – (1010 BC –970 B.C.) in ancient times and General Douglas McArthur – Japan – (1945 –1947) in modern times. I started musing about what I would do if I were absolute dictator of the United […]