Constitution - The New American

Poll: 24% of Americans Believe in Right of Secession; but Is It Necessary?

Twenty-four percent (24%) of American adults believe states have the right to secede from the union and form an independent country, according to...

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 7, 2012

Obama Threatens Veto of NDAA 2013: Too Many Restrictions on His “Exclusive” Authority

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 5, 2012

Last week, several major news outlets reported on a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) released by the White House regarding the Fiscal Year...

EPA Defends Use of Spy Planes Over Iowa, Neb. Cattle Ranches

Raven Clabough June 5, 2012

The Environmental Protection Agency reportedly has been using aircraft to spy on cattle ranchers in Iowa and Nebraska. Nebraska’s congressional delegation recently submitted...

Obama Signs Bill Reauthorizing Program He Once Called “Corporate Welfare”

Michael Tennant June 5, 2012

Is the Export-Import Bank “corporate welfare” or “critical support” for American businesses? According to Barack Obama, it’s both.Back in 2008, then-Sen. Obama denounced...

Obama Administration Argues No Warrant Required for GPS Tracking of Citizens

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 4, 2012

The federal government informed an appeals court on Thursday that it has the right and the power to place GPS tracking devices on...

Wisc. Pastor Gets Two-Year Sentence for Preaching Spanking

Raven Clabough June 1, 2012

Black Earth, Wisconsin, pastor Philip Caminiti, 55, has been sentenced to two years in prison for preaching a message that was not well-received...

Petitioners Challenge “Outrageous Secrecy” of Bradley Manning Trial

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 30, 2012

Several media and civil liberties organizations have combined to file a request with the Department of Defense that key documents in the trial...

New Kansas Law Bans Use of Foreign Law

Bruce Walker May 30, 2012

A new Kansas law bans the use of foreign law in judicial proceedings when that law is inconsistent with federal and state constitutional...

Supreme Court to Decide Whether NSA Domestic Wiretapping Is Beyond the Law

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 24, 2012

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by the Obama administration of an appeals court decision granting standing to the ACLU...

Pennsylvania State Constable Proposes Anti-NDAA Resolution

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 22, 2012

Despite the attempts by many to portray the opposition to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as “absurd,” the ranks of the resistance...

Officials Confiscate Cash and Property — for No Reason

Bob Adelmann May 21, 2012

Outrageous examples in the United States of the misuse of civil asset forfeiture laws — whereby government officials confiscate money, though the people...

Federal Judge Denies Tombstone’s Access to Safe Drinking Water

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 21, 2012

Late last week, U.S. District Court Judge Frank Zapata denied Tombstone, Arizona’s motion for an emergency injunction against the government of the United...