Constitution - The New American

Leak of Secret Trade Doc Reveals Sovereignty-destroying Courts

Why has the Obama administration kept the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement text secret from Congress and the American people? A newly leaked TPP chapter...

William F. Jasper April 1, 2015

House Members Target Patriot Act with “Surveillance State Repeal Act”

Raven Clabough March 31, 2015

U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who are seeking to repeal the PATRIOT Act in its entirety and combat any...

Military and Police in Florida Practice Detaining Citizens

Alex Newman March 31, 2015

If you live in South Florida, the black military helicopters buzzing over your city were not in your imagination — regardless of what...

Rand Paul Tells Students: Beware Indefinite Detention

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 29, 2015

In a speech to students, Senator Rand Paul told them to beware of indefinite detention. ...

Federal Judge Rules Municipal Police Can Never Be Considered Soldiers

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 29, 2015

In a ruling on the application of the Third Amendment to local police, a federal judge held that cops can never be considered...

Military Drill Identifying “Hostile” U.S. States Sparks Alarm

Alex Newman March 28, 2015

A massive U.S. military drill dubbed “Jade Helm 15” lists Texas, Utah, and part of California as “hostile” or “insurgent pocket” territory. The...

Rubio Introduces Bill to Gut D.C.’s Anti-gun Laws

Bob Adelmann March 27, 2015

Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a bill on Thursday that would end the Washington, D.C., council’s ongoing war against guns by removing their authority to...

Con-Con Backers Deploy False Attacks Against John Birch Society

Alex Newman March 26, 2015

As the battle over having states force Congress to call a Constitutional Convention under Article V heats up in legislatures across the country,...

Battle Over Constitutional Convention Rages in Texas

Alex Newman March 20, 2015

The controversial national effort to have states call for an Article V Convention, which critics say could put the existing Constitution at risk,...

Obama Promotes Federal Mandatory Voter Law

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 19, 2015

During a town hall meeting, President Obama promoted the idea of a federal mandatory voter law. “It would be transformative if everybody voted," he...