Constitution

Can a Nevada Law Pass Constitutional Muster?

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Our federal and state constitutions are meant to lay the ground rules for what our governments can and cannot do, spelling out the rights of the individual to be free from the dictates for well-meaning but overweening lawmakers. A recent obscure and little-noted Supreme Court case out of Minnesota tore the heart out of one of those rights by flippantly dismissing the … [Read more...] about Can a Nevada Law Pass Constitutional Muster?

State Constitution does not allow laws regulating political speech

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The Nevada Supreme Court made the right decision but for the wrong reason. In the case of Citizen Outreach vs. State, the court ruled 5-2 a couple of weeks ago that the organization did not violate a 1997 law requiring those who engage in express advocacy to file paperwork with the secretary of state?s office revealing donors and expenditures. The majority said the fliers … [Read more...] about State Constitution does not allow laws regulating political speech

17th Amendment Has Left States Powerless Against Popularly Elected Congress

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We managed to repeal the 18th Amendment, which created Prohibition. It is time to repeal the 17th. What? You have no idea what the 17th Amendment is? Well, it is the one that effectively ended federalism by taking the power to appoint U.S. senators from state legislatures and having the citizens directly elect them, as they had always done with the House of … [Read more...] about 17th Amendment Has Left States Powerless Against Popularly Elected Congress

Silver State representatives are financially stable

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The Federalist Papers went to great lengths to explain the strengths and purposes of the proposed new Constitution with its novel checks and balances in which power was distributed between the branches of government and even within the legislative branch with its bicameral chambers. The members of the House of Representatives were to be closest to the people and stand for … [Read more...] about Silver State representatives are financially stable