Sharlenemusic Part 1, Part 2 Activist and filmmaker Jerry Day, here, provides excellent research for anyone looking to protect rights and privacy. Check out his presentation about the proven health benefits of Cannabis. Did you know, a “smart meter” is basically no different than an illegal wire-tapping device? Learn more, video.
Consuming marijuana and driving is illegal in Colorado, Six Facts About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado, here. But…are you sure you’re a “Driver?” What’s the best way to protect your right to travel privately in your car?
Not only do States retain sovereignty under the Constitution, there is also a ‘fundamental principle of equal sovereignty’ among the States. Read here, here, here, here, here.
The Tenth Amendment, of course, does not speak of rights at all, but rather speaks of reserved “powers.” Read Two Conceptions of the Ninth Amendment, here. Also, James Madison; Ninth Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment, this dissent.
“The Supreme Court, in the Slaughterhouse Cases, held, that there are now two citizens under the Constitution of the United States of America, a citizen of the United States, at Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment, and also a citizen of the several States, at Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution.
“Privileges and immunities of a citizen of the several States are not the same as the privileges and immunities of a citizen of the United States.” Yes There is a Citizen of the Several States by Dan Goodman, here.
“Since the Constitution did not grant (and could not grant) any jurisdiction over intrastate commerce, the bankers’ goal was to slowly take over the federal government through the foreign commerce clause in conjunction with the grant from the Constitution that the federal government has total control over its own possessions (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2).
“Under foreign commerce the federal government is sovereign, and within its possessions the federal government is sovereign as well. The federal government may impose any tax or regulation it likes under these jurisdictions. This was the blueprint that Great Britain’s bankers would use to create the ‘New World Order’. This does not mean a ‘world order’ that is ‘new’ – it means the ‘Order’ established in the ‘New World’.” Llstuler’s Blog.
Read about Roe v. Wade (1973). Here’s a brief summary of some laws that make it possible for ordinary citizens to stand up for their privacy rights, read more.
LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASES
- Supreme Court Round-Up 2013-2014
- Supreme Court Round-Up 2012-2013
- Supreme Court Round-Up 2011-2012
- Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) – Slavery and the Fugitive Slave Clause
- Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) – Separate but equal
- Marbury v. Madison (1803) – Judicial Review or Judicial Activism?
- McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) – Federal Power
- Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) – Commerce Clause, Federalism
- Reynolds v. United States (1878) – Free Exercise of Religion
- Quincy Railways v. Chicago (1897) – Just Compensation, Incorporation
- Strauder v. West Virginia (1879) and Smith v. State of Texas (1941) – Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection
- Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918) – Commerce Clause, Federalism
- Olmstead v. United States (1927) – Fourth Amendment
- Near v. Minnesota (1931) – Freedom of the Press, Prior Restraint
- Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) – Free Exercise of Religion
- Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) – Freedom of Speech, Religion
- United States v. Causby (1946) – Eminent Domain
- Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952) – Executive Power
- Brown v. Board of Education (1954) – Equal Protection
- Mapp v. Ohio (1961) – Fourth Amendment, Exclusionary Rule
- Engel v. Vitale (1962) – Freedom of Religion, Establishment Clause
- Edwards v. South Carolina (1963) – Freedom of Speech and Assembly
- Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) – Sixth Amendment, Right to Counsel
- New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) – Freedom of the Press, Libel
- Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) – Personal Liberty, Privacy
- Miranda v. Arizona (1966) – Criminal Procedure and the Fifth Amendment
- Loving v. Virginia (1967) – Equal Protection
- Skokie (1977) and Brandenburg (1968) – Freedom of Speech and Assembly
- Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) – Freedom of Speech, Students
- New York Times v. United States (1971) – Freedom of the Press, Prior Restraint
- Roe v. Wade (1973) – Personal Liberty
- Taylor v. Louisiana (1975) – Juries
- Gregg v. Georgia (1976) – Eighth Amendment, Death Penalty
- Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982) – Freedom of Speech, Students
- New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) – Fourth Amendment, Students
- Bethel v. Fraser (1986) – Freedom of Speech, Students
- South Dakota v. Dole (1987) – Federal Power
- Allegheny County v. ACLU (1989) – Freedom of Religion, Establishment Cause
- Texas v. Johnson (1989) – Freedom of Speech
- Lee v. Weisman (1992) – Freedom of Religion, Establishment Clause
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Commission (1992) – Eminent Domain
- J.E.B. v. Alabama (1994) – Representative Juries
- United States v. Lopez (1995) – Commerce Clause, Federalism
- Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network (1996) – Freedom of Speech and Assembly
- Dickerson v. United States (1999) – Rights of the Accused
- Owasso v. Falvo (2001) – Privacy, Students
- Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002) – Freedom of Religion, Establishment Clause
- Pottawatomie v. Earls (2002) – Fourth Amendment, Students
- Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada (2003) – Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment
- Locke v. Davey (2004) – Free Exercise of Religion
- Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004) – Executive Power
- Gonzales v. Raich (2004) – Commerce Clause
- MGM Studios v. Grokster (2005) – Property Rights, Copyright
- Kelo v. New London (2005) – Eminent Domain
- Morse v. Frederick (2007) – Freedom of Speech, Students
- F.E.C. v. Wisconsin Right to Life (2007) – Freedom of Speech, Campaign Finance
- District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) – Second Amendment
- McDonald v. Chicago (2010) – Second Amendment
- Citizens United v. F.E.C. (2010) – Freedom of Speech, Campaign Finance
- Florence v. The Board of Chosen Freeholder (2011) – Search and Seizure