Constitutional Rights
Nevada Policy works to ensure the constitutional rights of all Nevadans are protected.
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Defending the Constitution: Nevada Policy's Separation of Powers Lawsuit
Nevada’s Separation of Powers doctrine divides the powers of the government into three distinct categories: Legislative, Executive and Judicial. Pursuant to the Nevada Constitution, “no persons charged with the…
Who’s to blame for normalizing one-man rule?
If there is one thing the American system of government was designed to prevent, it is the tyranny that results when a single person, like a King, has the power…
A free society can respond to the coronavirus
By forcibly shutting down most businesses and restricting the ability of citizens to meet and gather, the Executive Order enacted by Governor Steve Sisolak represents the most extraordinary infringement…
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What about freedom?
There's something noticeably absent from the debate over health care reform. It's something you ought to hear, clearly and constantly, from those who are lining up to oppose President Obama's plan to hand our health care system over to the government. But you don't hear it — at least, not nearly as often as you should.
What rule of law?
Arguments that the U.S. Constitution is a "living" document have always been intriguing. The expression "Living Constitution" has often been invoked to justify activist jurisprudence by alleging that the meanings of the Constitution's words change over time. Just coincidentally, the changes in meaning always appear to align precisely with the personal viewpoints that judicial activists want imposed on society — even when those viewpoints directly conflict with the Constitution's formerly established meaning.
Are you invisible?
Historically, they were called "public servants." In Nevada nowadays, however, government employees increasingly are the public's masters. The servant? Increasingly, it's you. Consider the state Assembly. Of the 28 Democrats making up the two-thirds majority that controls the Nevada Legislature's lower chamber, 20 are current or retired government employees — or make their living from tax dollars the government allocates to their non-profit corporations. That's over 70 percent.