Delusive Libertarianism:
  'libertarianish'
    Is Not A Word

John McCain’s pick of Sarah Heath Palin as his VP running mate has caused many to opine about Palin’s ‘libertarian’ leanings. Libertarianish is NOT a word. Palin’s libertarianism is suspect from the git, and her supposed libertarianism is naught but disinformation pumped out as political spin.

Palin Does The Flip-Flop
Palin’s first public address after the announcement [...]

American Founding Father, Luther Martin opposed the Constitution. One of the reasons he did so was that he believed treaties could be used to tyrannically override liberty.
To place this matter in a proper point of view, it will be necessary to state, that as the propositions were reported by the committee of the whole house, [...]

During the Libertarian Party’s 2008 National convention, Bob Barr spoke in unequivocal terms about his repudiation of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The very next morning, in an interview with CNN, Barr’s did not repudiate DOMA unconditionally, and instead proffered a Defense of The Defense of Marriage Act, using a States’ Rights justification [...]

The Constitution Of The United States Of America Analysis And Interpretation
Analysis Of Cases Decided By The Supreme Court Of The United States To June 28, 2002
Prepared By The Congressional Research Service Library Of Congress
Reserved Powers - Tenth Amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, [...]

The Constitution Of The United States Of America Analysis And Interpretation
Analysis Of Cases Decided By The Supreme Court Of The United States To June 28, 2002
Prepared By The Congressional Research Service Library Of Congress
Reserved Powers - Tenth Amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, [...]

The Constitution Of The United States Of America Analysis And Interpretation
Analysis Of Cases Decided By The Supreme Court Of The United States To June 28, 2002
Prepared By The Congressional Research Service Library Of Congress
Reserved Powers - Tenth Amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, [...]

The Constitution Of The United States Of America Analysis And Interpretation
Analysis Of Cases Decided By The Supreme Court Of The United States To June 28, 2002
Prepared By The Congressional Research Service Library Of Congress
Reserved Powers - Tenth Amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, [...]

The following analysis of the Tenth amendment to The U.S. Constitution is from:
Joseph Story, “Commentaries On The Constitution Of The United States”, 1833, Volume III, pages 752-755 (footnotes omitted)
The text was acquired from The Constitution Society’s website. (Also available from Google books)

§1899. The next and last amendment is: “The powers not delegated to the United [...]

For the present time, this blog will attempt to unravel some of the States’ Rights Mystique with historical research/analysis, as well as personal reflections.
In the event that this post’s title is not transparent enough for those who read it; this blog’s authors generally believe that The Libertarian Party’s present-day embrace of States’ Rights posturing is [...]