Aaron Rice
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@AaronRRice
Founder & CEO of American Dream Legal. Happy warrior for freedom.
How does a life of service continue after the uniform comes off? Marine veteran and Purple Heart recipient @AaronRRice shares the journey that carried him from the front lines in Iraq to the courtroom, where he now works to protect the constitutional freedoms of everyday Mississippians. Listen now👉️ empowerms.org/aaron-rice-def…
New episode! 🚨 From a battlefield explosion in Iraq to challenging unconstitutional laws in Mississippi, @AaronRRice's story is extraordinary. Marine. Purple Heart recipient. Founder of American Dream Legal. Episode out now 👇 youtu.be/R_I188O2MS8
@alldspeed It’s even crazier that, if sued, the State would herald this market failure as a “success” for its (utterly fictional) goal of promoting “temperance.”
Mardi Gras liquor shortage hits Mississippi businesses wlox.com/2026/02/12/mar…
I believe the FACE Act exceeded Congress's powers 30 years ago and today. I also believe that the prosecution of Don Lemon under it is an uphill fight - but a plausible one based on public info. And I believe it's not good for the rule of law if prosecutors selectively enforce the law depending on whether they want to protect churches or abortion clinics. Politically motivated selective non-enforcement poses the same rule of law problem as politically motivated selective enforcement.
On Wednesday, a federal court struck down Mississippi’s decades-old, outright ban on new home health providers—a ban the judge rightly called “absurd.” That ruling exists because Butch Slaughter had the courage to take on the government and powerful, special interests when the easier path would have been to walk away. For 45 years, the law made it a crime for new providers to offer medical care in patients’ homes—not because the care was unsafe, but because competition was politically inconvenient. This was a hard case to win. Cases like this are notoriously difficult—especially when the plaintiff is challenging a long-standing healthcare regulation. And while the ruling does not yet dismantle Mississippi’s entire Certificate of Need system, it does something important and rare: it enforces the Constitution where it matters, in the real lives of patients and entrepreneurs. The impact is real. This decision opens the door for new providers to serve patients who want care at home. It gives entrepreneurs a fighting chance. And it sends a clear message that protectionism dressed up as “regulation” is not beyond constitutional limits. That’s how the rule of law is supposed to work: protecting real people, and placing meaningful limits on government power when it goes too far. I’m proud of Butch—for his perseverance, his patience, and his willingness to stand up when the odds were long. And I’m proud of the work @AmericanDreamLg is doing to make sure everyday Mississippians aren’t cut off from the American Dream by laws designed to protect insiders. This victory matters. And it’s also a reminder that there is still more work to do.
On Wednesday, a federal court struck down Mississippi’s decades-old, outright ban on new home health providers—a ban the judge rightly called “absurd.” That ruling exists because Butch Slaughter had the courage to take on the government and powerful, special interests when the easier path would have been to walk away. For 45 years, the law made it a crime for new providers to offer medical care in patients’ homes—not because the care was unsafe, but because competition was politically inconvenient. This was a hard case to win. Cases like this are notoriously difficult—especially when the plaintiff is challenging a long-standing healthcare regulation. And while the ruling does not yet dismantle Mississippi’s entire Certificate of Need system, it does something important and rare: it enforces the Constitution where it matters, in the real lives of patients and entrepreneurs. The impact is real. This decision opens the door for new providers to serve patients who want care at home. It gives entrepreneurs a fighting chance. And it sends a clear message that protectionism dressed up as “regulation” is not beyond constitutional limits. That’s how the rule of law is supposed to work: protecting real people, and placing meaningful limits on government power when it goes too far. I’m proud of Butch—for his perseverance, his patience, and his willingness to stand up when the odds were long. And I’m proud of the work @AmericanDreamLg is doing to make sure everyday Mississippians aren’t cut off from the American Dream by laws designed to protect insiders. This victory matters. And it’s also a reminder that there is still more work to do.
This is a black swan event in the conservative legal movement. Conservative lawyers will still be referring to it conversationally decades from now—something akin to the “golden escalator.” @malcolm_john @jekkakline @cullystimson @HvonSpakovsky
You are correct Aaron. A time for choosing. Again.
Ed Meese is one of the kindest and most generous men I have ever met. I am glad we will be able to help ameliorate the damage that has been done to the reputation of the center that bears his name at Heritage, by doing outstanding work under the banner of the Meese Institute for the Rule of Law at Advancing American Freedom. Exciting times ahead! As Ed Feulner used to say, “Onward.”
