Big power grabs by federal government get widespread opposition from states
Posted: February 06, 2011 6:09 pm Eastern
By Bob Unruh © 2011 WorldNetDaily
It's not just Montana anymore.
And folks at the Tenth Amendment Center, who monitor states' declarations of independence from the federal government's rules and regulations, suggest perhaps Washington should be paying attention.
Montana has earned fame for its legislative independence in recent years, authoring the original Firearms Freedom Act that now is law in 8 states and being considered in another 8. It also was among the first states to introduce legislation cancelling Obamacare's effects inside its borders. It even considered a plan, tabled for now, that would require federal agents to check in with the local sheriff before attempting to enforce federal laws inside his jurisdiction.
Such ideas have been ridiculed by those in government power, as well as the old established media.
"Reaching into the dusty annals of American history" is how Associated Press described nullification, the idea that at least is suggested in the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which says, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."
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