Arizona Senate Passes Bill To Let State Nullify Federal Laws

[one...two...tree 2,762]

After being shot down earlier this week, the Arizona State Senate revived and successfully passed a bill that would create a mechanism for the state to nullify federal laws.

As TPM has reported, Senate Bill 1433 would create a 12-person "Joint Legislative Committee on Nullification of Federal Laws," which would "recommend, propose and call for a vote by simple majority to nullify in its entirety a specific federal law or regulation that is outside the scope of the powers delegated by the People to the federal government in the United States Constitution."

The bill passed the Senate 16-11 after three Republicans switched their vote.

Iowa passed a similar bill in its House last month, though that bill specified that the state would not be required to follow the individual mandate in the health care reform law. The Arizona bill gives the committee more broad powers to review "all existing federal statutes, mandates and Executive orders for the purpose of determining their constitutionality."

But State Senate President Russell Pearce ® -- who introduced the bill, and also sponsored the state's controversial immigration law -- implied that health care reform was at least part of the impetus for the law: "If we don't take back our sovereign ability for the states to control the federal government, I guess we have no right to complain," he said, the Arizona Republic reports. "I guess 'Obamacare' is OK for you."

Nullification laws go against the language of the Constitution, which is pretty clear on the subject:

This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.

The Arizona bill will now go to the House for a vote.

http://tpmmuckraker...._nullify_fe.php

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Good. Let's hurry up and do this. Let the desert people have their own country. They don't even have oil. The Mexican cartels will overrun them the day after.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Good. Let's hurry up and do this. Let the desert people have their own country. They don't even have oil. The Mexican cartels will overrun them the day after.

Hey, I don't want them to drag me down into their lunacy. Russell Pearce, the guy behind SB1070, is the one behind this one as well. Absolute lunacy.

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Hey, I don't want them to drag me down into their lunacy. Russell Pearce, the guy behind SB1070, is the one behind this one as well. Absolute lunacy.

This won't happen overnight, you'll have plenty of advance warning. There will always be time to hop in a car and drive back to Cali.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Time for state's to take back their stake in the nation.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

This won't happen overnight, you'll have plenty of advance warning. There will always be time to hop in a car and drive back to Cali.

lol....we were just talking about this tonight. If we can just stay here for the next few years until my wife finishes university, then we can go just about anywhere, but right now, we're pretty much stuck. At least we are in the hippiest town of AZ.

[mawilson 2,133]

Good. Let's hurry up and do this. Let the desert people have their own country. They don't even have oil. The Mexican cartels will overrun them the day after.

Individual states would do quite well if they didn't have to pay the federal tax and finance stupid wars and other wasteful federal programs.

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lol....we were just talking about this tonight. If we can just stay here for the next few years until my wife finishes university, then we can go just about anywhere, but right now, we're pretty much stuck. At least we are in the hippiest town of AZ.

If Arizona goes, your hippy town will too. There will even be a new set of forums on VJ for citizens of the FUSA.

Individual states would do quite well if they didn't have to pay the federal tax and finance stupid wars and other wasteful federal programs.

Fine, lets make a test case out of Arizona.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Time for state's to take back their stake in the nation.

I'm sure Jared is smiling in his cell right now.

[Pooky 3,787]

I'm sure Jared is smiling in his cell right now.

How did it take 56 days to arraign that POS?

It's not like there was any doubt that he did it, is there?

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They're going to have their own military, too.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 26-174, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

A. If the national guard of Arizona or a major portion thereof is called into active federal service, or if the national guard or a major portion thereof is alerted for federal service or for any other reason the governor considers to be necessary, the governor may establish an armed force for the safety and protection of the lives and property of the citizens of the state which shall be known as the Arizona state guard.

B. The Arizona state guard shall insofar as practicable be governed by and subject to the laws of the state pertaining to the national guard. The governor shall issue or cause to be issued rules and regulations to govern administration and organization of the state guard.

C. Appropriations made to the national guard shall be deemed appropriated to both the national guard and the Arizona state guard, if and when the latter organization is established, and any funds which that are unexpended from appropriations to the national guard may be used for establishment and maintenance of the Arizona state guard.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

I'm sure Jared is smiling in his cell right now.

and I'm sure you are still a piece of ####### for continuing to make comments the moderators have warned you about.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

I'm sure Jared is smiling in his cell right now.

jared who?

[luckytxn 2,264]

lol....we were just talking about this tonight. If we can just stay here for the next few years until my wife finishes university, then we can go just about anywhere, but right now, we're pretty much stuck. At least we are in the hippiest town of AZ.

Globe is way more hip.