Nullification is when states refuse to enforce within their borders a law they find unconstitutional. Sounds good, no?
This article was all over my Facebook feed last night, but I needed to clean my house, so forgive my tardiness in bringing you this exciting news:
Right on the heels of a successful state-by-state nullification of the 2005 Real ID act, the State of Arizona is out in the forefront of a growing resistance to proposed federal health care legislation.
This past Monday, the Arizona State Senate voted 18-11 to concur with the House and approve the Health Care Freedom Act (HCR2014). This will put a proposal on the 2010 ballot which would constitutionally override any law, rule or regulation that requires individuals or employers to participate in any particular health care system.
Five other states are considering similar proposals -- and imagine if that number were 25!
This is a great opportunity for student groups to take effective, local action. State politics are a smaller playing field, where small groups (like your YAL chapter) have a much better chance of making an impact. This is possibly the best way to really stop nationalized healthcare, for lobbying at the federal level doesn't seem to be terrifically effective at this point. I'd strongly urge you to consider getting a proposal like this into your statehouse as your YAL chapter's major project of the spring semester.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot and other state attorney generals are gathering the manpower to challenge the healthcare legislation's constitutionality in the courts. Apparently they want to start it off in South Carolina. The states, if anything, need to call a constitutional convention.
The only way to defeat an enemy is to know of its existence. Unfortunatly the gladitorial events such as football and other sports has hinderd along with mass propaganda through 98% of all media outlets, people dont even know the FED is private.
Barrack Obama - has the highest seat at the UN, violating article 1 section 9 --
no titles of nobility, trust ect. YOU CANNOT SERVE 2 masters!!
He's sellin us out.
I agree with cmlondon, a state's constitutional convention is wayyyyyy past due. Anyway, Bonnie, it is good to see younger folks picking up the torch of activism, and standing up against the government. You are not alone.
I heard on AL Kresta in the afternoon that the health care bill specifically states that this bill has precident and power over the rights of the state. This bill a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y has to be challenged for constitutionality!!!
I totally DISAGREE with calling a con-con(constitutional convention) as that would serve only to destroy the Constitution.Instead may I suggest that you enter the search term Articles of Freedom and you will become enlightened.It is time for the people of this once great country to awaken,and by locating the Articles you will not only be awakened,but also given direction that is sorely lacking.
If only all argumentation told someone to search for something on the internet to "become awakened." If only I would watch another video of a plane going into the pentagon, or watch Zeitgeist, or feverishly visit Alex Jones websites... If only pure testimony and not a logical deductive process could convince the masses. Actually, the latter would be ideal.
I have to agree with Anonymous. A constitutional convention would, at the very least, open the door to the possibility that our entire Constitution could be erased and replaced with anything! If you want the Constitution upheld then pay attention to the Judical branch they're the ones dragging their feet.
The Constitution is ineffective. Is it better to have a bad Constitution, no Constitution, or an ineffective one? They are all the same. I don't think the supreme court even reads it anymore, they just try settle disputes between courts in order to have a semblance of uniform law.. but not Constitutional law.
You really made the case against a constitutional convention. I argue that the constitution is enlightened and that it's the officers who are supposed to uphold it who fail. What we need is not a new piece of paper. What we need is honest people in government. Education of the constitution is what we need. We do still have it somewhere under those piles of unconstitutional laws, and it still works, so let's brush it off and start using it again.
From the Articles of Freedom In Defense of a Free People, the time has come to reassert our God-Given, Natural Rights and cast off tyranny…
Let the Facts Reveal: The federal government of the United States of America was instituted to secure the Individual Rights of our citizens and instead now threatens our Life, Liberty and Property through usurpations of the Constitution. Emboldened by our own lack of responsibility and due diligence in these matters, government has exceeded its’ mandate and abandoned those Founding Principles which have made our nation exceptional;
Our servant government has undertaken these unconstitutional actions in direct violation of their enumerated duties, to the detriment of the People’s liberty and the sovereignty of our Republic;
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