Patrick
Henry, John Calhoun, and George Mason would be delighted that
States are showing some backbone after 220 years of Federal power
encroachment. States are again beginning to question Federal authority
by, in effect, nullifying some Federal mandates. But the "nullification
door" is swinging both ways. Is it not nullification of law by the
Federal Government itself when they who hold the federal reins refuse to
enforce the laws currently on the books? And when nonenforcement of the
law is at the whim of an administration, what recourse exists for the
citizenry? For the States?
Both ends of the political spectrum have engaged in nullification, the rejection of Federal law. As noted in this piece by David Leib, the current focal points of dissonance between State and Federal revolve around a strange mix of topics; healthcare, guns, illegal immigration, citizen identification, and marijuana. We can clearly identify both ends of the sociopolitical spectrum and note they have become strange bedfellows in disobeying the federal government. Coloradans thumb their nose at federal marijuana laws while Montanans do the same with federal gun laws.
Both ends of the political spectrum have engaged in nullification, the rejection of Federal law. As noted in this piece by David Leib, the current focal points of dissonance between State and Federal revolve around a strange mix of topics; healthcare, guns, illegal immigration, citizen identification, and marijuana. We can clearly identify both ends of the sociopolitical spectrum and note they have become strange bedfellows in disobeying the federal government. Coloradans thumb their nose at federal marijuana laws while Montanans do the same with federal gun laws.
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