TN Legislature discussion on State Nullification

[leroy]

It's very interesting ( to me at least ) that the issue of State Nullification of Federal Law is being discussed. 

This has peeked it's head up a few times in recent past during the Haslam gubernatorial years over some federally sponsored 2A related issues.  I think it's very interesting that it keeps percolating beneath the surface of TN state politics.  Link below:

https://tennesseeconservativenews.com/tennessee-senate-state-local-government-committee-hears-expert-testimony-on-nullification/

leroy...

[RED333]

I see this as a possible slippery slope. The leftest commies get in power, and start nullifying things that we might not want nullified.

[leroy]

RED...

I think the " slippery slope " opinion is well founded. 

The big hitter here in my mind is the fact that it's being discussed at all. 

Greg Abbott in TX and Ron DeSantis in FLA have already fired the " across the bow " shots on the Feds NOT ENFORCING federal law with no consequences.  The reason ( I think ) is that they are in the right.  The federal gubt cannot pick n choose which federal laws to enforce based on their particular proclivities.  That's why the feds ain't moved on it. 

The next step ( And the step that the original Articles of Confederation envisioned ) is individual state nullification of federal law.  We're living in interesting times Brother...

leroy...

 

[Alleycat72]

7 minutes ago, RED333 said:

I see this as a possible slippery slope. The leftest commies get in power, and start nullifying things that we might not want nullified.

Already do. Pot is illegal. The feds just ignore that law in the states it's legal. If they can smoke pot, I should be able to have $1k machineguns. 

[Elmo Fudpucker]

To me over-ruling federal unconstitutional over reach is a very valid concept. Ever since the Civil War the Federal government has been continuously gobbling up power and stomping all over states rights. We really have lost sight of how weak the federal govt was before the Civil War. It is this abuse of federal power that has allowed socialism to gain such a foothold as it now does, and is why our national deficit is through the roof. Why should the federal govt be able to pass laws and make mandates if they are unconstitutional?