Neoconfederate Tea-Publican secessionists are back with ‘nullification’ bill

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Our Neoconfederate Tea-Publican secessionists are back with their "nullification" bill again this year. Abraham Lincoln must be turning over in his grave. This long discredited theory was laid to final rest by the American Civil War and the 14th Amendment. Senate advancing measure to nullify federal laws:

A handful of senators has revived a proposal to allow Arizona to ignore federal laws, setting up more potential showdowns between the state and the Obama administration.

The bill, which already received approval in two committees, [the bill cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee by an 8-5 vote Tuesday. The Senate Border Security, Federalism and States Sovereignty Committee approved it earlier this month] creates a legislative panel that would propose to “neutralize” federal laws and regulations it deems to be outside the scope of the U.S. Constitution.

The proposal also gives the panel the authority to review current federal laws and executive orders, and to also propose their “neutralization” to the Legislature.

Lawmakers are then required to vote on the panel’s recommendation within 60 days of receiving it.

Under the proposal, a law that’s being recommended for neutralization would have “no effect in this state” until the Legislature has had the chance to vote on it.

“Neutralization” isn’t defined in the measure, which is sponsored by Sen. Lori Klein, a Republican from Anthem.

But once the federal law is “neutralized,” Arizona and its citizens would no longer be obligated to follow it. [Secession! Civil War! Hoorah!]

OK, my question in a previous post has been answered in the affirmative: Arizona's "language cop," Lori Klein, is in fact insane.

Article VI, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known as the Supremacy Clause, expressly provides:

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.

There is also this provision from the post-Civil War Amendments, the 14th Amendment, in relevant part: "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States."

This was meant to emphasize that the Supremacy Clause is, in fact, "supreme" laying to final rest the "nullification" theory for which an estimated 620,000 Americans lost their lives in a bloody Civil War.

The proposal reflects a deep-seated animus by some lawmakers towards federal mandates. [Unless it is FCC regulations, then Arizona's "language cop" is all for it]

Last year a similar proposal to “nullify” federal laws by a simple majority vote of the Legislature failed twice in the Senate, where some Republicans believed it went too far. Ya think? The issue has been decided. You lost the war Johnny Reb, get over it, grow up, get a life.