States standing up to the fed

[samiam]

It looks like some states are getting tired of the federal government



http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/us/17states.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

[JagFan07]

This is great to see. I am a strong advocate of States Rights and restricting the Fed to the powers granted by the constitution.

[buckethead]

Must be a racist^.

We all know that "states rights" is code for racism....

[samiam]

I don't have a secret decoder ring, so I don't know the code.

Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin, for example â€" none of them known as conservative bastions â€" are considering bills that would authorize, or require, governors to recall or take control of National Guard troops, asserting that federal calls to active duty have exceeded federal authority.

How is the above racism

[kells904]

i get it, buckethead...i think...

[buckethead]

Sarcasm, to be sure...

It is commonly agreed upon, however, in some circles.

[urbanlibertarian]

^^ Here's an example of that:

http://dagblog.com/politics/brief-history-states-rights-3205

[Bostech]

These are not states rebelling but Republicans against Democrats.

[JagFan07]

My thoughts, for what little they are worth, is that the government closest to the people should be the most visible and have the most affect. Am I racist for thinking so? I don't think so. My family is made up of Europeans, Native Americans, African Americans, Japanese, and Filipinos. We are mutts, just like most Americans are.

[Doctor_K]

These are not states rebelling but Republicans against Democrats.

Uhm, no:

On Thursday, Wyoming’s governor, Dave Freudenthal, a Democrat, signed a similar bill for that state.

It's the last best way for states to assert any sort of pseudo-self-soveriegnty or stand up to the centralized federal government to send a message.

[tufsu1]

I'm so glad our Legislature is wasting time on this issue

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FL_XGR_BALANCED_BUDGET_FLOL-?SITE=FLPET&SECTION=HOME

[vicupstate]

Freudenthal is a WYOMING Democrat, which is to say, in any of about 45+ other states, he would be a Republican.

It  is clear that Federal law trumps state law where a conflict exists, which is consist with the Constitution.   

This is jsut Conservative grandstanding pure and simple.  Whipping up the base.

[buckethead]

So the constitution does not grant the federal government specific and limited authority to legislate while granting state the authority to legislate every other potential issue?

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Maybe I'm not reading it right?

[urbanlibertarian]

Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox was the beginning of the end for state sovereignty no matter what the founders may have intended.  It will take a constitutional amendment to restore teeth to the tenth amendment.  Most politicians are alternately for or against states rights depending on whether it promotes or impedes their goals.

[buckethead]

The breaking of laws does not negate their validity and authority.

The problem lies with the writers of unconstitutional legislation, and the lack of public will to hold legislators accountable.