States Nullifying Federal Gun Laws
I'm just wondering what the current states are that Nullify the federal gun laws?
What other states are planing to do this?
After they are nullified, do they keep their current state laws or do they add and subtract current laws? Ex. would be, <Machine guns are allowed to be made and owned by civilians> Since the federal laws don't apply.
What are your thoughts on this Movement I guess you can call it? I personally am glad to see that people are recognizing the governments tyranny and power is becoming obscene and are fighting back. Personally I see the government forgot that they are supposed to work for us and we are not supposed to work for them. Where is freedom without free will?
What other states are planing to do this?
After they are nullified, do they keep their current state laws or do they add and subtract current laws? Ex. would be, <Machine guns are allowed to be made and owned by civilians> Since the federal laws don't apply.
What are your thoughts on this Movement I guess you can call it? I personally am glad to see that people are recognizing the governments tyranny and power is becoming obscene and are fighting back. Personally I see the government forgot that they are supposed to work for us and we are not supposed to work for them. Where is freedom without free will?
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Montana Tenessee and Idaho have challenged it...
Nullifying dont think so.0 -
quote:Originally posted by wpage
Montana Tenessee and Idaho have challenged it...
Nullifying dont think so.
Unfortunately, until they cut themselves from the government teet all it is is talk [V]0 -
quote:Unfortunately, until they cut themselves from the government teet all it is is talk
TRUE! It would make a statement to the powers that be if the states let go of the teat. However, if we look politically at the idea behind nullification, first we find that it is not written into the Constitution explicitly. Rather, we are left in the open with the 10th Amendment to be our anchor point. The Supremacy Clause and the 14th Amendment can take care of that one though.
Since this lack of clarity exists, we have had, historically, challenges to the federal authority stepping on the rights of the states and the people. The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were well penned and make great points, but are outside sources on political rights and not indoctrinated into the Constitution, but can be read as a "user's manual" of sorts. Now, South Carolina, had challenged the feds with nullification in the 1830's and while the issue was not resolved, the Federal government did not lose it's swagger. This made the Palmetto state primed and ready for Civil War, which was the greatest challenge of states' rights. Obviously, with the defeat of the Confederacy, this challenge WAS resolved in favor of Federal Supremacy.
Where can we look to find nullification, successful and politically justified within the designs of our Constitutional Democracy? Perhaps, the states' rights methodology is not the best course of action. Rather, we should use the government against itself. Are the practices of our current government in synchronization with the Constitution? If we have to wait for the Supreme Court to make a decision we may find our rights are wiped away before we find that they were violated.
Something to think about.
Best Regards,
Hutch0
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