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The 10th Amendment Nullification Movement
• Michael Boldin via LewRockwell.com~ Thomas E. Woods
Current Nullification Efforts:
10th Amendment Resolutions 10th Amendment Bills Firearms Freedom Act Medical Marijuana Laws REAL ID Health Care Freedom Act Bring the Guard Home Constitutional Tender Cap and Trade
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Potential Future Efforts:
Health Care Nullification Patriot Act No Child Left Behind State-Initiated Constitutional AmendmentsHistory of Nullification: While the media generally portrays nullification as being solely aligned with the efforts of the nullifiers of the South and the Civil War, this is certainly false, and reeks of misinformation. Nullification has a long history in the American tradition and has been invoked in support of free speech, in opposition to war and fugitive slave laws, and more. Read more on this history here.
10th Amendment Resolutions
These non-binding resolutions, often called "state sovereignty resolutions" do no carry the force of law. Instead, they are intended to be a statement of the legislature of the state. They play an important role, however. If you owned an apartment building and had a tenant not paying rent, you wouldn't show up with an empty truck to kick them out without first serving notice. That's how we view these Resolutions – as serving "notice and demand" to the Federal Government to "cease and desist any and all activities outside the scope of their constitutionally-delegated powers." Follow-up, of course, is a must.
CLICK HERE FOR CURRENT 10TH AMENDMENT RESOLUTIONS
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