Nullification is Superior and the Majority Knows it
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http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2013/05/29/nullification-is-superior-majority-knows/#.UaptRtj3aXs Nullification is Superior and the Majority Knows it A recent Rasmussen poll indicates that “38% Favor Their State Blocking Federal Anti-Gun Laws” and a whopping “52 percent of mainstream voters think states should have the right to block any federal laws they disagree with on legal grounds.” And this week, a nullification-friendly Washington Times article from the paper’s editorial board was published stating: “nullification is a growing movement with support on both sides of the political aisle.” ... ... Recently, attacks on our Constitution and Bill of Rights have become more obvious. Even fundamental American guarantees such as gun rights, due process rights, and freedom of speech rights have been challenged. Concerned citizens looking for solutions to protect themselves from the federal government’s intrusions find nullification, once discovered, quite attractive. They also find themselves in good company, as historically state resistance to the general government’s oversteps is a key component of our check on federal power. From a practical perspective, nullification provides results that other options cannot: Nullification demands rights without violence Nullification fosters regional harmony through decentralization Nullification is lawful, historic and Constitutional In other words, only nullification provides a roadmap to a local, legitimate base of political power necessary to counter aggressive actions out of Washington DC. NULLIFICATION: PEACEFUL PATH TO LIBERTY As further evidence of the growing frustration with federal policies, a recent poll published by Fox News suggests that “nearly a third of registered voters — 29 percent — believe an ‘armed revolution’ might be necessary in the next few years in order to protect liberties.” That’s a significant number of registered voters that feel disenfranchised. As a Constitutional Republic consisting of several sovereign states, each state is equipped to protect liberty peacefully. The Bill of Rights strictly rejects federal liberty encroachment, and state sovereignty provides a way for differing ideas and laws to be implemented locally. Unfortunately, we have spent decades denying our own foundational principles of decentralized states and reeducating our citizens to a federal supremacist mindset. This mindset is the core problem because it hides from plain view the primary tool necessary to resolve federal infringements on liberty peacefully: state-level nullification. When states use nullification and say “no”, the People are using a mechanism that will corner the federal government into recognizing the limitations placed on it by the Constitution. This is a demand, not a petition, not a future threat that the bums will be voted out, not a plea to a court to present an opinion that might be in line with the Constitution. They are placing their state between them and federal abuses of liberty. ... http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=278549 |
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