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Texas Bills Would Create a Process to Review and Reject Unconstitutional Federal Acts

Four bills filed in the Texas House and Senate would create a state process to review federal laws and end state cooperation with enforcement of those determined to violate the U.S. Constitution. This process could set the stage to effectively block the enforcement of some federal laws and acts in the Lone Star State.

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South Carolina Bill Would Create a Process to Review and Reject Some Unconstitutional Federal Acts

Under the proposed law, any act, law, treaty, presidential executive order, regulation, rule, or regulatory order issued, adopted, or implemented by the government of the United States on or after January 1, 2021, would be deemed an "unconstitutional federal act" and unenforceable in the state until reviewed under the provisions of this section.

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Texas Bill Would Create a Process to Review and Reject Unconstitutional Federal Acts

A bill in the Texas Senate would create a state process to review federal laws and end state cooperation with enforcement of those determined to violate the U.S. Constitution.

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