PHOENIX, Ariz. (July 11, 2016) – The Arizona State House and Senate leadership soundly rejected the principles of the Founding Fathers during the 2016 legislative session. They protected the Washington D.C. status quo by killing 18 bills that would have blocked the federal enforcement of various unconstitutional programs. To make matters worse, most of the…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (April 22, 2016) – The Arizona Senate killed a bill that would have set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts after a bizarre series of parliamentary moves this month. Rep. Bob Thorpe and a coalition of 12 sponsors and cosponsors introduced House Bill 2201 (HB2201) earlier this year.…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Apr. 6, 2016) – Please take a few minutes right now: Call these two state Senators and urge them to vote YES on HB2201. Adam Driggs 602-926-3016 adriggs@azleg.gov Steve Pierce 602-926-5584 spierce@azleg.gov Yesterday, the Arizona Senate tried to kill the bill. On the Senate floor, it failed to pass with by a 14-15 split. Senator…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 24, 2016) – A bill that would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts passed its final Senate committee today, and will now move to the full Senate for further consideration. Introduced by Rep. Bob Thorpe and a coalition of 12 sponsors and cosponsors, House Bill 2201 (HB2201) would prohibit…
A bill that would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts passed an important Senate committee today with an amendment that would make the proposed law more likely to be implemented in practice.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 19, 2016) – A bill that would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts passed the House yesterday. Introduced by Rep. Bob Thorpe and a coalition of 12 sponsors and cosponsors, House Bill 2201 (HB2201) would prohibit state participation or cooperation with any action of the United States government that constitutes…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 15, 2016) – A bill that would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts passed out of its final House committee today. Introduced by Rep. Bob Thorpe and a coalition of 12 sponsors and cosponsors, House Bill 2201 (HB2201) would prohibit state participation or cooperation with any action of the…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 10, 2016) – A bill that would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts passed out of a Senate committee today. Introduced by Rep. Bob Thorpe and a coalition of 12 sponsors and cosponsors, House Bill 2201 (HB2201) would prohibit state participation or cooperation with any action of the United…