On REAL ID, DHS Caves Once Again
After menacing states across the country this fall, the Department of Homeland Security has once again caved on threats to enforce REAL ID by denying Americans their right to travel.
Maine Action Alert: Help Nullify Common Core, Support LD1492
Maine LD1492 would stop state-level participation in nationalized educational standards usually referred to as Common Core. It must pass the Joint Education And Cultural Affairs Committee. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill. 1. Call the Joint Education And Cultural Affairs Committee Co-Chairs, Brian Langley and Victoria Kornfield. Strongly, but respectfully urge them to…
Indiana Bill Would Create Process to Nullify all Federal Acts Outside the Constitution
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 8, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Indiana Senate would empower the state legislature to review federal laws and nullify any that are deemed to violate the Constitution. Sen. Mike Delph (R-Dist. 29) introduced Senate Bill 288 (SB288) on Jan. 7. The legislation would empower the Indiana state legislature to review…
Kentucky Bill Would Direct Legislature to Block Enforcement of Federal Gun Control; Past, Present or Future
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Kentucky House would make it the express duty of the state legislature to prevent implementation of unconstitutional federal gun laws. Passage of the legislation would represent a small first step toward protecting the right to keep and bear arms in the Commonwealth. A coalition…
Government Prosecutors Claim They Can’t Fight Crime Without Taking Innocent People’s Stuff
A number of states will consider bills to reform state asset forfeiture laws during the upcoming legislative session. One special interest group opposing the reform movement shows why so many people call asset forfeiture “policing for profit.” The Oklahoma bill, along with legislation introduced in other states, would require a criminal conviction before law enforcement…
Get Government Out of Marriage: Indiana Bill Would Nullify Both Sides in Practice
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 8, 2016) – A bill has been filed in the Indiana state House that would end mandatory government licensing of marriages in the state, effectively nullifying in practice both major sides of the contentious national debate over government-sanctioned marriage. Introduced by Rep. Jim Lucas, House Bill 1041 (HB1041) would eliminate three requirements currently in place in…
Arizona Bill Would Set the Stage to Nullify Some Executive Orders and Supreme Court Opinions
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 7, 2016) – A bill prefiled in the Arizona House would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with any executive orders or Supreme Court opinions “not in pursuance of the Constitution,” nullifying such actions in effect. Rep. Mark Finchem (R-Tucson), along with seven other sponsors and cosponsors, introduced House…
Virginia Bill Would Block Obamacare Enforcement
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 7, 2016) – A bill prefiled in the Virginia House would prohibit state cooperation or implementation for most of Obamacare, taking a huge step toward nullifying the federal health care program in practice within the state. Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Norge) prefiled House Bill 338 (HB338) on Jan. 5. The legislation would prohibit the state…
Wyoming Bills would Ease State Marijuana Laws, Help Nullify Federal Prohibition
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Jan. 7, 2016) – Two bills filed in the Wyoming House would significantly ease the state’s marijuana laws, taking a big step toward nullifying federal cannabis prohibition in practice in the state. Rep. James Byrd (D-Laramie) prefiled House Bill 3 (HB0003) on Dec. 17. The legislation would decriminalize possession of small amounts of…
New Hampshire Proposal would Ban State Funding of Planned Parenthood
CONCORD, N.H. (Jan. 7, 2015) – A proposed amendment to the New Hampshire state constitution would effectively ban any state funding of Planned Parenthood, or any organization involved in abortion. This would take a small step toward effectively nullifying Roe v. Wade in the Live Free of Die State. A coalition of 17 legislators prefiled…
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