Michael Boldin and Michael Maharrey talk about how the feds have actually expanded the unconstitutional surveillance state since the Edward Snowden revelations, and how states are fighting back against Big Brother.
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In a baby step back toward protecting reserved State Powers, the Supreme Court on Monday overturned a twenty-five year old federal law called The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). The Act was originally signed into law in 1992 to target organized markets for sports gambling. This federal law was not a flat ban on sports-gambling schemes, but only a law that prohibited States from permitting sports gambling by State law.
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“When enough people say NO to Washington DC, and enough states pass laws backing them up – there’s not much the feds can do to force their laws down our throats.”
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Feature or flaw, states are not required to help enforce federal acts. Opting out of them is a powerful strategy to bring them to an end.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 13, 2018) – California plans to take on Trump administration efforts to expand offshore oil drilling by blocking the transportation of petroleum through the state.
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PHOENIX (Jan. 15, 2018) – A bill introduced in the Arizona House would ban the state from using resources to help the federal government enforce marijuana prohibition laws against people who are in compliance with the state law legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. Passage into law would greatly lessen the federal government’s ability to continue its enforcement efforts.
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The bottom line is the federal government has a very narrow range of actions that it can legitimately take against a state or local government that doesn’t do its bidding.
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Can the federal government just withhold all money to get state and local governments to do things?
The short answer is no.
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AUSTIN, Texas (May 7, 2017) – On Thursday, a Texas House committee passed a bill that would create a mechanism to review federal laws and end state cooperation with enforcement of those determined to violate the U.S. Constitution. This process would set the stage to effectively block some federal laws and acts in the Lone Star State.
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The Constitution. Every issue, every time. No exceptions, no excuses.
