Tag Archives: States Rights

The Slow Creep Toward 1861

Posted on May 3, 2013 at 11:32 am by Bob Cesca

Nullification is the precursor to secession in so far as it essentially allows a state to divorce itself from federal laws. And, of course, it’s one of several tools employed by racist states rights’ yayhoos. Alabama is eerily close to … Continue reading →
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States Assert Their Rights by Giving Them Up

Posted on December 14, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Today was the deadline for states to submit a plan to run their own health insurance exchanges under Obamacare, and now that the deadline has passed, over half the country has chosen to assert their rights by giving up their … Continue reading →

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Everything is Unconstitutional

Posted on December 20, 2011 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

via ThinkProgress This is the man currently leading the polls in Iowa, and who even some supposed liberals have been promoting. Being the most staunchly anti-war, anti-defense spending person in Washington does not make up for the fact that he … Continue reading →

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Alabama’s “Papers Please” Law Under Review

Posted on December 11, 2011 at 1:40 pm by JM Ashby

Following the arrest of several high-profile, non-brown-skinned individuals under Alabama’s “Papers Please” immigration law, HB56, Governor Robert Bentley is pledging to work with the legislature to revise the law. Don’t get your hopes up, though. The language being used to … Continue reading →

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The Mob

Posted on October 23, 2011 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

Contrary to what Fox News may have you believe, The Mob is not average Americans taking time out of their day to go into the street and demand social and economic justice. The Mob is not comprised of those who … Continue reading →

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Batshit In New Jersey

Posted on June 22, 2011 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

Being opposed to individual mandates is one thing, but I think this is going a little bit too far. A bill proposed by a state assemblywoman in New Jersey would have government employees thrown in jail for up to five … Continue reading →

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Arizona Is Officially the Capital of Wingnuttia

Posted on March 6, 2011 at 12:39 pm by Bob Cesca

Good lord. This is insane: After being shot down earlier this week, the Arizona State Senate revived and successfully passed a bill that would create a mechanism for the state to nullify federal laws. As TPM has reported, Senate Bill … Continue reading →

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