A fifth state – South Dakota – has decided that guns made, sold and used within its borders no longer are subject to the whims of the federal government through its rule-making arm in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and two supporters of the growing groundswell say they hope Washington soon will be taking note.
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Idaho first to sign law aimed at health care plan
Similar legislation is pending in 37 other states.
Limiting an Overreaching Federal Government: Is State Nullification (10th Amendment movement) the Solution? A Constitutional Analysis
Nullification places minority power above majority power. The majority may sometimes be wrong, but when that occurs, Washington reminded Americans that changes must be made only by using “the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for though this in one instance may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.”
The Right to Recall the Rascals (U.S. Senators)
The proper conclusion is that the right of recall does remain with the citizens of each state, subject to the election laws of each state.
Recall Congress Now
Based on these U.S. constitutional mandates, the people in any state may well have the right to recall a U.S. Senator or Representative.
Through RecallCongressNow.org, The American Civil Rights Union seeks to empower Americans who are dissatisfied with congressional actions being undertaken on their behalf.