At least 30 of the 50 states are telling the Federal government to butt out of their business and stop interfering, mandating, and dictating from Washington, D.C. Here’s the latest activity (links show maps of where bills have passed, vs. in committee, etc):
- 37 States are passing state sovereignty resolutions
- 24 States are nullifying health care takeover
- 25 States have nullified the Real ID Act
- 24 States are passing the Firearms Freedom Act
- 13 States are passing or have passed state marijuana laws
Regardless of how you come down on the Supremacy clause, precedent has shown that when a large number of states stand up to outrageous federal power grabs, the feds back down. Case in point: the Bush-era Real ID Act was nullified by 25 states (see realnightmare.org). The feds subsequently shelved “Real ID” (national ID card) implementation.
Action
States are taking action because individual people are fired up and are talking to their state legislators. Many legislatures only meet once a year, so now is the time to:
- Find your state rep & senator (Utahs go to http://le.utah.gov/)
- Email/call them (many give their home numbers!)
- Give input at state committee meetings while the legislature is in session
