Perhaps the argument is not being framed correctly by the states...
Perhaps the state suffers financial damages because of the inabliity and/or unwillingness of the feds to do their constitutionally mandated jobs...
Perhaps when individual citizens of a state are harmed or killed by illegals, the states attorney general needs to take up their cause..
and sue the federal government for any and all damages incurred, hold those that refuse to carry out their duties PERSONALLY liable and responsible...
The ball is in the states court, specifically the attorney generals of each state...
This coming election, make sure the person you vote for your state attorney general is on board with this, regardless of political affiliation..
I will reserve judgement until I read both the decision and the dissent. In the meantime, in my opinion the only true federalist on the court is Thomas. Scalia will toss federalism overboard in cases where he thinks the feds should have powers he approves of - with Raich being the prime example.
It is a bit of a sad statement that a federalist argument generally doesn't suffice in front of SCOTUS in this day and age.
Read Scala’s dissent and weep.
How come if this ruling is correct and good and so right for our side, I never saw any posts prior to today hoping for what we got?