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Nullification Slide:

As I was thinking and praying this morning, the thought of the concept of “nullification” came to me, my husband has been seeing it pop up often in things he's reading lately (alternative media, blogs, etc). I think that this concept might be a way out of complete tyranny if things don't go as we hoped. (Still hoping and praying all plans come to pass, but being a former engineer, I always contemplate “worst case” and “Plan B's”. I do believe with God all things are possible, but perhaps it's part of His divine plan that our federal government loses some of its suffocating power, and without bloodshed. ) I've seen these ideas discussed on FR before but really think we all should become more knowledgeable and start pushing for it within our states.

My idea is a loose coalition of “10th Amendment” states, who develop the laws, courts, and internal executive power to nullify unconstitutional and out of control federal laws and edicts. The coalition would not be any government pact but just to exchange ideas and information.

For instance, if fed government decides to enact unwarranted search and seizure of any kind, or gun collection laws, individual states could nullify the law within their state, and any federal agent could be arrested for trying to perform any such action. No local law enforcement would have any right or duty to participate and in fact their duty would be to prevent federal agents from such actions. This would protect citizens of these states from unconstitutional laws, Supreme Court legislation from the bench, and dictator type EOs.

This would allow return to more constitutional government within individual states without a full blown secession. ( It might eventually lead to that but might give some breathing room for a while).

My guess is it would result in some form of federal withdrawal of funding as “punishment” which would be a actually be a good thing. Getting government funding out of colleges, universities and public school systems would be fantastic!

This site seems to have lots of info, I hope to read up and learn more. I believe our individual states have a lot more power to stand up to tyranny than we have made use of and accessed in the past. Invite all to take a look. If this is too much of a slide I'm happy to eventually post a separate FR chat thread, just don't know enough to even start that yet. I'm not a legal scholar at all but this just seems to offer some hope and possibilities.

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https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/nullification-overview/

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison first formalized the principles of nullification in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798. While Jefferson called it “the rightful remedy” to federal overreach, Madison put it a different way, saying a state is “duty bound” to interpose “to arrest the progress of the evil.” Jefferson and Madison were the first to propose nullification specifically, but they didn't create the idea. In fact, the strategies and principles date back to before the American Revolution. Colonists used nullification strategies to force Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. And during the Virginia ratifying convention, George Nicholas said that if Congress were to exercise any power not expressly granted to it, the state of Virginia would be “exonerated from it,” implying that the state would have the authority to ignore or block unconstitutional acts. Nullification is a fundamental part of the American political system. But what exactly does it mean? There are two definitions. One is legal. When a court strikes down a law, it literally wipes it off the books.

But there is also a practical definition – to make something of no value or consequence. When we talk about nullification happening today, we generally mean it in the practical sense – to end the practical effect of a federal act. Here is a succinct definition of nullification as we apply it: Any act or set of acts which has as its result a particular law being rendered legally null and void, or unenforceable in practice. Madison gave us a blueprint on how to do this in Federalist #46. He suggested four steps to take on counteract and stop federal programs – whether “warrantable” or “unwarrantable,” the most significant being a “refusal to cooperate with officers of the Union.” The federal government involves itself in almost every aspect of life, but depends on state assistance to do almost everything. If states refuse to help, it becomes nearly impossible for the feds to enforce their laws or implement their programs. We can use this strategy to undermine and nullify all kinds of federal acts in practice – from warrantless spying, to gun control, ...