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Louisiana Sovereignty Resolution
Gateway Pundit ^ | June 12, 2023 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 06/12/2023 8:33:02 AM PDT by QBFimi

Few things concern American citizens more than the steady encroachment of the federal government on our constitutionally protected liberty. WB Yeats’ words aptly describe the way millions of Americans feel about their own government: “The falcon cannot hear the falconer; things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” The federal government seems to have no mechanism of self-restraint. We feel suffocated by its excesses.

It is appropriate in this context to celebrate the passage of SCR 21, Senator Stewart Cathey’s Joint Concurrent Resolution. SCR 21, passed in both chambers this yesterday, affirms Louisiana’s sovereign constitutional right “to nullify unconstitutional acts of the federal government.” The Resolution rests on the foundational writings of the men who ratified the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, the guarantees made to the 13 free and independent States who formed our Constitution, and US Supreme Court precedent going back two centuries. ...

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1 posted on 06/12/2023 8:33:02 AM PDT by QBFimi
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To: QBFimi

How many states have this? Hopefully a trend.


2 posted on 06/12/2023 8:37:42 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: QBFimi

That can go both ways. Blue states can claim sovereign right to go full out collectivist. One might argue they are already underway.


3 posted on 06/12/2023 8:39:26 AM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: QBFimi

“Louisiana Sovereignty Resolution”
was over ruled & declared null and void on April 9, 1865.
Proving once again that Might makes Right.


4 posted on 06/12/2023 8:42:10 AM PDT by Tupelo (A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand)
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To: Tupelo
...was over ruled & declared null and void on April 9, 1865

Yet, the constitutional rights of the states remained intact.

Remember how the supreme court ruled that women had the right to federal protection for abortions back n 1973? Remember that that ruling was also declared null-and-void by a later SCOTUS. No ruling can undo the constitution.
5 posted on 06/12/2023 9:00:53 AM PDT by adorno
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To: QBFimi; BroJoeK; rockrr

Sanctuary cities (and states) prove that cities and states can ignore federal laws in their territory and get away with it. So if you feel like it, do it. If you don’t, don’t. No need to send out this kind of Old South talk.


6 posted on 06/12/2023 9:05:31 AM PDT by x
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To: QBFimi
Federalism: Yesterday and Today
7 posted on 06/12/2023 9:11:31 AM PDT by Publius
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To: x

as long as you can run your state without federal money


8 posted on 06/12/2023 9:20:04 AM PDT by Sertorius (A hayseed with no Greek and dam^ proud of it)
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To: QBFimi; All
Thank you for referencing that article QBFimi. Please note that the following critique is directed at Louisiana lawmakers and not at you.

"Louisiana Sovereignty Resolution"


The problem is that Louisiana lawmakers are seemingly clueless that misguided, constitutionally low-information Louisiana ordinary citizen voters are going to keep electing and reelecting crook federal senators who are going to make Louisiana's Sovereignty Resolution meaningless.

In other words, what Louisiana state government leaders actually need to do is this. They need to lead ALL the states to effectively "secede" from the unconstitutionally big federal government by repealing the 16th (direct taxes) and 17th (popular voting for federal senators) Amendments (16&17A).

While patriots are waiting for clueless state lawmakers to repeal 16&17A, the next step is for Democratic and Republican patriots to primary as many of our beloved state and federal lawmakers and executives as we can in 2024.

After all, lawmakers and executives are continually demonstrating that that do not have the patriotism and leadership skills necessary to find legislative support for effective remedies for unconstitutional government policies.

Trump can endorse candidates that Constitution-savvy patriots recommend as long as candidates are not incumbents, candidates also promising to repeal the 16th (direct taxes) and 17th (popular voting for federal senators) Amendments after they win office.

The definition of insanity is reelecting your beloved career state and federal lawmakers and executives over and over again, expecting those same lawmakers to find remedies for unconstitutional government policies every time.

9 posted on 06/12/2023 9:33:15 AM PDT by Amendment10
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To: Amendment10

Post #7.


10 posted on 06/12/2023 10:48:16 AM PDT by Publius
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To: QBFimi

A nation is a people, not a land mass. The American Nation is those people who still embrace the Ideals of freedom, justice and rule of law. Those people deserve a place to call home. The solution is moving to the remnants of the US that still hold to these ideals and separating from the Marxists…. Forever.


11 posted on 06/12/2023 11:36:04 AM PDT by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
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To: Tupelo

The King George tyranny was over ruled and declared null and void on July 4, 1776.
Proving once again that might is crushed by right.


12 posted on 06/12/2023 4:19:23 PM PDT by sergeantdave (AI is the next iteration of a copy and paste machine.)
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Tupelo: "“Louisiana Sovereignty Resolution” was over ruled & declared null and void on April 9, 1865. Proving once again that Might makes Right."

Louisiana and her neighbors in congress formally declared war on the United States, May 6, 1861, proving for all time that slavery makes slavers stupid.

13 posted on 06/13/2023 6:42:38 AM PDT by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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