Taking Back the Commerce Clause in Virginia [Virginia House Rejects Federal Commerce Power, 65-33]

Tenth Amendment Center ^ | 01-26-11 | Michael Boldin

[Gvl_M3]

I didn’t read the article. Just getting that out now.

Here are a few thoughts:
* An automaker open a plant that makes cars for VA that don’t have to meet the FED regulations?
* Tobacco farm and cigar/cigarettes
* Alcohol
* Health Insurance
* any equipment (i.e. off road diesel mine trucks) no emission requirements

[Vigilanteman]

Good move. Now Virginia needs to start enlisting neighboring states to enter in to compacts for reciprocal commerce to exclude fedzilla.

I see a natural alliance, for example, in signing up with West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania to deal with the shared interests in coal and natural gas resources.

There is precedent for this-- these states are already sharing information in driver's license registries.

[Seadog Bytes]

...I believe Montana, and possibly other states have passed similar legislation relating to firearms, drawing (...can I say that here?) widespread applause from civil (gun) rights groups...? Is this much different, except as to breadth?

[ForGod'sSake]

Your observations point to the heart of the issue. WHAT if ANY laws or regulations can legitimately, that is under the auspices of our Constitution, be promulgated by the feral government. For example, under what article and section of our Constitution does mandating MPG for automakers reside? Minimum wages??? Low flow turlets that might or might not work under, uh, heavy loads??? WE have allowed most of the unconstitutional legislating and regulating by using various forms of rationalization, and even denial. THIS discussion should be occurring on Capitol Hill and broadcast throghout the country so that even dim bulbs, by osmosis is nothing else, would acquire some knowledge of just how our government is supposed to work. There will ALWAYS be a minority who, having been bought off with confiscated taxes, will cheer on expansion of government. Little knowing they are voting themselves residence on the government plantation.

[ForGod'sSake]

Is this much different, except as to breadth?

Not at all IMHO. It's obvious to even the most casual observer our feral government has overstepped its authority. This HAS to change or we're goners. The states can, and if this is to work, WILL have to flex their considerable muscle on our behalf. They, and we, will have to figure out a way to cut off the funding to the federales that allows them to blackmail and bribe the states into compliance. Regardless, we are almost, if not already out of time to reclaim the proper alignment between the feral government vs the people and the states.

The people spoke loudly this past November. Many in DC didn't want to hear it. We have to make believers out of them. They need to understand the giant is stirring and they don't want to be in the way when it chooses to engage.