[americanophile]

I really don’t see the nullification theory going anywhere...the supremacy of federal law was pretty much settled in 1865.

[seowulf]

...the supremacy of federal law was pretty much settled in 1865.

Well, that's the thing; that which can be settled can be unsettled as well.

It would all depend on how weak the federal government becomes because of fiscal crisis. If they can't afford to enforce their laws, then they are de facto no longer the law.

[iopscusa]

Maybe this will be a good warning shot over the bow of the this administration and it’s contempt for the constitution. PMSNBC did manage to report the other side of this discussion and even quoted a TP member of MT Congress;
A tea party lawmaker said raising the specter of a civil war is plain old malarkey. “Nullification is not about splitting this union apart,” freshman Rep. Derek Skees said. “Nullification is just one more way for us to tell the federal government: ‘That is not right.”
For a look into the mind of the lefty loons, see the comments @ PMSNBC.

[Jimmy Valentine]

"the supremacy of federal law was pretty much settled in 1865.

That is kind of the point. With a central Federal Govt. so abusive of its "limited" powers, it may be time to have the conversation again.

[central_va]

I really don’t see the nullification theory going anywhere...the supremacy of federal law was pretty much settled in 1865.

Freedom from an oppressive centralized government is a timeless concept and can never be settled. Not even by a bunch of torch wielding federales.

[Defend Liberty]

I really don’t see the nullification theory going anywhere...the supremacy of federal law was pretty much settled in 1865.

Federal law does not supersede the Constitution. The Constitution clearly distinguishes between the limited enumerated powers granted to Congress in Article 1 Section 8 and the remaining powers reserved to the states or to the people per the 10th Amendment.

The people are not bound to comply with any act by the federal government that violates those 10th Amendment rights. The people are bound to defend the Constitution against a tyrannical government by nullifying any Unconstitutional act of the federal government.

[JSDude1]

No, it wasn’t.

[Jack Hydrazine]

“I really don’t see the nullification theory going anywhere...the supremacy of federal law was pretty much settled in 1865.”

I think that’s called the “right by might” theory.

[sergeantdave]

“...the supremacy of federal law was pretty much settled in 1865.”

Tell that to King obuma and his fascist czars. I don’t see anyone forcing obuma to obey federal law or federal court decisions.

There is no supremacy of federal law. We are now living under the rule of men. If a state is telling obuma to stuff it, it’s a natural reaction to the illegal rule of obuma.