Maybe its time for Arizona and Texas to enforce the laws that Obama will not.
Maybe it is time to water a tree.
Don’t worry, they won’t.
Plenty of angry pretend conservatism among the RINO’s who run both states. I say 95 percent of Republicans overall are not conservative, its something like 80 or 85 percent in those two states.
The last part that still stood of the Texas abortion law much ballyhooed by Republican noisemakers ahead of the 2014 elections was cut off by the US Supreme Court yesterday. The abortion clinics that were to close tomorrow can stay open.
Article I, Section 10, paragraph 2 (itallics added):
No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws; and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any state on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the Treasury of the United States; all such laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the Congress. No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.I hope they start asking for that power. I don't know how far this paragraph WITH Congressional consent can be stretched, nor for that matter how far the Compact power with Congressional consent can be stretched. But the states and the GOP out to be testing the limits because Obama can't veto this. Any objections Obama serves via the Courts can presumably be delayed somewhat. At worst this throws off Obama's timetable, the equivalent of Bastogne's "Nuts!" and inspires those desperate for any sign of fight from 'our' side. At best it prevents a significant amount of damage. Not all the states will want such powers; let the electorate notice their differing results! The only hard thing here is getting it past Boehner and McDonnell. It will be much harder for them to block if it starts as requests from Governors than from conservative members of their own caucuses.
“Maybe its time for Arizona and Texas to enforce the laws that Obama will not.
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way behind on that one. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/is-texas-spending-800m-to-create-its-own-border-patrol/2015/06/16/829d172e-1459-11e5-8457-4b431bf7ed4c_story.html