Well, the first shot over the bow that I know of, of a state rejecting and nullifying, or at least preemptively blocking, an unconstitutional federal act.
May there be much more of this everywhere.
I wasn’t able to see the whole article so I don’t know if they did this but they should include a publicly accessible rationale as to why AZ considers this federal act, either pursuant to a federal law or anticipated, to be unconstitutional.
State nullification of actual or anticipated unconstitutional federal acts should contain a rationale about why the state considers such to be unconstitutional, because it is the unconstitutionality that validates such state blockage of the feds.
Also, AZ and other sates venturing into the land of constitutional freedom from the feds should be prepared to become fiscally independent of the feds because sooner or later the feds will put economic sanctions on such a state or states.
Financial independence of states from the feds should be viewed as an absolutely healthy thing in many respects. Our country was founded on the idea of INDEPENDENCE from government tyranny as stated in our Declaration of Independence. Also, any state who observed and abides by the benefits of limited government, low taxes, and the free market economy will soon be more economically healthy than the bankrupt feds. If little, resource-poor Hong Kong, perched on a tiny rocky peninsula can become economically successful, so can any state.
You mean like the cities and states that have effectively nullified federal immigration law?
From my reading of the Constitution the Federal Government has no police powers outside of a Federal district or on Federal property.
Federal warrants should have to be executed by state LEOs.
One could even make the case that Federal prosecutors should have to seek warrants in state courts.
I see nothing in the constitution that authorizes the operation of the FBI, the IRS or any other Federal enforcement agency within the borders of any of the states.