Another Wingnut Attempt to Repeal Constititutional Powers
This is a total knee-jerk from atop the grandstand piece of “look at me!” legislation to appeal to the dumber underbelly of the tea parties. It has little chance of passing, no chance of surviving a veto, and if it were passed it’s unlikely as snowballs in hell that it would actually ever get used.
As numerous state governments battle against President Obama’s health care overhaul in court, some are making a quixotic push to curb the power of the federal government.
How? By passing a constitutional amendment that would allow state legislatures to overturn federal laws enacted by Congress, the New York Times reports. Under the “repeal amendment,” a federal law or regulation would be repealed if legislatures in two-thirds of the states voted in favor of doing so. The effort is being led by state lawmakers in Virginia.
