OBAMA CALCULATEDLY SKIRTED THE LAW AND SIGNED TWO "MEMOS" TO LAUNCH AMNESTY: Nullification means power to the states and power to the people.
ACTION NOW: Write your governor; call your state attorney general.
The judiciary has consistently ruled against the nullification doctrine, asserting its unique, judicial right to declare laws unconstitutional.
But this executive order isn’t a law. And given its extremely shaky legal footing, it isn’t difficult to imagine a federal bench recognizing the states’ right to disregard federal orders that don’t clearly have the force of law.
And that would be a tremendous — tremendous — blow against the executive’s assumption of legislative powers.
But in the shorter, directer term: It would force the Obama administration to go on offense, suing the states to enforce a law that isn’t a law. And I don’t think that case can be made.
Thanks, Liz.
The question would be who would actually dare to defy the king when he sends in the armed forces to enforce his orders .
Do we have any legal beagles who have the scholarly tenacity to get it off the ground. The products of our law schools seem to become progressively more liberal each year
Thanks for the ping. Interesting article and thread.