The ultimate States’ Rights move.
States that send more money to the federal government than they receive, could suspend payments to the Feds.
Individuals and businesses pay the feds, not the states.
WHEN YOU PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAX, WHERE DO YOUR EMPLOYER/S AND/OR YOU SEND THE CHECK?
To say California isn’t benefiting from tremendous Defense spending?
While I could be wrong, I'm thinking that the vast majority of money sent to the feds from any state is from private businesses. They pay their withholding and social security deductions from their payroll directly to the feds. That money doesn't go through Sacramento.
“States that send more money to the federal government than they receive, could suspend payments to the Feds.”
Please tell me what money CA sends to the feds.
Income tax on individuals and corporations does NOT count.
“States that send more money to the federal government than they receive, could suspend payments to the Feds.”
States don’t send money. People and corporations do.
You can’t possibly not know that.
What “payments to the Feds” are you talking about exactly?
I pay my taxes to Uncle Sam. Directly. And I would continue to do so for so long as I am in this state.
Let’s say they tried this. There is an easy, Constitutionally-vetted and approved response:
Marshal law. Arrests of all CA public officials involved in this act of rebellion. Military Governor appointed and habeas corpus suspended. I am sure that there would be no shortage of volunteers from both within and without the state to help enforce Federal Law.