Nullification

Arizona v. USA: Hate Racism, Support Arizona

Robin Koerner | Posted 05.02.2012

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Robin Koerner

The Supreme Court has just heard a day arguments on the case of Arizona v. United States, concerning Arizona's immigration-related bill, SB 1070. When it was originally passed, I was an immigrant resident of that state.

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Republicans Have Shut Down the NLRB. The President Must Act!

Dave Johnson | Posted 03.04.2012

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Dave Johnson

The National Labor Relations Board is effectively shut down, unable to do its job. This is a "nullification" by Republicans of laws that protect workers and companies, in exchange for campaign help from the 1%.

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The Appeal of the Repeal Amendment

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Steinberg

There are several efforts under way to gut last year's landmark health care legislation. The best known of these is the lawsuit brought by the attorne...

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On the Issues from Abortion to War & Peace

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert David Steele

I want to put this somewhat intellectual blog posting into perspective. Below is a quote from Matt Taibbi's new book, Griftopia-Bubble Machines, Vamp...

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14 ATTORNEYS GENERAL v. THE CONSTITUTION

Stanley Kutler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Nullification, Constitution, National-Sovereignty, Politics News
Stanley Kutler

Fourteen state Attorneys General have indicated their determination to challenge the recently-enacted health care legislation on the grounds that the...

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Con Games: America Null And Void

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Conniff

A family fatality afforded us the chance to stumble upon the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Denver -- a wonderfully morbid coincidence for an Irish-American like me.

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Emerging GOP Theme: Nullification

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The code words change over time (from "nullification" to "states' rights" to Pawlenty's "state sovereignty"), but the idea is the same -- we retain the right to ignore any laws we don't feel like following.

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