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To: bentway who wrote (600050)2/6/2011 3:12:07 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (3) of 1571040
 
Can secession be far behind?

Can Arizona Override Federal Laws?

Elizabeth Erwin
Reporter, KPHO CBS 5 News

UPDATED: 6:31 am MST February 3, 2011

PHOENIX -- A bill that pretty much says Arizona leaders can throw out federal laws is making its way through the state Legislature.

•VIDEO: Lawmakers Want State Ability To Trump Feds

If passed and signed into law, Senate Bill 1433 would give members of the state Legislature the power to override federal laws and executive orders.

•Link: SB 1433 Full Text

State lawmakers Russel Pearce, Lori Klein, Sylvia Allen, Judy Burges, Jack Harper and Steve B. Montenegro sponsored the bill. It would allow a committee of 12 people -- six from the House and six from the Senate -- to recommend to the full Legislature which laws they think are unconstitutional.

Both new and existing federal laws would be up for debate.

If the committee says a law isn't constitutional, a majority vote would allow Arizona to completely ignore federal law.

kpho.com
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