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To: bentway who wrote (600050)	2/6/2011 2:39:46 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1570969

And yet it snows at least once every year." That's really not a justification for keeping a huge snow remediation apparatus at hand. Better use of resources just to shut down for a few days. Tim was arguing that cities should be geared up to handle such snow even if it only happens once every six years, let alone each year. I explained to him that infrequent events do not dictate how maintenance budgets are developed....that cities would go broke trying to covering infrequent events in their budgets. Of course, he feels that terribly unfair to private businesses who must shut down if there is snow on the roads.

To: bentway who wrote (600050)	2/6/2011 3:12:07 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1570969

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