[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Some more thoughts on nullification…
I believe it is effective in some cases. Modern day cases even. Let’s take a look at one. Maybe not precise nullification but de facto nullification at the very least.
Washington and Colorado’s marijuana laws. Those laws have essentially and effectively nullified federal marijuana laws.
The federal laws are still on the books and the law of the land. Nonetheless because of the state laws the federal laws are not being enforced and really are null and void in those states.[/quote]
They are null and void only at the behest of the Attorney General, who is directed by the President, not by virtue of their existence. All it takes is a different President/AG to undo those laws. That is a power that always exists. Is something really null and void if, at any moment, the federal gov’t still has the power to overturn them? Shit, President Obama could wake up on the wrong side of the bed tomorrow and decide to go after them if he really wanted to. The state law has nullified nothing; the federal gov’t simply chooses not to prosecute.[/quote]
Apparently you are unfamiliar with the term “de facto.”[/quote]
Apparently you are unfamiliar with the concrete difference between de facto nullification brought on by voluntarily allowing what is otherwise a blatant violation of federal law and actual nullification.
To equate the two is to jump across quite the chasm, Push.
LoL.
Affirmative action and such had it’s place. At some point, society needs to be weened off Government influence and let’s get a good picture of where we are at. Such rules and regulations are beginning to be a driver of racism.
How do Dems, who seek the notion of racial equality, also want a policy that promotes racial preference ?
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
How do Dems, who seek the notion of racial equality, also want a policy that promotes racial preference ?[/quote]
Who said they do? That’s the party catering to a group to get votes. It’s no different than the Republican party catering to the NASCAR/Duck Dynasty vote on particular issues when it is likely that a good number of Republicans are not totally supportive of those issues.
Look at it this way: the Democrats who benefit directly from AA are also more likely to be against gay marriage although Democrats are supposed to be in favor of it.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
In case you missed it elsewhere:
The damn Dam - a true story
http://downeastwildliferehabilitationcenter.com/thedam.htm[/quote]
Did you hear about this in the “The Best Laws” thread, or is this account just getting spread around(I hadn’t heard it until just before I posted it)? The story somehow reminds me of another: King Canute on the Seashore - Inspirational Stories, Quotes & Poems (replace “Canute”-up until the last two paragraphs-with “democracy” or “the United States” for a modern story…it sure would be nice if those last two paragraphs were true for us, huh?)
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Federal Regulators Could Be Empowered To Enter Your Property To Inspect Your Cars
Read more: Federal Regulators Could Be Empowered To Enter Your Property To Inspect Your Cars | The Daily Caller
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It’s for the women and children. How can you oppose this you heartless bastard. Think of the future of their world.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]Legalsteel wrote:
I present, for your amusement, the Chocolate directive:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32000L0036[/quote]
That was too painful to do anymore than scan.[/quote]
The EU churns out these monstrosities weekly. This was, might I add, passed after 10 YEARS of litigation between France, England and Germany. God I despise my discipline.
-Will Tennessee be outlawing abortion at the same time?
[quote]NickViar wrote:
-Will Tennessee be outlawing abortion at the same time?[/quote]
Is that legal as well as illegal ?