Are we headed for a federal-state conflict, as in the mid-nineteenth century?

[pjohns]

And it is not just Arkansas, either.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has now signed an executive order that would bar state agencies or entities of any sort that receive public funds, from requiring a person to show a so-called vaccine passport in order to receive goods or services, or to enter a building.

[goodpen]

It will not get any better as a conflict as long as this administration continues to act as thought Biden is King and can take any right from his peons he wants. He has lied thoughout his many, many yeas in Congress claiming he is a "moderate". That was evidences in his first days in office and the open borders he created.

[pjohns]

It will not get any better as a conflict as long as this administration continues to act as thought Biden is King and can take any right from his peons he wants. He has lied thoughout his many, many yeas in Congress claiming he is a "moderate". That was evidences in his first days in office and the open borders he created.

I fully agree.

I would just hope that the individual states--the red ones, anyway--might entirely defy those "executive orders" of his that are of questionable constitutionality.

[pjohns]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared Texas to be a "Second Amendment Sanctuary State."

In other words, he has vowed to entirely defy any new federal gun-control laws that appear to come into conflict with the Second Amendment to the US Constitution.

As Emily Taylor, an independent program attorney at Texas LawShield, recently said: "It's a middle finger to the federal government."

[stjames1_53]

TN sticks middle finger to Joe* and the House:
https://www.newsweek.com/tennessee-h...ontrol-1582235

[pjohns]

TN sticks middle finger to Joe* and the House:
https://www.newsweek.com/tennessee-h...ontrol-1582235

I reside in Tennessee. And I have been hearing much about this legislation on the local news.

[jet57]

Arkansas State Senate Passes Bill Banning Enforcement of Federal Gun Control Laws

By Jack Phillips

The Arkansas state Senate voted this week to block federal law enforcement officials enforcing certain gun laws and regulations, sending a bill to the state House in the midst of congressional gun-control proposals.

The Senate voted 28-7 to approve the measure, which will then be sent to the House. Arkansas’ Legislature is overwhelmingly Republican.

“All acts, law, orders, rules, and regulations of the United States Government, whether past, present, or future, that infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, [Section] 5, are invalid in this state, shall not be recognized by this state, are specifically rejected by this state, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in this state,” according to the text of the bill.

The measure will prohibit any law enforcement agencies in Arkansas from cooperating with federal officials to enforce federal gun laws that go in conflict with the rights provided in the Arkansas Constitution, according to Arkansas Online. Some state lawmakers expressed a worry that President Joe Biden would ramp up gun-control measures.

“It is more important now than ever that we protect our state rights,” Sen. Trent Garner, a Republican, said of the passage of the bill. “Once [Democrats in the U.S. Senate] get rid of the filibuster, guess what happens next? It is called packing the courts,” he claimed, referring to statements from Democratic lawmakers that the 60-vote legislative be removed in order to pass their agenda items.

“You would have to be totally blind to death to not see that our nation is as divided right now as it ever has been and we have elected officials in office in Washington, D.C., who actually don’t even care what the Constitution says and decided that they are going to do it their way no matter what happens and have no respect for the 10th Amendment,” Republican Sen. Jason Rapert said, according to the news outlet.

State Sen. Jim Hendren said the bill would put Arkansas’ federal funding at risk and would place an unnecessary hurdle between Arkansas law enforcement and federal agents.

Following two mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado, Biden and top Democrats said that it’s imperative that new restrictions be passed. Dozens of Democratic House members this week sent a letter to Biden, saying that he should take executive action to ban “concealable assault-style firearms” such as the semi-automatic Ruger AR-556 pistol that was used in the Boulder shooting.

“Concealable assault-style firearms that fire rifle rounds pose an unreasonable threat to our communities and should be fully regulated under the National Firearms Act consistent with the intent and history of the law. The recent tragedy in Boulder, Colorado where 10 people including a police officer were killed is one in a string of deadly incidents involving this style of weapon,” Reps. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), Val Demings (D-Fla.), and Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) said in a letter to Biden.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters last week that Biden is looking to issue an executive order on gun control.

This is gonna be good. It's going to go directly to the Supreme Court. If they manage to pass it - then federal marijuana laws in Arkansas will be no good either...

A new migration pattern.

[jet57]

And it is not just Arkansas, either.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has now signed an executive order that would bar state agencies or entities of any sort that receive public funds, from requiring a person to show a so-called vaccine passport in order to receive goods or services, or to enter a building.

He's gonna have trouble with that one. Private entities are going to lead the way on that.

[Cotton1]

I reside in Tennessee. And I have been hearing much about this legislation on the local news.

Bingo , neighbor. I'm next to you in Arkansas

[pjohns]

He's gonna have trouble with that one. Private entities are going to lead the way on that.

Just why would the governor of Texas have trouble with "an executive order that would bar state agencies or entities of any sort that receive public funds, from requiring a person to show a so-called vaccine passport in order to receive goods or services, or to enter a building"?

Note: Private companies may do what they wish. But this executive order will simply ban state agencies--entities "receiv[ing] public funds"--from "requiring" a vaccine passport.

(It may be a moot point anyway, as "vaccine passports" may never even come into existence...)