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Posted: Mon 20 Apr , 2009 11:44 am
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Last week it was elected officials in the state of Texas publicly talking about secession to appease the teabaggers. Now it has someto light that in the waning days of the Georgia legislative sessions, a very radical right wing resolution was passed which would significantly destroy most federal laws in that state if it were enacted into law. The vote was a very lopsided 43 - 1.

http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/search/sr632.htm" target="_blank

and an article alerting everyone to this development

http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2 ... ng-of-usa/" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

a selection of the article
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In fact, Senate Resolution 632 did a lot more than merely threaten to end this country. It stated that under the Constitution, the only crimes the federal government could prosecute were treason, piracy and slavery.

“Therefore, all acts of Congress which assume to create, define or punish [other] crimes … are altogether void, and of no force,” the Georgia Senate declared.

In other words, in the infinite, almost unanimous wisdom of the Georgia Senate, Michael Vick is being imprisoned illegally, Bernie Madoff should serve no time for stealing $60 billion and the Unabomber must go free. In fact, the federal penitentiary in Atlanta should be emptied of its inmates.

But wait, there’s more.

The resolution goes on to endorse the theory that states have the right to abridge constitutional freedoms of religion, press and speech. According to the resolution, it is up to the states to decide “how far the licentiousness of speech and of the press may be abridged.”

The resolution even endorses “nullification,” the legal concept that states have the power to “nullify” or ignore federal laws that they believe exceed the powers granted under the Constitution. That concept has a particularly nasty legacy. It helped precipitate the Civil War, and in the 1950s and early ’60s it was cited by Southern states claiming the right to ignore Supreme Court rulings ordering the end of segregation.

Finally, the resolution states that if Congress, the president or federal courts take any action that exceeds their constitutional powers, the Constitution is rendered null and void and the United States of America is officially disbanded. As an example, the resolution specifically states that if the federal government enacts “prohibitions of type or quantity of arms or ammunition,” the country is disbanded.
This is simply amazing that elected officials in positions of responsibility and trust would pass such measures.

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