Bill Proposed in Arizona to Enable State to Nullify Federal Law

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/arizona_bill_would_let_state_nullify_federal_laws_at_will.php?ref=fpc

The proposed bill would create a committee that would decide whether a federal law or executive order was constitutional. In a sense, this committee would replace the Supreme Court, at least in Arizona, as the government entity that interprets the constitution. I doubt that this bill will amount to anything but it reflects the influence of Tea Party activists at the state level. Several states are proposing laws that would give them the authority to reject aspects of federal laws. This kind of activity was the precursor to the Act of Secession that triggered the war between the states. Supreme Court Justice Scalia, who believes that the Constitution should be interpreted according the original intent of our founding fathers, gave a lecture on the Constitution to a congressional group organized by Rep. Michelle Bachman who is closely connected to the Tea Party. He believes that the Supreme Court has the authority to determine the constitutionality of federal law, but his actions encourage the Tea Party crowd because it believes that it understands the original intent of its authors.