by Marty Wiseman Published: February 8,2013
Rarely does one get the chance to get a second look at history. A bill recently introduced in the Mississippi House of Representatives is providing that opportunity. In this case, the matter regards a basic constitutional argument that has once appeared to be consigned to the history books themselves. Yet, low and behold, as Thursday, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 5,2013
Tags: bill, federal law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, Legislature, nullification, nullify, seccession, state government, state law
JACKSON — Mississippi, a state that defied federal authority during the Civil War and the civil rights movement, won’t revive its efforts to nullify federal laws — at least not this year. Republican Scott DeLano, of Biloxi, chairman of the state House Constitution Committee, has killed a bill that sought to neutralize federal laws that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 25,2013
Tags: bill, federal government, federal law, gun control, health care reform, lawmaker, legislation, legislator, Legislature, nullification, Politics, seccession, state government, state law, states rights
JACKSON — Mississippi defied the union during the Civil War and civil rights era, and at least two lawmakers think it is time to do so again. Republican state Reps. Gary Chism and Jeff Smith, both of Columbus, filed a bill this month to form the Joint Legislative Committee on the Neutralization of Federal Laws. [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: August 12,2010
Tags: John C. Calhoun, John C. Stennis Institute of Government, Marty Wiseman, Mississippi State University, nullification, state flag, state sovereignty
JACKSON- John C. Stennis Institute of Government director Marty Wiseman on the Mississippi flag and the return of state sovereignty. [...]
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