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Nullification and interposition

Marty Wiseman — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:45:33 +0000

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, [...]

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Federal law-nullification bill killed by committee chair

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:07:16 +0000

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 [...]

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State lawmakers file bill to nullify federal law

Associated Press — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:42:59 +0000

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. [...]

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Marty Wiseman, Part 1

Stephen McDill — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:13:27 +0000

JACKSON- John C. Stennis Institute of Government director Marty Wiseman on the Mississippi flag and the return of state sovereignty.

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