National Healthcare Train Derailed In Virginia Before It Even Leaves The Station

I heard an amazing comment recently.  The Virginia Senate voted to pass a bill that said Virginia will not comply with any federal bill that requires the purchase of Health Insurance.

The amazing thing is that the Virginia Senate is controlled by Democrats

When so visible a slap in the face occurs to President Obama, not by Republicans, but by his own party, it helps us understand how badly Mr. Obama and the Congressional Democrats are out of touch.

I hear a lot about how Rep. Teague voted against Healthcare but it is instructive to repeat what he said about his vote.

The Las Cruces Sun News reported Teague said: "the concept of a public option could conceivably provide the competition needed to rein in costs, but he didn't believe this bill accomplished that goal." http://www.articlesbase.com/insurance-articles/teague-explains-why-he-voted-against-healthcare-reform-bill-1483598.html

If it did not go far enough to provide a government health care option, how far is far enough and how badly is that out of touch with the people of New Mexico? The second amazing thing is that this is that it confirms the idea of official nullification is alive and well in the country.

So just what IS "official nullification" you might be asking?

Derek Sheriff is an ex-Green Beret turned activist and the State Chapter Coordinator for the Arizona Tenth Amendment Center. Recently wrote: Nullification begins with a decision made in your state legislature to resist a federal law deemed to be unconstitutional. It usually involves a bill, which is passed by both houses and is signed by your governor. In some cases, it might be approved by the voters of your state directly, in a referendum. It may change your state's statutory law or it might even amend your state constitution. It is a refusal on the part of your state government to cooperate with, or enforce any federal law it deems to be unconstitutional.

Nullification carries with it the force of state law. It cannot be legally repealed by Congress without amending the US Constitution. It cannot be lawfully abolished by an executive order. It cannot be overruled by the Supreme Court. It is the people of a state asserting their constitutional rights by acting as a political society in their highest sovereign capacity. It is the moderate, middle way that wisely avoids harsh remedies like secession on the one hand and slavish, unlimited submission on the other. It is the constitutional remedy for unconstitutional federal laws.

With the exception of a Constitutional amendment, the federal government cannot oppose (except perhaps rhetorically), a state's decision to nullify an unconstitutional federal law without resorting to extra-legal measures. But such measures would more than likely backfire, since most Americans still affirm that might does not make right.