Texas Bill Would Make Federal Firearms Laws Unenforceable

[nykym]

6. Proof positive that these rethugs do not read or support the US Constitution

The Constitution provides that duly enacted federal laws “shall be the supreme law of the land” — a provision known as the “Supremacy Clause” — and thus states are powerless to nullify laws their lawmakers don’t feel like complying with or to arrest federal officials for carrying out their lawful duties. This Clause applies both to valid Acts of Congress themselves and to properly authorized executive orders, as the President’s power to issue an executive order generally flows from an Act of Congress.

Link:http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/01/15/1453061/unconstitutional-texas-bill-would-make-enforcing-federal-gun-laws-a-felony/?fb_action_ids=546254665384605&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582