Barnes, 20 others seek right to oppose fed laws, regulations

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Some Missouri lawmakers want to take on the federal government.

New state Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, says he and 20 other House members are filing a joint resolution which calls for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution authorizing states to band together to reject overreaching federal laws and regulations.

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Barnes said the amendment was non-partisan and non-ideological.

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JCLifer 2 years, 4 months ago

Once again Jefferson Citans have sent two goofballs to represent them in the Missouri Legislator. Instead of focusing on better pay and benefits for the area's largest employer, attracting new industry and high-wage employers to central Missouri, or even to figure out a way to prevent thousands more local workers to be sent to the unemployment line, the elected clowns are trying to overrule Washington DC.

Rome continues to burn while they fiddle in the capitol.

What's next? Debate about the state candy bar?

wcywing 2 years, 4 months ago

a noble idea, however normally fed law outweighs state law. apparently those two reps don't know how hard it is to make an ammendment to the Constitution. should Congress limit the size of the gov? yes; are they going too? probably not

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