I lived for 14 years in NM. From 1975 to 1989 - really great years. I felt free there. I did not worry about the police because I did not do anything wrong. I bought several guns at stores - you just walk in and buy the gun you want. Beautiful. I got jobs when I needed one. I got paid decent and except for in the ski resorts the cost of living was reasonable. No traffic jams except for rush hour in Albuquerque. No toll roads. Very little government madness. Low taxes. It was all good. I do not know what it is like now but Gary was the Gov and it is said he did good. I live in NJ now. I am surrounded by heavy duty government. Government everything. Even with Christie there is still government everything. Taxes are high. It is very expensive to live here. It is messed up and I do not see how it gets fixed. The cities are full of class of dependency people. Take a drive through Newark, Camden, or Trenton and you will get an eye full. It is a long way from NM.
The constitution is good. It defined a form of government that was designed to protect the rights of the people - not take them away. I felt A LOT more free in NM than I do in NJ. Bless the people out west. They are tough. They want to be free and they may just be a little piece of the puzzle of how we get out of the mess we are in now. If they are able to create a "freedom zone" in America then they will end up with better schools, more economic activity, less crime, and a better quality of life. People will want to move there. Companies will create jobs there.
This will be opposed by every power one can imagine. The masterminds will oppose this all the way. This is one of the very few things that could really mess up the current mastermind gig. Washington will do everything within its power, and that is a lot, to try to stop a mountain states "freedom zone". If they really try to do it they will be crushed. The Fed Gov simply can not allow such a thing to happen. The Fed Gov will not give up its accumulated power over the states without a true struggle. They simply do not care what the constitution says. As a matter of fact, people who believe the constuitution is a good thing are now believed to be "problem people".
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This is all part of the 10th Amendment Movement, an effort to push back on a state level against what many consider to be unconstitutional federal laws and regulations. The principle is known as “nullification,” and was advised by many of America's founding fathers. It's increasingly popular with strict constitutionalists. The following list is from their website:
Current Nullification Efforts -
They are considering working toward nullifation of the Patriot Act and the Federal governement's No Child Left Behind legislation.
So let's discuss this. Does it signify the begining of the balkanization of the USA, or is it merely impoverished, debt-ridden states trying to help their citizens by tapping unused resources? Is it a potential environmental disaster or will it mean that state and federal parks, now strapped for cash, will get better protections?