“This legislation is to protect Idaho law enforcement officers from being directed, through federal orders, laws, rules, or regulations enacted or promulgated on or after January 1, 2013, to violate their oath of office and Idaho citizens' rights under the Idaho Constitution, Article 1, Section 11,” the bill’s Statement of Purpose explains. “This Constitutional provision disallows confiscation of firearms except those actually used in commission of a felony, and disallows other restrictions on a lawful citizen's right to own firearms and ammunition. [More]This evening's Gun Rights Examiner report notes another state attempting to exercise some sovereignty. I realize there is no shortage of regressive "supremacy clause" weenies out there doing their best to trash and ridicule such efforts.
We shall see.
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Answer to the "supremacy clause" weenies:
The "supremacy clause" assumes that federal laws are in compliance with the Constitution, which is listed first in that very same clause. It precedes and preempts the rest. If the laws are not in compliance with the Constitution or Bill of Rights - i.e. are unconstitutional - then they are not covered or protected by the "supremacy clause".
It's quite simple, really. Not that they'll get it.
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