Enough Federal Laws in the Country

© 2014 Rick Adamson

By Rick Adamson 3.8.14

Does anybody believe that we do not have enough federal laws in the Country?

The Congress and regulators seem to exist only to make more and more new laws while refusing to enforce our existing ones.  I think we have plenty already although, from time to time, a new one might be needed and old ones might need to be changed or eliminated (which almost never happens).

For this reason our founders set up the Constitution the way they did.  It was supposed to be hard for FedGov to pass laws.  After all, the States set up FedGov for specific purposes and they are the BOSS of FedGov.  The purposes of FedGov were supposed to be for things like defense and foreign policy.  It was never meant to interfere with the daily lives of individual Citizens. The Founders did not intend for FedGov to grow into the monstrosity that it has become.

The States need to take back the power that they have allowed FedGov to usurp over the years.  The process is called nullification and it happens when a State legislature (or group of States) passes a law that nullifies a federal statue or regulation.  It has been done before and it needs to occur more often.  Just look are the debate over Marijuana.  Some states have made it legal even though federal law considers it illegal.  Such things are State issues and FedGov needs to step aside. The same is true for the Gay marriage issues and most others.

Another way, according the Constitution, is to have a Convention of the States. Georgia has just called for one.  read more…here  The House of Representatives of Alabama has just called for one. read more…here 

This is extremely important because it is the way, according to Thomas Jefferson, to determine the constitutionality of laws and to control FedGov. After all, 13 States created FedGov and gave it very limited power. FedGov is owned by and is responsible to the States. However, over the last 70 years or so FedGov has usurped much of the power of the States and needs to be brought under control.

Think about the minimum wage issue.  Since California in not like New York or Texas how can FedGov set a wage that is fair all across the 50 States?  They can not.  Let the States do as they so choose and get FedGov out of the picture.

After all we are not one State we are 50 States united for specific purposes and the cookie cutter (one size fits all) approach taken by FedGov just doesn’t work well.