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NewsletterTFnewsletterTF
2026-03-05

New Jersey Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Targeting Federal Immigration Enforcement

New Jersey lawmakers want to let people sue federal immigration agents for rights violations. See how this affects state control over federal actions.

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NewsletterTFnewsletterTF
2026-03-05

New Jersey is considering a new law that would allow people to sue federal immigration agents. This is a big change from how things work now.

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The Existentialist RepublicTheExistentialistRepublic
2026-02-17

Does a federal title give you a "get out of jail free" card? ⚖️ Not exactly. If a US Senator commits a crime in your town, the local police don't call the FBI—they bring the handcuffs. Exploring the limits of federal immunity and state authority. 🚔

The Existentialist RepublicTheExistentialistRepublic
2026-02-14

Cannabis legalization proved one thing: when enough people decide a federal law is common-sense nonsense, they can simply stop following it. 🌿 If we can use "nullification" to legalize a plant, why not use it to fix the economy for the 99%? 📈

Miss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈misskitty.art@bsky.brid.gy
2026-02-11

#MissKittyPolitics #ALBUS State sovereignty is the shield. Governors can deploy the National Guard to secure perimeters & observe (not fight) federal seizures. Documentation is the enemy of the Architect. Every transfer must be filmed. #StateRights #NationalGuard

Eric Darnley Smallericdsmall@mastodon.vtip.me
2025-11-20

The Trump administration is reportedly drafting an executive order that would compel the Justice Department to sue states that enact laws regulating artificial intelligence, a move that could exceed presidential authority. The proposal emerges after disagreements among Senate Republicans over a broader plan to restrict state AI regulation, which ultimately failed due to bipartisan opposition concerned about AI's societal impacts. With public worries about job loss, children's safety, and energy costs rising, the move signals an aggressive attempt to assert federal control over emerging technology issues—challenging the traditional limits of presidential power. Will this executive order face legal obstacles or reshape state-federal dynamics on AI regulation? More here: wapo.st/4o5Vyhd #AI #ExecutiveOrder #FederalPower #StateRights #TechnologyPolicy #LegalChallenges #Trump

Arthur Zork (They/CyberNinja)ArthurZork@mstdn.party
2025-11-11

#DonaldTrump's stupidly unconstitutional attempt to pardon his #2020election criminal coconspirators' #electionFraud State crimes is a direct attack on #StateRights , the #USConstitution, #Democracy, & the rule of #Law. Yet another blatantly #impeachable corrupt act by #Republicans' Convict in Chief they'll ignore, or worse endorse. Sad.
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2025-10-10

Cops with large sticks - smells like #fascism to me.
What did MAGA do to #federalism and #staterights, pillars of the #constitution that conservatives have been defending for a long time in their struggle against the modern world?
Save #Portland and #Chicago - keep the National Guard OUT!
#UnitedStates

Men in uniform, wearing large wooden batons.

Trump’s remarkable statement against states’ rights | CNN Politics

Politics 4 min read

Trump’s remarkable statement against states’ rights

Analysis byAaron Blake, Aug 18, 2025

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday. Alex Brandon / AP / File

President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that he will sign an executive order aimed at getting rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines seems unlikely to amount to much. He doesn’t appear to have any such authority, and legal challenges would surely follow.

But it was instructive in one way: It made clear the president elected to lead the party of states’ rights has very little regard for states’ rights.

Indeed, he almost seems to disdain them.

It’s difficult to read his comments any other way, especially as he has spent much of his second term attempting to chip away at states’ rights — or at least, the ones he doesn’t like.

While selling his new pitch to get rid of mail-in voting and voting machines, Trump included this remarkable pair of sentences.

“Remember, the States are merely an ‘agent’ for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do.”

Trump has described the states as “agents” of the federal government before in this context, but without casting them as subservient to him personally.

This is a rather novel take on the Constitution, to put it mildly.

As CNN’s Daniel Dale notes, the Constitution says the “Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections … shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof.” Congress has a role, in that the Constitution says it can “make or alter such Regulations.” But there is no role for the president.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Trump’s remarkable statement against states’ rights | CNN Politics

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President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday.
PUPUWEB Blogpupuweb
2025-06-04

A bipartisan group of 260+ US state legislators sign a letter opposing a federal budget bill that blocks states from enforcing AI laws for 10 years. States demand the right to regulate .

Kalvin Carefour Johnnykaeurenne@vivaldi.net
2025-05-03

United States (USA): Strong Federalism Spirit

States have real power: Each state has its own constitution, laws (e.g. on education, taxes, even abortion), and judiciary.

Clear federal-state boundaries: Powers are divided under the U.S. Constitution. The federal government cannot interfere with state matters without legal basis.

Autonomy respected: States can disagree with federal government and even sue it.

Political diversity: States can lean conservative or liberal and set very different policies.

Spirit of Federalism?
Very strong. States are treated as equal partners.

#Federalism #USPolitics #StateRights #Malaysia #MA63 #Decentralization #ConstitutionalLaw #PoliticalAutonomy #Sarawak #Sabah #ComparativePolitics #FederalvsState #Democracy #Governance #PolicyDiversity #LegalSovereignty #Petros #Petronas #ResourceRights #PoliticalScience

2024-04-09

Trump on Abortion | Your Opinion Counts. Do you agree with Trump’s state-level abortion policy stance? Share your view #Trump, #AbortionDebate, #StateRights, #Policy, #YourVoice, #Election2024, #PoliticalOpinion, #Vote, #USA, #PublicOpinion

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2023-12-20
CPIM Tamilnadutncpim
2022-04-25

“ஏழை, எளிய, பட்டியலின, பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட மாணவர்களின் கல்வி உரிமை பறிபோய்விடக் கூடாது என்கிற ஒரே நோக்கத்திற்காகத்தான் நீட் எதிர்ப்பு பிரச்சாரம் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு வருகிறது” - தோழர் @kbcpim@twitter.com மாநிலச் செயலாளர்

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