Already Rep. Lynn Faces Attacks for Nullification Statements

Already the fear-mongering and unfounded claims of slavery support have been thrown at Rep. Susan Lynn for her recent statements regarding nullification.

Read the following post for all the details, but here is a taste:

Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Democrats’ political caucus, said Tuesday Lynn’s comments harkened back to Civil War-era arguments. In the Nullification Crisis of the 1830s, South Carolina passed a law nullifying federal tariffs, but the state backed down after President Andrew Jackson sent Navy warships to the Charleston harbor.

“Susan Lynn is yearning for times gone by,” Turner said. “Maybe we could put the poor people back to sharecropping and slavery and let the people up at the big house have all the nice things. We’ve already had that fight about states’ rights.

“I’m probably against everything that Susan Lynn’s for. I know people in her district without health care insurance. I know people in her district without jobs. These people are suffering. I’m just not sure she lives in the same world as everybody else.”

Lynn responded, “I can’t even imagine that’s a serious comment.”

This is why we we must work to combat ignorance by those who seek to do away with the constitution and violate our freedom. Nullification is right, and it is constitutional. Let's prove it without be discouraged by foolish attacks like those made by Rep. Turner.

Good News on the Nullification Front

There is new nullification news here in my home state of Tennessee, and it is really good news.

Recently, State Representative Susan Lynn spoke on the matter during Mike Church's radio show (transcript here). While there she let it be known that the Tenth Amendment is alive and well in the volunteer state.

When asked what could be done to fight against the unconstitutional healthcare bill's possible final passage, Lynn replied, "Well, I wrote a letter to our attorney general, asking him to please prepare to take any appropriate legal action against the federal government in case the healthcare bill passes. And this is because this is clearly a violation of equal protection. But more than that, it’s an affront to our state sovereignty."

Later on when asked if there were nullification plans in the works for this "affront to state sovereignty," Rep. Lynn replied, "Yeah, it’s my understanding that a nullification bill is going to be filed in Tennessee."

There you have. Some in Tennessee do intend to fight the proposed healthcare reform bill if it goes into law through nullification. Hopefully, this fight will bring the principle of nullification back into the public eye, and we are able to show how the principle is constitutional, beneficial, and just, perhaps we can begin to turn back an out-of-control federal government and reestablish constitutional rule.

If you are interested in the concept of nullification, please check out my recent article on issue.