New Hampshire to Put the Feds on Notice?

A resolution affirming "states' rights based on Jeffersonian principles" has been introduced in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. It resolves, in part:

That any Act by the Congress of the United States, Executive Order of the President of the United States of America or Judicial Order by the Judicatories of the United States of America which assumes a power not delegated to the government of United States of America by the Constitution for the United States of America and which serves to diminish the liberty of the any of the several States or their citizens shall constitute a nullification of the Constitution for the United States of America by the government of the United States of America.

Read the full resolution here.

Believe it or not, this was once the general consensus among the various states, even when it came time to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In fact, several states made it clear during the ratification process that they retained the right to break away from the new Union if it was ever deemed necessary to preserve the liberty of their citizens. For example, the delegates from Virginia stated that "the powers granted under the Constitution being derived from the people of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression and that every power not granted thereby remains with them and at their will." New York followed suit, claiming the same power for its citizens if and when "it shall become necessary to their happiness."

Let's hope this resolutions passes and sets an example for the other 49 states.