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NEWS AND VIEWS THAT IMPACT LIMITED CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with
power to endanger the public liberty." - - - - John Adams

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Kansas nullifies Federal gun laws



 
Sam Brownback signs gun-rights legislation
  • Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill into law declaring that the federal government has no power to regulate guns manufactured, sold and kept only in Kansas.


Kansas GOP Governor Sam Brownback has signed a bill into law declaring that the federal government has no power to regulate guns manufactured, sold and kept only in Kansas.

The legislation signed Tuesday also applies to ammunition made, sold and kept in the state. The new law takes effect by the end of next week and makes it a felony for a federal agent to enforce any law, regulation, order or treaty regulating such items reports KSCW TV.
   
But the bill also says federal agents won't be arrested or detained if they face trial for violating the law.

Supporters have worried about the federal government enacting gun-control measures following December's mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school. Critics question whether the measure is constitutional.

Brownback is a strong gun-rights supporter.

Via Weasel Zippers.




Prohibition never works.


Bill #2  -  Brownback signs bill that requires welfare, unemployment recipients to be tested for drugs
  • Why are state legislators exempt from drug testing?  Personally I would like to know how fucked up these guys are who write the laws.
 


The Drug War  -  GOP Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law Tuesday a bill to test welfare and unemployment recipients suspected of using illegal drugs.

I have mixed feelings.  State sponsored intrusive testing of your body smacks of a Big Brother Police State. 

If forced state testing of your body is "good government" then why not forced testing of the public for body fat, cholesterol, drinking, smoking etc.???

“This is a horrific thing that hits so many people,” the Governor said. “What this effort is about is an attempt to get ahead of it and, instead of ignoring the problem, start treating the problem.”


Constitutional Federalist Gov. Sam Brownback
The drug testing bill lets the Department for Children and Families require urine tests of any welfare recipient suspected of using illegal drugs. That could be triggered by a person’s demeanor, missed appointments or police records reports the Wichita Eagle.

Opponents of the bill said that may leave the decision open to people’s biases. But the bill was swiftly approved by the House 106-16 and backed by the Senate on a 29-9 vote.

Senate Vice President Jeff King, R-Independence, called it “the most treatment-focused drug testing bill in the entire country.”

Any person who is tested and failed, can request a second test and be reimbursed for that test, which runs about $50, if they test clean.

Welfare recipients who fail the test will lose their benefits until they complete a drug treatment and job skills program. That’s paid for by federal welfare funds. A second failed test will result in a year-long loss of benefits. A surrogate can apply for benefits on behalf of children whose parents fail a drug test and lose benefits.

Senate Bill 149, effective July 1, also bans anyone convicted of a drug-related felony from getting welfare for five years. Those convicted a second time lose benefits for life.


 
Sucking on the Public Teat beats working.
The Kansas GOP wants Big Brother drug testing to get welfare.  But if you are going down that Police State road, then why not state mandated body fat testing?  Smoking testing?  Alcohol testing?  And why is it the state legislators who also suck on the public teat are exempt from testing?

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