Tennessee representative tells President Obama to 'shove it'

[mrclose]

Tennessee representative tells President Obama to 'shove it'

Tennessee State Representative Andy Holt sent a letter to President Obama today, telling him to "take your gun control and shove it."

The aggressive statement comes just after the president's announcement that he will take executive action to tighten restrictions on gun purchases by implementing more thorough background checks.

Holt, of District 76, cited James Madison's Federalist Paper #46. In it the founding father said that states have the power to oppose the federal government through legislation. He referenced, for example, HB1341, a policy that bars the State from supporting the enforcement of federal gun control measures.
Holt said the constitutionality of Obama's actions is irrelevant due to the fact that the president cannot make states enforce federal policy.

"If the feds want to enforce the law, then they can come here and do it themselves," he said.

Tennessee representative tells President Obama to 'shove it' | Times Free Press

[EdinVA]

"If the feds want to enforce the law, then they can come here and do it themselves,"

Careful what you ask for, this guy will do it.

[mrclose]

Careful what you ask for, this guy will do it.

Furthermore, Madison argues that if the federal government were to encroach on the rights of the states, the latter would have a significant advantage in resisting such action.

States could ultimately band together in resisting the federal government. Madison dismisses as highly unlikely the chances of the federal government being able to raise an army powerful enough to overcome all the state militias.

[libertybele]

We need more governors, state representatives and Congressmen to tell Hussein to 'shove it'! 

[Formerly Once-Ler]

We need more governors, state representatives and Congressmen to tell Hussein to 'shove it'!

I agree, and now is the time to do it.  It is very hard to respect the office of the Presidency when the President himself does not respect it.  I used to worry what the unwashed masses will think about stuff like this, how it might effect the November election, but with the Kenyan's approval rating continuing to tank, I think maybe it is time to lay down some suppressive fire, and run the ball up the middle.  We need more Congressmen like Joe Wilson at the SOTU address.