State of Arizona Attorney General to Federals: Back off of States’ Rights
We stand ready to defend federalism and state sovereignty against any partisan attacks or federal overreach….. Mark Brnovich Attorney General, Arizona.
Attorney General Mark Brnovich argued to protect Arizona’s commonsense election integrity laws before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on In March. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is asking the High Court to uphold two Arizona laws that place restrictions on ballot harvesting and prohibit out-of-precinct voting. At the heart of the case is whether states can pass laws to protect the integrity of elections.
Arizona AG is a staunch supporter of the 2nd Amendment and the Constitution. Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry are leading a coalition of 24 states to uphold the Second Amendment at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Attorney General Brnovich is urging SCOTUS to review a New Jersey law that limits magazine capacities and requires gun owners to surrender certain magazines to law enforcement.
He and other AGs strongly opposed the ATF chief nomination.
In a letter sent to U.S. Senate Republican and Democratic leadership, Attorney General Brnovich and the coalition of attorneys general outlined the threat President Joe Biden’s ATF nominee would pose to law-abiding gun owners if confirmed to lead the agency responsible for regulating firearms. Chipman has a long history of anti-gun rights lobbying and activism.
“Mr. Chipman has a First Amendment right as a private citizen to work for these political organizations and to lobby for the taxation, registration, and even confiscation of firearms. Americans likewise have the Second Amendment to protect their God-given rights to keep and bear arms,” the attorneys general wrote. “Accordingly, we ask you to oppose Mr. Chipman’s confirmation to this important position and demand President Biden nominate someone who is not hostile to our rights and way of life.”
ATF agents play an important role in upholding the public safety of communities around the country and will be disserved by an agency director with a political agenda.
Governor Gianforte and other pipeline states officials were outraged at the gross overreach of shutting down pipelines. Biden’s Executive Order in the name of protecting the environment rather than protecting hard working Americans and jobs was a Federal power grab in gross violation of states rights:
Earlier in the year, the issue of Governor’s rights in deploying State National Guard was hot on the agenda: