Bill seeks to nullify federal law

A House committee has voted to print a bill declaring the state Legislature the “final arbiter” of whether something is constitutional and directing state agencies not to enforce any federal laws, regulations or court rulings the Legislature deems unconstitutional. “The purpose of this bill is to provide a legal process to bring checks and balances to all federal government actions that may be unconstitutional when Article I, Section 8 is applied to those actions,” bill sponsor Rep. Paul Shepherd, R-Riggins, told the House State Affairs Committee Thursday/ Nathan Brown , Twin Falls Times-News. More here .