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Is a smaller state, more isolated state. the model for this bank came out a populous frustration that out of state powers really had all the folks in north dakota kind of over a barrel. can weç really expect somethin like this to get traction more broadly or do you think its anomalous? whats the right way to think about it? >> i think that i would see this as the van guard of a bigger movement. what we still have in this country that we are very fortunate to have is a vibrant ecosystem of loca...

Exactly what arizona is mandating so as ken has pointed out, this is nothing different. this has been long standing. whats different is obama administrations dramatic stretch, overstretch and use of the constitution that attacks state sovereignty and individual liberty. >> all right. bill, ill give you the final word on this. >> well, the final word is this. i joined general cox. i joined him in that -- i support the arizona immigration law and i really think its sort of like if youve got somebo...

Government sanctioned insurance policy. the states say this is unconstitutional. whats their argument? >> the argument is that this kind of a mandate thats not tied to any economic activity, but imposed on people merely because they exist, exceed the reach of the commerce clause of the constitution. a broader proposition, it would violate a key element of our constitutional architecture, namely that the federal government is the government of limited enumerated powers that states retain substant...

The states say this is unconstitutional. whats their argument? >> the argument is that this kind of a mandate that is not tied to any economic activity but imposed on people because they exist exceeds the reach of the commerce clause of the constitution broader proposition is that it would violate key element of our constitution architecture namely the federal government is the government of limited powers that states retain substantial authority and that this sovereignty system is the key way o...

Government sanctioned insurance policy. the states say this is unconstitutional. whats their argument? >> the argument is that this kind of a mandate thats not tied to any economic activity, but imposed on people merely because they exist, exceed the reach of the commerce clause of the constitution. a broader proposition, it would violate a key element of our constitutional architecture, namely that the federal government is the government of limited enumerated powers that states retain substant...

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