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8 Apr 2021
President Joe Biden declared Thursday that “no amendment is absolute” while unveiling a series of executive actions targeting American citizens’ Second Amendment rights.
“Today, we’re taking steps to confront not just the gun crisis, but what is actually a public health crisis,” Biden announced in a speech at the White House’s Rose Garden, claiming: “Nothing, nothing I am about to recommend in any way impinges on the Second Amendment.”
“No amendment, no amendment to the Constitution is absolute,” the president continued. “You can’t yell ‘fire’ in a crowded movie theater recall a freedom of speech. From the very beginning, you couldn’t own any weapon you wanted to own. From the very beginning that the Second Amendment existed, certain people weren’t allowed to have weapons.”
8 Apr 2021
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) has threatened to sue the Biden administration after President Joe Biden unveiled a series of gun control orders Thursday.
“Defending the Second Amendment remains one of the most important priorities for the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office. I will not allow the far left to run roughshod over our citizens’ gun rights. If President Biden follows through on his proposals, we will be in court very quickly,” Morrisey said in a statement. “Gun violence and the senseless death attributed to it should pain all Americans, however, the evil acts of a select few should never be a catalyst for stripping the lawful masses of their constitutional rights, especially their right to self-defense and to bear arms.”
Federal Law Challenges by State Attorneys General
Attorneys General Challenge “Tax Mandate” Portion of American Rescue Plan
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” that provided funding for numerous programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation provides the states billions of dollars. Under a provision of the plan known as the “Tax Mandate,” states are barred from using the money to “directly or indirectly” offset tax cuts or reduce taxes.
Shortly after the law was enacted, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a preliminary injunction in federal court seeking to enjoin the provision. According to the complaint, the conditions contained in the federal legislation present the states with the option of either accepting the stimulus funds or rejecting the money and keeping “their sovereign authority to set tax policy.” The complaint alleges the provision violates the Spending Clau
So, Can States Cut Taxes or Not? The federal stimulus package provides $195 billion in aid to states but forbids them from using that money to pay for tax cuts. The law s language is broad enough to look like preemption. Alan Greenblatt, Senior Staff Writer | April 7, 2021 | Analysis
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wants to eliminate his state’s income tax. Joe Manchin, West Virginia’s senior U.S. senator, won’t let him.
Manchin sponsored a last-minute amendment to the $1.9 trillion federal stimulus that prohibits states from using direct federal aid to pay for tax cuts. It’s turned out to be one of the most controversial provisions in the entire, enormous package.