The Tennessee State Senate overwhelmingly passed a resolution by a 27 to 5 margin requiring a state lawsuit against the federal government program that is dumping refugees into the Volunteer State.
Senate Joint Resolution 467 now goes to the Tennessee House of Representatives, where sources tell Breitbart News it is expected to pass some time in the next three weeks
Passage of the resolution by the State Senate means that it is certain a lawsuit will be filed against the federal government’s Refugee Resettlement Program on Tenth Amendment grounds, something that no other state has yet done.
Both Texas and Alabama have filed federal lawsuits claiming that the federal government has failed to comply with the “consultation clause” of the Refugee Act of 1980. That argument, however, is considered to be on very thin legal grounds because the standard required to establish “consultation” is very low.
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“The Tennessee State Senate overwhelmingly passed a resolution…a lawsuit will be filed …”
This is a rather lame approach to assertion of Sovereignty. Sovereignty claims supreme, preeminent, absolute, and unique authority.
… Sovereignty does not beg in the Federal courts.
G.Washington didn’t sue the tyrant George III.
J.Davis didn’t sue the tyrant Lincoln.
I agree Hans. The states should just say no to the refugees. But, Tennessee is the home of Tenncare and every high school student gets 2 years of college free. They cannot help but tow the socialist line. This is just a bone to keep the dog happy.