State Rights Pushed By State Legislatures Amid Health Care Overhaul

State Rights Pushed By State Legislatures Amid Health Care Overhaul

Whether it's a correctly called a movement, a backlash or political theater, state declarations of their rights -- or in some cases denunciations of federal authority, amounting to the same thing -- are on a roll.

Gov. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, a Republican, signed a bill into law on Friday declaring that the federal regulation of firearms is invalid if a weapon is made and used in South Dakota.

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