Legislation has been introduced in the New Hampshire General Court to nullify the unconstitutional Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is imperative that legislators enact this bill and protect state sovereignty and individual freedom from federal overreach.
House Bill 1294 (HB 1294) is sponsored by Representative Michael Granger (R-Strafford) and five other representatives. If enacted, it would nullify the federal EPA within New Hampshire.
In HB 1294’s legislative findings, it correctly notes that “Article VI of the Constitution of the United States states that federal laws are supreme only when made ‘in pursuance’ of the Constitution of the United States.”
The bill then declares:
Because the authority of the United States Environmental Protection Agency is not authorized by any article or amendment of the Constitution of the United States, all regulations imposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency are void in New Hampshire. The state and it’s [sic] political subdivisions, including, but not limited to counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, school administrative units, or quasi-public entities, shall not engage in the enforcement of, or any collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency. Furthermore, any requirements, mandates, recommendations, instructions, or guidance by the Environmental Protection Agency shall have no force of effect in New Hampshire.
If enacted, HB 1294 would be major steps toward nullifying unconstitutional federal actions and preventing Americans’ liberties from being infringed. The bill is firmly grounded in the text of the U.S. Constitution. In particular, Article VI states, “[t]his Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof … shall be the supreme Law of the Land.” Additionally, the 10th Amendment makes clear that all powers not granted by the Constitution to the federal government are reserved to the states and to the people.
Accordingly, any federal action — or agency — that violates or contradicts the Constitution cannot be “made in Pursuance thereof” and, thus, is not “the supreme Law of the Land.” Unfortunately, in the last several decades, thousands of unconstitutional laws on the federal, state, and even local levels have been created and enforced.
HB 1294 follows and enforces both of these important constitutional provisions (Article VI and the 10th Amendment) by nullifying unconstitutional federal actions and by restoring state sovereignty. Additionally, exercising these powers is more important now than ever, considering the extent to which the federal government has overreached. If our leaders adhered consistently to the Constitution, more than 80 percent of the federal government would be declared unconstitutional.
Urge your state representatives and senator to nullify the unconstitutional EPA with HB 1294 and to push back against all other unconstitutional laws at every level of government.
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