Gov. Lee’s Signature Makes Tennessee a Second Amendment Sanctuary

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill Wednesday that makes the state a Second Amendment sanctuary.

Senate Bill 1335 prevents any “law, treaty, executive order, rule, or regulation of the United States government” that violates the Tennessee Constitution or the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution from being enforced in the state.

That violation would have to be determined by either the Tennessee or U.S. Supreme Court. The stipulation was added during debate of the bill in the Tennessee House, and the Senate concurred.

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Libertarian Justin Amash One of Few Republicans to Oppose Sanctuary Crackdown in Congress

The House of Representatives vote to pass two immigration-enforcement bills Thursday mostly followed the partisan divide, but each had defectors on both sides. The , which would cut off grant funding to jurisdictions that thwart federal immigration officers, saw 10 members of Congress buck their party. , which would increase penalties for people with criminal records…

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