Governors Vow to Fight Federal Overreach — Even when Their Party Runs Washington
The National Governors Association said states should use public criticism, legal challenges and funding decisions to defend sovereignty against federal action.
- Earlier this month, the National Governors Association updated its internal federalism principles for the first time in over a decade to protect state sovereignty against federal overreach from Washington.
- The policy addresses National Guard deployment following President Donald Trump's actions last year to send troops into Democratic-leaning cities, which sparked major concerns about state sovereignty.
- Under the new guidelines, the President must seek consent from Governors before deploying the National Guard, while states may decline to enforce federal laws and pursue legal challenges to federal action.
- Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott and North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein led the effort, emphasizing that the constitutional balance of power matters regardless of which party controls Washington.
- Governors plan to remain vigilant about power sharing between Washington and the states, ensuring locally driven solutions across the 50 states rather than aggregating power in any one body.
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Governors vow to fight federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington
Democratic and Republican governors vowed to more aggressively push back on federal overreach, regardless of which party runs Washington, after the National Governors Association to say governors must defend state sovereignty against federal incursion.
Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington • Rhode Island Current
Democratic and Republican governors say they will more aggressively push back on federal overreach regardless of which party controls Washington. Earlier this month, the bipartisan National Governors Association for the first time in over a decade updated its internal principles on federalism — the system of power sharing between Washington, D.C., and the states. That […]
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