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duckworth969

(1,302 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:26 PM Tuesday

27 U.S. states say, "We stand together now or we fall separately later." Cooperative Legislation Among Blue & Red States

Cooperative legislation among states regarding Fed overreach first since 1814. List includes many Red States.

From DailyKos:

“Cora Neumann, a State Senator from my state of Montana, stood up today with legislators from 27 U.S. states to say, “We stand together now or we fall separately later.”  State Legislators came together—the first time since 1814—to take a stand against the federal overreach of the current administration’s lawlessness in their States. “The federal government has crossed a line.” 

This is the message from 27 states, including ruby-red states like Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas and Tennessee.

All 27 States represented are coordinating legislation—85 bills “and counting” --to mandate transparency and accountability for federal operations, protect constitutional rights from warrantless arrests and racial profiling, guarantee States’ access to crime scenes involving federal agents, and establish consequences when federal agencies operate unlawfully.  “We are here to represent our constituents and our constituents say ‘No.’”

The states represented;

California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (Host), Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington State, Wisconsin, District of Columbia”

I think this is a good sign.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/2/2/2366877/-State-Legislators-from-27-States-convene-to-say-The-federal-government-has-crossed-a-line

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I'd like to see them do something about executive orders crud Tuesday #1
Look at them like busy work for baby. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #5
Sadly it does not include Texas, which has turned into a real fucking mess walkingman Tuesday #2
Yeah, I figured Texas wouldn't care about this MagickMuffin Tuesday #4
A good start aurora the great Tuesday #3
Money. Lots of it. Think things like... littlemissmartypants Tuesday #6
To my horror gypsy11 Tuesday #7
The Hartford Convention II. roamer65 Tuesday #8
It's a start. Looking for more of the same. yellow dahlia Tuesday #9

crud

(1,230 posts)
1. I'd like to see them do something about executive orders
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:50 PM
Tuesday

Maybe they can pass a law to not recognize them without state or federal congressional approval.

These are being used like royal decrees and should not have any legitimacy in that sense.

littlemissmartypants

(32,806 posts)
5. Look at them like busy work for baby.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:29 PM
Tuesday

They aren't the all powerful documents he thinks they are. If he's working on them, he's got less time to make trouble, pass real laws (which EOs are NOT) and really fuck up our democracy.


Executive orders are only binding on the federal government's executive branch....
Presidential executive orders, once issued, remain in force until they are canceled, revoked, adjudicated unlawful, or expire on their terms. At any time, the president may revoke, modify or make exceptions from any executive order, whether the order was made by the current president or a predecessor. Typically, a new president reviews in-force executive orders in the first few weeks in office.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order

walkingman

(10,514 posts)
2. Sadly it does not include Texas, which has turned into a real fucking mess
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:12 PM
Tuesday

over the last 30 years. It truly is almost unrecognizable in terms of politics, climate, and economics. My DW and I should have left years ago but because it was a slow process we didn't realize what was slowly happening.

Or maybe it is the entire US in general because it seems to be chaos everywhere?

Or maybe it is a trademark of just getting old?

But whatever....it sucks.

MagickMuffin

(18,232 posts)
4. Yeah, I figured Texas wouldn't care about this
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:47 PM
Tuesday


After Perry left and Abbott got in, Texas has been in a steady decline backwards.

I blame Karl Rove.


aurora the great

(142 posts)
3. A good start
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:17 PM
Tuesday

It's a good to see these states band together seeing the big picture and taking action on it but where the Hell are the mid-atlantic states Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, I live in Maryland and am appalled that we are not on that list. All of our neighboring states (with the exception of Delaware are. Anybody want to venture a guess? Too close to Trump (geographically speaking?) I have no idea but I have phone calls to make tomorrow.

gypsy11

(417 posts)
7. To my horror
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:28 PM
Tuesday

Connecticut and Vermont are missing from this list. Massachusetts too. Come on New England. Get it together!!

roamer65

(37,852 posts)
8. The Hartford Convention II.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:32 PM
Tuesday

1814, 1861 and now 2026.

Three dates pivotal to the American republic.

Federalism is dead. We are a confederation again, like 1789-1861.

I’m a proud Michigander.

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