Incoming House majority leader Eric cantor is for it. Governor Bob McDonnell, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli are for it to. “It” is what’s called the “repeal amendment,” a proposed federal constitutional amendment that would effectively give states a veto power over egregious federal legislation. One of the key tests for this amendment’s repeal will be in Virginia, where House Speaker Bill Howell, who controls what does and doesn’t come to a floor vote in the chamber, has made the repeal amendment a pet cause. But can even the Speaker get such an idea through the House?

My colleague Scott Lee interviewed Howell about the amendment and asked what obstacles it might face. So far, the most vocal objections have come from tea party favorite (and potential U.S. Senate candidate) Del. Bob Marshall, who warns that the ratification method Howell endorses — a ratifying convention — is fraught with dangers and could “run away.”