“Repeal Amendment” clears House after heated floor debate

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A major platform of the Tea Party cleared the Virginia House of Delegates Tuesday — but not until after the requisite pomp and circumstance of a heated House floor debate.

The resolution, known as the “Repeal Amendment,” would put Virginia on record as supporting an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would give states the power to overturn federal law if two-thirds of state legislatures agreed.

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