Even if you somehow passed laws to somehow take away the government's legal authority That's not the only possibility, nor even, I think, the most likely one.

Even if you somehow passed laws to somehow take away the government's legal authority That's not the only possibility, nor even, I think, the most likely one. It's common (but not common enough) for the courts to say that some legislation or regulation exceeds the authority of the political branches. Indeed, this argument is central to the current battle over the ObamaCare individual mandate.