Posted on 02/20/2009 11:02:40 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Worried the federal government is increasing its dominance over their affairs, several states are pursuing legislative action to assert their sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the Constitution in hopes of warding off demands from Washington on how to spend money or enact policy. The growing concerns even have a handful of governors questioning whether to accept federal stimulus money that comes with strings attached.
The sentiments to declare themselves legally independent from Washington have swept across as many as a dozen states, renewing a debate over so-called unfunded mandates that last raged in the 1990s. The states question whether the U.S. government can force states to take actions without paying for them or impose conditions on states if they accept certain federal funding.
"We are telling the federal government that we are a sovereign state and want to be treated as such. We are not a branch of the federal government," said Arizona state Rep. Judy Burges, who is leading an effort in her state to pass a resolution called "Sovereignty: the 10th Amendment." Ms. Burges was inspired to action by a pair of Bush administration initiatives: The No Child Left Behind education law of 2002 and the Real ID Act, a 2005 law that established national standards for state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards.
In other states, lawmakers say they are bracing to repeal federal mandates to spend their money that they expect will emanate from Washington...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com:80 ...
Better late than never, I guess.
I’m in NJ, that ain’t happening in the land of corruption and legalized unions!!
This state and country are really pissing me off!
Nope. I don’t think threatening to call recalcitrant governors racist is going to squelch this movement.
This is the only way we will ever get the attention of our elected officiala and the masses- protest!
Freedoms March is planning a ‘million man’ march on Washington:
Anti-Obama organizations are being united for a ‘million man’ march on Washington. The permit is secured
From ‘FreedomsMarch’:
PRESIDENT OBAMA, WE DEMAND THAT YOU BE TRANSPARENT NOW
We will come together in a peaceful rally. We are proud Americans who fear that we are losing the America we all know and love. The America where millions have served in our military sacrificing and giving their lives so that we remain free. A people who honor their flag and understand what it means to fly it and be so proud to do so. It is time for our voices to be heard loud and clear. Our government is for the people and by the people. Where is that now? We are PRO GOD, PRO LIFE, PRO GUN Americans who see our rights slipping away as we speak. It is time our voices are heard. It is time for us to shout loudly and strongly that we refuse to live under a socialist regime, where our voices are silenced. Lets take this action now before we awaken one morning and our freedoms are nothing more than a memory.
We ask you TO wear RED, WHITE AND BLUE CLOTHING... BRING YOUR FLAGS WAVE THEM HIGH... SIGNS WILL BE PROVIDED.. WE WANT TO GIVE THE GREATEST IMPRESSION OF WHO WE ARE AS WE WILL BE SEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD. UNITED AND PEACEFUL AND WITH CONTROL. WE WILL LEAVE THE GROUNDS AS CLEAN AS THEY WERE GIVEN TO US.
No food or beverage will be provided. You’re welcomed to bring your own.
Entertainment will be provided. We are setting up a wonderful assortment of guest speakers, political and non political,prominent people and many surprises. Major news networks, including CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. Resistnet.com will also attend. MUCH more to come .
Please make your reservations early as hotels and motels will fill quickly.
We are God,s Army. The soldiers of voice and heart that believe in AMERICA for one nation as it stands indivisible with liberty and justice for All. We marched with Dr Martin Luther King and placed our hands upon our hearts as we sang. We knew what was right, what was good and of God. We stand united and strong for we are Right and mighty and proud and in Dr. Martin Luther King,s words, “ WE SHALL OVERCOME.”
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Freedoms first has recently received permission to hold our protest in Washington DC. Our protest will now be held at the lincoln Memorial Reflections Pool in front of the Lincoln memorial ,on a date that will be released on feb 12 2009.
We find this very interesting because just two weeks earlier Washington told us we could no protest in DC for at least a year and a half . But the day the spendulus bill passes we get a call from Washington inviting us with a choice of dates and locations. Folks we take this as a sign that our country if starting to realise the mistake they have made with putting Obama in office.
We will have live speakers and other entertainment for you.
WE would like to see 1 million supporters attend this protest. It is time to take our country back and make our voices heard.
Why are we protesting ?
1. To get the attention of the mainstream media.
2. To demand That Obama Provide proof that he is eligible to be president.
3. To demand that Congress and the Supreme court uphold our constitution.
4. To inform the public on the issue of Obama’s ineligibility to be president of the USA.
5. To demand that they can not take our constitutional rights away.
6. To say no to abortions.
Please take the time to sign up so we have an idea of how many people we have attending and to get update emails so you know what to do , where to meet , where to park and what is happening so on and so forth.
Thank you for your attention and patriotism
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Don’t take the money and there won’t be any strings.
Texas welcomes you.
“I’m in NJ”
Sorry to hear that.
Like requiring states to raise the drinking age and lower the DUI standard or risk forfeiture of highway funds?
Ping
Interestingly, a few months ago I laughed at the post on FR about the Russian fellow who predicted the breakup of the USA in 2010 and now I’m seeing so many things that are making me wonder if he was really so far off the mark?
And better yet, cut off the Fed's money by repealing the 16th Amendment! ;-)
O Yessss they can!!!
Unfortunately, our fairy-dust gov. in Florida (Charlene Crist) is BO’s mouth piece. (maybe bad choice of words.)
States should have been "asserting their sovereignity" all along. It was just too easy to pass the buck to the fedgov.
I just wrote the Gov. of NC and asked if they were going to do anything like that. Just to let you know, and I will let you know if I hear anything. Out here S.Doc
The United States of America was created by the people ... who rose up against their standing oppressive government, and shot the bastards.
This is the 800lb gorilla in the corner of the room that isn’t getting much attention.
Double up on your tin foil and follow me here for a second. In order for a socialist / marxist revolution to really work, you have to plug the leaks. Those leaks come in the form of that pesky ol’ constitution and it’s enumeration of federal powers.
So, instead of fighting that directly, I think the plan is to get every state beholden to the fed (more so than they already are), thereby gaining effective (if not codified) control over them.
They have added a provision in the bill that the legislatures can go around the governors and take the money anyway.
Yeah, they got it down.
I think you are right on the mark. I also think when we get back in the drivers seat we had better address the accumulated Constitutional aberrations of the past.
It’s past time to clean up the mess the Left has made of the rules.
I saw that, too.
In Cali, they’ve got their hands out and the salivating has begun. I’m sure the liberal groups are already making up their shopping lists.
Not that Schwartzenkennedy would refuse the money, mind you.
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