Posted on 07/13/2009 1:35:24 PM PDT by sovereignty2
On Friday, July 10th, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin signed House Joint Resolution 27 (HJR27), sponsored by State Rep. Mike Kelly. The resolution “claims sovereignty for the state under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution of the United States.”
The House passed the resolution by a vote of 37-0 (3 not voting) and the Senate passed it by a vote of 40-0.
Six other states have had both houses of their legislature pass similar resolutions - Tennessee, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma and Louisiana - Alaska joins Tennessee as the second to have such a resolution signed by the Governor.
A GROWING MOVEMENT
Passage of this resolution appears to be part of what is now a growing state-level resistance to the federal government on various levels. Similar 10th Amendment resolutions have been introduced in 37 states around the country, and various states are considering single-issue legislation in direct contravention to federal laws.
(Excerpt) Read more at tenthamendmentcenter.com ...
LOL Thats great.
No coffee, tea, or punch thankyou.
One of my favorite characters in the world is Ernest T. Bass.
Did you know he was the director of most of the shows?
My fear is that:
- elections maybe too compromised by outright fraud,
- the electorate has been too dumbed-down,
- the Executive branch has abandoned any pretense of respect for the rule of law,
- representation is lost due to "lifetime" Senators & Representatives whose main focus is perpetuating the lobbying/campaigning system, and
- a judaical system - dominated by Progressives - that would need a thousand lifetimes to trace the status quo back through stare decisis to a legitimate Constitutional foundation.
The last standing institution that may be capable of plowing the monster under is a united effort of a large number of sovereign state governments (all 3 branches) loudly proclaiming the Federal government has violated its contract with the States and is no longer legitimate. And we'd have better odds placing all our chips on 00 and spinning the wheel.
Does anyone else see a way back to the Constitution? Please tell me I've missed something.
“Already in the Constitution” is meaningless if all branches of the federal government ignore the limitations placed upon them by said Constitution.
The states need to pass these little “reminders” of the limitations of the fedgov’s powers. Then, if it continues to ignore those limitations, and the reminders, there will be stronger actions taken, until, of course, there’s a full blown confrontation.
The only way back is for the states to refuse to enforce or allow to be enforced those dictates that violate the Constitution.
And the definition of “violates” DOES NOT rest in the hands of the FEDERAL judiciary.
It rests in the hands of the STATE LEGISLATURES. They are the entities which allowed the formation of the fedgov in the first place.
Yeah, he was a real smart guy. Seems like I vaguely remember something about hum being a director. I’ve seen him in other roles and you hardly recognize him.
The play between him and Barney was some of the best comedy I have EVER seen.
Sadly, Our Country and Federalism are dieing because of folk's blind patriotism. If you've seen the responses towards States {like Texas} it's rather sad!
Unfortunately, We are now confronted by fighting two battles/ Public educations forced stupidity and stopping a run away train.
The more I study the WBTS-The more I wish it could have waited 140+ years.
I’m glad I watched Idiocracy.
It shows me the world which homeschooled kids are going to live in.
Very good points. Thank you, sir.
http://neighborhoodeffects.mercatus.org/2009/07/14/senate-obsolete/
Is the U.S. Senate Obsolete?
by Robert Nelson on July 14, 2009
in Economic Policy, Federalism, Public Finance, Social Policy, Tax and Budget
Syndicated columnist Neal Pierce has been writing about state and local affairs since at lease the 1970s. In a recent column, he asks, “Are State Governments Obsolete?” It might have been more appropriate to ask whether state governments actually exist — at least in the traditional constitutional sense. Blessed by the Supreme Court and other judicial rulings, state governments have become administrative appendages of the federal government.
In one area after another in the twentieth century — matters of transportation, public health, land use control, education, wildlife management, etc. — the federal government assumed powers that had traditionally been reserved to the states. States might still have an administrative role, but they are now working under a very tight federal leash.
Well done, Sarah.
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