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Posted on 02/07/2009 3:24:06 AM PST by Evil Slayer
NEW YORK – As the Obama administration attempts to push through Congress a nearly $1 trillion deficit spending plan that is weighted heavily toward advancing typically Democratic-supported social welfare programs, a rebellion against the growing dominance of federal control is beginning to spread at the state level.
So far, eight states have introduced resolutions declaring state sovereignty under the Ninth and Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, including Arizona, Hawaii, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Washington.
Analysts expect that in addition, another 20 states may see similar measures introduced this year, including Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Nevada, Maine and Pennsylvania.
"What we are trying to do is to get the U.S. Congress out of the state's business," Oklahoma Republican state Sen. Randy Brogdon told WND.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
WOOHOO!! Pennsylvania is on the list! Color me surprised!
Meanwhile, they are all clamoring for their own teat to draw from under the great Porkulus Maximus!
Florida FReepers, call, write and email our RINO about this. If PA can get on the list, we should have no problem twisting that skinny gov of ours arm to do so. FREEDOM!!!!!
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NICE ! GO AHEAD FOR FREEDOM USA
New Hampshire, overrun with Massholes and increasingly subject to voter fraud, will not adopt this resolution. The Governor and legislature completely support — with hands out — the Big Spender on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Definitely time to regain the rights of the states.
What we are probably going to see is a dominance of the independence forces in a number of states who are going to shout down the communists in their states.
I’m with you!
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I will contact my state rep TODAY and try to add tiny Delaware. Now THAT would be a slap in the face.
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Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
This amendment sounds good on its face, but thanks to things like stretching the Interstate Commerce Clause to include anything our Congress wants it’s become meaningless. I’m generally not in favor of adding new amendments - but maybe we need one to restrict the Commerce Clause.
Illinois is not. Nothing unexpected.
My State of Michighanistan is on it too.
I will be contacting my State Houses and pushing for immediate consideration of such a bill, and with a lot of the emphasis put on holding the Feds to the 9th and 10th amendments, I don’t see where they would oppose it...
Meanwhile, they are all clamoring for their own teat to draw from under the great Porkulus Maximus!
Agreed! Anyone that thinks any state is going to be able to withstand the federal highway and medical payment blackmail among others, is living in a dream world.
Oh how I would love to be proved wrong. It has already been postulated in this forum, how red states need to band together in defense of the American way of life, before it is too late.
Texas, Alaska, Wyoming, and South Dakota, need to be at the forefront of the battle. The other nineteen states mentioned would be gravy. I suspect however, that CA and HI are definately a bridge too far. There are other far more conservative states,
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