Tenth Amendment/States Rights Update (an ongoing thread)

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States' Gun Rights: The Next Constitutional Battlefield (2nd and 10th Amendments)

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:09:41 PM · by 2ndDivisionVet · 95 replies · 2,359+ views

Time Magazine ^ | May 12, 2009 | Hilary Hylton

The right to bear arms is famously and specifically referenced in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Alas, for advocates of the right, the language of the amendment gets tangled up in the regulating of militias and the interpretation of commas. Now a multistate movement is trying to find more robust constitutional support in another amendment, which makes no mention of weaponry at all. The 10th Amendment declares, "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."

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Texas State Sovereignty Shot Down on Parlimentary Procedure (RAT Senfronia Thompson)

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:23:00 PM · by NoobRep · 76 replies · 2,241+ views

Dallas Morning News ^ | 5/19/09 | Christy Hoppe

Just as Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, was introducing the House resolution when Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, raised the procedural point that shot it down. She said that "states rights" was used as a banner for segregation and Jim Crow laws, but that was not her immediate concern. Thompson said she opposed the resolution because it, and others like it, are feeding movements that challenge federal authorities to regulate guns, taxes or fund needed state programs such as children's health and unemployment insurance. "I don't want to see that used as a mechanism to block that assistance," Thompson said.

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10th Amendment Resolution Introduced in Mass.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:27:29 PM · by ForGod'sSake · 18 replies · 424+ views

Tenth Amendment Center ^ | May 27, 2009 | Staff

On Tuesday, 05-26-09, Massachusetts State Representative Jeffrey Davis Perry (R-Sandwich) filed a Resolution before the House of Representatives to protect the Founding Fathers’ intent and the Constitutional protections of the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states: “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.”

And HERE.

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Tennessee House Affirms Sovereignty under the 10th Amendment

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:27:33 PM · by ForGod'sSake · 62 replies · 813+ views

Tenth Amendment Center ^ | May 27, 2009 | Staff

On 05-26-09 Tennessee’s House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed House Joint Resolution 108 (HJR0108), which was introduced by Susan Lynn in February.  After adopting one amendment, the final version passed 85-2.The resolution urges Congress to recognize Tennessee’s sovereignty under the 10th Amendment, and is ready for transmittal to the State Senate.

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(TEXAS)States' rights resolution passes House

Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:19:54 AM · by ForGod'sSake · 53 replies · 1,413+ views

Dallas Morning Snooze ^ | May 31, 2009 | Staff

The Texas House has approved a controversial states' rights resolution championed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry. Supporters say the resolution is a reminder to Congress in response to federal expansion. The 99-36 vote Saturday supports informing Congress that Texas claims states' rights under the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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Tennessee: Firearms Freedom Act Passes Both Houses

Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:56:17 PM · by Blood of Tyrants · 83 replies · 2,723+ views

Tenth Amendment Center ^ | 6/3/09 | Unknown

Today, the Tennessee State Senate approved Senate Bill 1610 (SB1610), the Tennesse Firearms Freedom Act, by a vote of 22-7. The House companion bill, HB1796 previously passed the House by a vote of 87-1.On its way to the Governor’s desk, the bill states that “federal laws and regulations do not apply to personal firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition that is manufactured in Tennessee and remains in Tennessee.

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Liberals Should Support the 10th Amendment Sovereignty Movement

Friday, June 12, 2009 12:15:00 AM · by ForGod'sSake · 11 replies · 453+ views

American Daily Review ^ | June 11, 2009 | Kevin Price

There is something funny going on. The “narrow minded” people on the Right are sounding more like their liberal counterparts when it comes to the issue of diversity. “Diversity” has been the battle cry of the left for decades. It has been (oddly) the driver behind multiculturalism and political correctness and has long been held among the most important of “liberal values.”Unfortunately, limiting diversity to the way we view ethnic and other social groups is only scratching the surface. Diversity is defined as “the state or fact of being diverse” “difference,” “unlikeness,” “variety,” and “multiformity.”

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Abbott: GM deal violates Texas laws

Friday, June 12, 2009 5:45:09 PM · by DrewsDad · 70 replies · 2,081+ views

Austin [un]American [mis]Statesman ^ | Friday, June 12, 2009 | Mike Ward

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, charging that General Motors is attempting to use its bankruptcy to violate state law governing dealerships, announced this afternoon that he is challenging the troubled automaker’s proposed restructuring in court. In a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Abbott alleges that new franchise agreements that GM is requiring Texas’ 415 GM dealers to sign violate state law. By requiring its dealers to market only GM brands. By forcing its dealers to order new GM vehicles, even the models a dealer does not believe will sell.

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Western states want reins on federal power

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 3:23:16 PM · by neverdem · 43 replies · 1,276+ views

LA Times ^ | June 16, 2009 | Mark Z. Barabak

An expanded federal role prompts declarations of state sovereignty. Montana goes further with a gun bill defying U.S. firearm restrictions. The goal: Keep Washington on its side of the fence. Reporting from Bozeman, Mont. — Frustrated by the expanded power of Washington, a growing number of state lawmakers are defying the federal government and passing legislation aimed at rolling back the reach of Congress and President Obama. While many measures are symbolic ones declaring the sovereignty of states, some Westerners are taking more dramatic steps. One Utah lawmaker wants to limit federal law enforcement in his state.

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Gun Rights Groups Plan State-By-State Revolt

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:30:24 AM · by marktwain · 37 replies · 1,357+ views

CBSnews.com ^ | 16 June, 2009 | Declan McCullagh

Gary Marbut isn't aiming to eliminate federal gun laws. He just wants to make them much less relevant. Marbut, president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association, is one of the leaders of a new grassroots movement that's seeking to invoke the principle of states' rights -- including states' own authority to regulate firearms -- to thwart what he and his allies view as an increasingly overreaching federal government.

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Louisiana: 7th State to Affirm Sovereignty

Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:21:21 AM · by ForGod'sSake · 34 replies · 786+ views

Tenth Amendment Center ^ | June 24, 2009 | Staff

Today, the Louisiana State House voted to approve Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 (SCR2) which “Memorializes Congress to affirm Louisiana’s sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and to demand that the federal government halt its practices of assuming powers and imposing mandates upon the states for purposes not enumerated by the Constitution of the United States of America.” The resolution, authored by State Senator Crowe, passed by a vote of 59-12.  It previously passed the State Senate by a vote of 32-0.

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Tennessee Governor Signs Sovereignty Resolution

Sunday, June 28, 2009 9:38:54 PM · by Man50D · 55 replies · 1,299+ views

Tenth Amendment Center ^ | 27 June 2009 | Michael Boldin

This week, Tennesse Governor Phil Bredesen signed House Joint Resolution 108 (HJR0108), authored by State Rep. Susan Lynn. The resolution “Urges Congress to recognize Tennessee’s sovereignty under the tenth amendment to the Constitution.” The House passed the resolution on 05/26 by a vote of 85-2 and the Senate passed it on 06/12 by a vote of 31-0.

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Secession talk just getting started (Texas)

Monday, June 29, 2009 6:28:40 AM · by cbkaty · 259 replies · 3,229+ views

Houston Chronicle ^ | June 29, 2009 | PEGGY FIKAC

Still, even his explanations tend to end with a question mark, like this one earlier this year: “I see absolutely no reason for Texas to leave. But if Washington continues to disregard the states and continues to try to force states to change the way that they govern, who knows what may happen?”

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Arizona Looks to Outlaw Global Warming Legislation

Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:56:01 AM · by sloop · 37 replies · 1,176+ views

DailyTech ^ | June 24, 2009 | Michael Andrews

Arizona is now close to becoming the first state to outlaw climate change legislation. The state Senate voted Monday, 19-10 to approve a bill banning the Department of Environmental Quality from enacting or enforcing measures with language pertaining to climate change. The bill is now awaiting House approval.

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Arizona Moves To Protect Residents From ObamaCare

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:22:30 PM · by pissant · 20 replies · 443+ views

Right Wing News ^ | 6/30/09 | Bill Teach

It appears as if the spirit of the 9th and 10th Amendments are alive and kicking in Arizona: Voters in Arizona will decide next year whether residents will be subject to mandates in the pending health care reform that President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are promoting. At least five other states - Indiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota and Wyoming - have considered proposals to take pre-emptive action against the pending federal mandates,

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Florida Sovereignty Resolution Introduced

Thursday, July 02, 2009 12:12:42 AM · by sovereignty2 · 29 replies · 1,635+ views

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Resolution opposing cap and trade adopted by Ohio Senate Tuesday

Sunday, July 05, 2009 6:36:29 AM · by Halfmanhalfamazing · 65 replies · 1,500+ views

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Arpaio resists cooperating with feds (Obama goes after Sheriff Joe)

Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:17:16 PM · by pissant · 64 replies · 2,360+ views

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Firearms Freedom Act Introduced in Florida

Friday, July 10, 2009 11:33:03 AM · by sovereignty2 · 75 replies · 3,113+ views

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Montana gov blasts GM mine contract cancellation (Obama closes US mines in Montana)

Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:03:57 AM · by pissant · 176 replies · 6,730+ views