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N.D. House approves sovereignty measure

BISMARCK — The state House OK’d a resolution Tuesday affirming North Dakota’s rights as a sovereign state after a debate that one member compared to pre-Civil War secessionist talk.

House Concurrent Resolution 3063 passed on a 52-42 vote. It invokes the U.S. Constitution’s 10th Amendment, which says “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.”

105 posted on 04/07/2009 10:11:41 PM PDT by ForGod'sSake (You have two choices and two choices only: SUBMIT or RESIST. Have I missed anything?)
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Montana Poised to Buck Federal Gun Control

Tuesday, April 07, 2009 6:26:56 PM · by neverdem · 106 replies · 2,665+ views
Flathead Beacon ^ | 04-05-09 | Kahrin Deines
Associated Press HELENA – Montana-made guns may form the basis for a court showdown over states' rights if the governor signs a bill to release some firearms in the state from federal regulation. The proposed law aims to exempt firearms, weapons components and ammunition made in Montana and kept in Montana from federal gun laws. Since the state has few gun laws of its own, the legislation would allow some gunowners and sellers in the state to skirt registration, licensing requirements and background checks entirely...

Gun fight with the feds in Big Sky Country?


106 posted on 04/09/2009 8:04:58 PM PDT by ForGod'sSake (You have two choices and two choices only: SUBMIT or RESIST. Have I missed anything?)
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