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My email I got today after writing Sanford about this matter before I heard about where it stood with our legislators:

Dear XXXXX,

Thank you for your correspondence regarding state sovereignty and the various states which have recently considered resolutions or statutes emphasizing the federalist nature of the United States. We appreciate hearing from you.

As you may know, similar legislation has been filed in the South Carolina General Assembly. Senator Lee Bright has introduced a resolution, S 424, in the Senate declaring South Carolina’s sovereignty under the 10th Amendment, and a companion resolution, H 3509, has been introduced by Representative Mike Pitts in the House of Representatives. If passed, both resolutions will be sent to various federal officials, including the President and the leaders of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

Copies of these resolutions may be found at www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/424.htm and www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/3509.htm, respectively.

Because these bills are in the form of resolutions, no action is required by Governor Sanford. However, throughout his time in Congress and as Governor, he has consistently been a leader on the issue of state’s rights and limiting the intrusion of the federal government into areas of state sovereignty. Our Administration has opposed federal laws such as REAL ID and will work with former Governor and now Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, on allowing states to set their own security standards for driver’s licenses. We have also been outspoken on several “bailout” bills considered by Congress. We will continue to fight on this front and applaud Senator Bright and Representative Pitts for their work.

Again, thank you for taking the time to write about this important issue.

Sincerely,

Jeff Schilz
Policy Director