Posted on 04/09/2009 3:16:05 PM PDT by lqcincinnatus
HCR 50 Reiterates Texas’ Rights Over Powers Not Otherwise Granted to Federal Government
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said. “That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union.”
A number of recent federal proposals are not within the scope of the federal government’s constitutionally designated powers and impede the states’ right to govern themselves. HCR 50 affirms that Texas claims sovereignty under the 10th Amendment over all powers not otherwise granted to the federal government.
It also designates that all compulsory federal legislation that requires states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties, or that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding, be prohibited or repealed.
HCR 50 is authored by Representatives Brandon Creighton, Leo Berman, Bryan Hughes, Dan Gattis and Ryan Guillen.
(Excerpt) Read more at governor.state.tx.us ...
Not arguing with the premise, just curious why our Governor all of a sudden agrees with me more often.
Plenty of room to grow when you start at zero...
Any guy who signs a law giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens while still charging out of state tuition to other citizens of the United States clearly thinks he's apart from the rest of the gang.
So much so that I called his office the day he did it and told the startled lady on the other end that Texas had just left the Union, and did they realize that?
States’ rights movements are the first serious step towards revolution against the Washington oligarchy. Three cheers for Governor Perry.
“Not arguing with the premise, just curious why our Governor all of a sudden agrees with me more often”
RINO Rick feels a void on the party. He has such a sweet deal for him and his family that he would eat a mouse alive if he thought it would be plus for his cause.
I will never vote for him.
He always gets a bit conservative while campaigning.
Sorry for the double post...I had a nervous tick!
LOL! Couldn’t resist that one.
Some down here have dual citizenship. No, not the typical US/Mexican, but US/Texan. ;)
Please ~ping~ me to articles relating to the 10th Amendment/States Rights so I can engage the pinger.
I've stopped scouring threads and unilaterally adding names to the ping list, so if you want on or off the list just say so.
Additional Resources:
Tenth Amendment Chronicles Thread
Tenth Amendment Center
The Right Side of Life/State Initiatives
Find Law(Brief history of 10th Amendment)
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This is all well and good but this goes back to way before Obama. The entire welfare state is un-Constitutional.
Thx 4 da ping
Build the Texas National Guard into a real fighting force, then I will take these paper pronouncements seriously. 16 million people could support at least dozen Brigades to secure the borders of Texas. Otherwise, the swamp people won’t listen, they laugh instead at the fly-over rednecks.
Seems I’ll have to start some research.
I need a community with a thriving tech market,
a middle of the road real-estate market,
at least one family integrated church,
and a library system that supports home schooling.
We have most everything you could want from the beach to the mountains, from forests to the plains. Cities and towns of all sizes.
There’s still room now, but it could be fading fast in the future. ;)
There are easy ways to make sure that you only keep the right people, and it’s simply following “he who will not work shall not eat”.
The freeloaders quickly leave, leaving only the productive and moral, for the most part.
We should have applied that rule years ago.
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