Posted on 02/24/2009 9:47:52 PM PST by TenthAmendmentChampion
CNN: Conservative Governors Reject Obama Stimulus
Fri Feb 20 2009 15:25:09 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by lewisglad • 165 replies • 6,745+ views
CNN ^ | 2/20/09 | Wolf Blitzer
developing story: 6-8 governors will reject federal porkulus monies
Mon Feb 23 2009 13:16:58 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by DBCJR • 50 replies • 776+ views
WSJ ^ | February 23, 2009, 3:04 pm | Keith Johnson
The future of energy and climate policy is starting to take shape, if comments by Senate majority leader Harry Reid at a clean-energy conference in Washington, D.C. are any guide. ...There’d been plenty of speculation that Congress would bundle together energy-related provisions and a climate bill in the same package. That way, the bitter pill of stricter regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions – and higher costs for energy – would be offset by a new round of goodies. ...
Tue Feb 24 2009 10:52:59 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Ernest_at_the_Beach • 69 replies •1,691+ views
Flopping Aces ^ | Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 at 10:24 am | Curt
Chuck Schumer is demanding that the States in the union should NOT have the power to make decisions on the what and where the money given to them is spent from the Generational Theft Act: In recent days, a small minority of governors, mostly Republicans, have publicly weighed the possibility of foregoing certain emergency provisions provided under the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed last week by President Obama...
Mon Feb 23 2009 10:33:34 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by careyb • 75 replies •2,031+ views
Fox & Friends ^ | 2/23/09 | Fox & Friends
It's making national news now.
Mon Feb 23 2009 20:15:51 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Think free or die • 33 replies •353+ views
E-Mail | 2-23-09 | Rep. Samuel Rohrer
The Pennsylvania House is considering a 10th Amendment resolution, sponsored by Representative Samuel Rohrer of the 128 District. In response to my e-mail of appreciation, I received the message below. He is asking for support across Pennsylvania for House Resolution 75.
Mon Feb 23 2009 18:56:46 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by CARepublicans • 105 replies • 3,235+ views
Human Events ^ | 02/23/2009 | A.W.R. Hawkins
Eleven States Declare Sovereignty Over Obama’s Action by A.W.R. Hawkins 02/23/2009 State governors -- looking down the gun barrel of long-term spending forced on them by the Obama “stimulus” plan -- are saying they will refuse to take the money. This is a Constitutional confrontation between the federal government and the states unlike any in our time. In the first five weeks of his presidency, Barack Obama has acted so rashly that at least 11 states have decided that his brand of “hope” equates to an intolerable expansion of the federal government’s authority over the states.
Mon Feb 23 2009 18:14:43 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by lil'bit • 37 replies • 607+ views
Tennessee News Platoon ^ | February 23, 2009 | Truman Bean
An encouraging movement is afloat to right the balance of power between the state and federal levels, as prescribed by 0ur founding documents. Kudos to Rep. Susan Lynn. HJR 108 State Sovereignty
Mon Feb 23 2009 15:35:35 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by daylilly • 94 replies • 1,217+ views
Indiana State Legislature ^ | 2/23/2009 | daylilly
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. _____ A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled, and the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives of each State's legislature of the United States of America to cease and desist, effective immediately, any and all mandates that are beyond the scope of their constitutionally delegated power. Whereas , The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States specifically provides that, “The powers not delegated...
Mon Feb 23 2009 03:12:13 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Scanian • 83 replies • 3,410+ views
Human Events ^ | February 23, 2009 | AWR Hawkins
State governors -- looking down the gun barrel of long-term spending forced on them by the Obama “stimulus” plan -- are saying they will refuse to take the money. This is a Constitutional confrontation between the federal government and the states unlike any in our time. In the first five weeks of his presidency, Barack Obama has acted so rashly that at least 11 states have decided that his brand of “hope” equates to an intolerable expansion of the federal government’s authority over the states. These states -- Washington, New Hampshire, Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, California, Georgia, South Carolina,...
Fri Feb 20 2009 20:41:16 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Dead Corpse • 28 replies • 605+ views
e-mail and MN State legislature ^ | 2-20-2009 | Me
Looks like the MN legislature is joining the rest of the crowd in filing 10th Amendment memorandum/legislation. This one looks pretty weak compared to others, but coming from Minnesota... they may as well have fired ICBM's at DC. The Language of HF 997, the Minnesota resolution on sovereignty: A concurrent resolution to affirm Minnesota's sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and to urge the federal government to halt its practice of imposing mandates upon the states for purposes not enumerated by the Constitution of the United States. Whereas, The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution...
Fri Feb 20 2009 08:49:17 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Islander7 • 237 replies • 6,397+ views
Pat Dollard ^ | Feb 20, 2009 | Pat Dollard
New Hampshire fired the first shot. Although 7 other states have similar pending resolutions and bills, Oklahoma is the first to actually pass one. Another 27 states are expected to make similar moves in the coming months. That’ll leave the country split 71-29. Now, before you get too excited, bear in mind that all of this was likely Obama’s goal. Boiled down, all of these state measures are threats of secession. Recall, if you will, Obama’s obsession to be the 21st Century Abraham Lincoln, and his ominous calls to recreate and rebuild America. Who was Lincoln? Why, he was...
Fri Feb 20 2009 11:02:40 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Jim Robinson • 25 replies • 694+ views
Washington Times ^ | Feb 20, 2009 | David M. Dickson
Worried the federal government is increasing its dominance over their affairs, several states are pursuing legislative action to assert their sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the Constitution in hopes of warding off demands from Washington on how to spend money or enact policy.
Thu Feb 19 2009 18:39:58 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by ForGod'sSake • 90 replies • 1,320+ views
Washington Times ^ | February 20, 2009 | David M. Dickson
Worried the federal government is increasing its dominance over their affairs, several states are pursuing legislative action to assert their sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the Constitution in hopes of warding off demands from Washington on how to spend money or enact policy. The growing concerns even have a handful of governors questioning whether to accept federal stimulus money that comes with strings attached.
Thu Feb 19 2009 08:23:15 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by conservativegramma • 57 replies • 1,170+ views
The Right Side of Life ^ | February 18, 2009 | Phil
Oklahoma Sovereignty 10th Amendment Resolution HJR 1003 passes in house.... OK is setting a trend for the nation! Vote 83Y 13N
Wed Feb 18 2009 12:12:21 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by ForGod'sSake • 132 replies • 2,751+ views
pegasus news ^ | February 18, 2009 | Vince Leibowitz
A bizarre House Concurrent Resolution filed Tuesday by three members of the Texas House of Representatives would have the state claim “sovereignty” under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution over every power not specifically authorized the federal government in the U.S. Constitution and demands that Congress repeal any law requiring “states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties or sanctions or that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding be prohibited or repealed.” Although the resolution, HCR 50, has no force of law whatsoever and, if passed, amounts to no more than an toothless demand made...
Tue Feb 17 2009 13:58:32 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by PlainOleAmerican • 61 replies • 1,362+ views
Right Side News ^ | February 17, 2009 | JB Williams
For almost eighty years now, Washington DC has wasted the labors of the people under the false pretense of taking care of them. Over the last seventy years, America has gone from the most peaceful prosperous free nation on earth to an increasingly violent bankrupt example of world class political corruption. In the next two years, irreversible damage will be done. The people responsible for bringing the greatest nation on earth to the brink of third world status now control the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of the federal government and they are using their unbridled power to ram pure...
Tue Feb 17 2009 12:52:47 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by erkyl • 337 replies • 5,248+ views
Texas State Legislature ^ | 2/18/09 | Rep. Creighton
Joining with the other sovereign state legislation, Texas Rep. Creighton files concurrent resolution which states: WHEREAS, Many federal laws are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and...{snip} WHEREAS, A number of proposals from previous administrations and some now pending from the present administration and from congress may further violate the Constitution of the United States; now, therefore, be it{snip}RESOLVED, That this serve as notice and demand to the federal government, as our agent, to cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers; and, be...
Tue Feb 17 2009 16:34:59 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Weight of Glory • 27 replies • 854+ views
I contacted my state rep. in Austin, Debbie Riddle, to see if there was a resolution, centering around the 10th amendment, coming up this year. My rep.’s chief of staff wrote back, and said that rep. Leo Berman will be introducing a resolution this session, and rep. Riddle will be co-authoring it. This is a heads-up for Texas Freepers (I know. I haven’t changed my profile) to encourage their state reps. to back this. Every little bit helps.
Tue Feb 17 2009 07:00:47 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by neal1960 • 277 replies • 6,487+ views
South Carolina General Assembly ^ | 02/12/2009 | South Carolina General Assembly
TO AFFIRM SOUTH CAROLINA'S SOVEREIGNTY UNDER THE TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OVER ALL POWERS NOT ENUMERATED AND GRANTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
Mon Feb 16 2009 13:06:45 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by ForGod'sSake • 112 replies • 2,521+ views
Family Security Matters ^ | February 16, 2009 | Paul Hollrah
One of the inevitable consequences of the last 75 years of Democrat rule in Washington – augmented by a decade or more of gutless rule by Republican presidents and congressional majorities who thought they could win hearts and minds by imitating Democrats – is a quiet rebellion within that basic building block of our American republic: the state legislatures. After many decades of uninterrupted drift toward a socialist state, and seeing a self-serving federal legislature and a bloated federal bureaucracy whose incompetence is exceeded only by its avarice, the legislatures of a number of states are beginning to take...
Wed Feb 04 2009 21:55:20 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by bcampbell07 • 2 replies • 366+ views
American Thinker ^ | 2/4/2009 | Bruce Campbell
A MUST READ http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/02/the_shot_heard_round_new_hamps.html February 04, 2009 The Shot Heard Round New Hampshire Larrey Anderson
Fri Feb 06 2009 11:42:40 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by bs9021 • 2 replies • 212+ views
Campus Report ^ | February 6, 2009 | Heather Latham
States’ Rights Wronged by: Heather Latham, February 06, 2009 During the infancy of the United States of America, one of the main complaints of federalism is that it would take away the power of the states. Thence the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution was born, with the intent to protect those rights. But, that was over two hundred years ago—now, according to some scholars, to preserve federalism, we must take away some of that power—at any cost to those founding principles. At a recent American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI), Larry E. Ribstein discussed his book The Law...
Thu Feb 05 2009 03:37:02 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Evil Slayer • 19 replies • 882+ views
wnd ^ | 2/05/09 | Bob Unruh
Lawmakers in New Hampshire are telling the federal government to back off because plans for a federal handgun license, "hate crimes" laws to regulate Christians' speech about their own religious beliefs on homosexuality, President Obama's youth corps for mandatory public service and the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" to "balance" talk radio are none of them constitutional. Such plans by the bureaucrats and administrators in Washington, D.C., are "altogether void" and if mandated, "shall constitute a nullification of the Constitution for the United States," the lawmakers are warning. The terse alarm is contained in House Concurrent Resolution 6, which has been introduced...
Sat Feb 14 2009 20:12:51 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Flavius • 81 replies • 2,127+ views
ap ^ | 2/14/09 | KAHRIN DEINES
Associated Press Writer HELENA, Mont. (AP) Firearms manufactured and used in Montana would be exempt from federal regulation, under a bill the Montana House is supporting. House Bill 246 aims to circumvent federal authority over interstate commerce, which is the legal basis for most gun regulation in the United States. The bill could have the effect of releasing Montana gun owners from federal registration requirements. The measure applies to firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition that are made and sold in the state. The bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Joel Boniek of Livingston, says his proposal is more about states' rights than...
Fri Feb 13 2009 08:45:49 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Crazieman • 61 replies • 1,488+ views
Michelle Malkin ^ | 2/13/09 | Michelle Malkin
Buried in the porkulus conference report is a provision specifically targeting governors who would exercise the choice to refuse stimulus money.It’s an obvious end-run around the authority of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, the outspoken GOP fiscal conservative who has staunchly opposed the behemoth federal package.Read it:SEC. 1607. (a) CERTIFICATION BY GOVERNOR — Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, for funds provided to any State or agency thereof, the Governor of the State shall certify that: 1) the State request and use funds provided by this Act , and; 2) funds be used...
Thu Feb 12 2009 14:29:51 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Born In America • 7 replies • 367+ views
Pinzler US History ^ | N/A | N/A
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798-99 were a series of resolutions passed by the legislatures of these states protesting the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Kentucky Resolutions were drafted by Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Resolutions by James Madison. They are a democratic protest against what Jefferson, Madison and other Republicans considered to be a dangerous usurpation of power by the federal government. The Kentucky Resolution of 1799 was the most radical of the resolutions and asserted that states had the power to nullify the laws of the federal government. As you read, think about how the Kentucky Resolutions...
Wed Feb 11 2009 16:23:28 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by ADReditor • 77 replies • 1,057+ views
American Daily Review ^ | 02/11/2009 | John Barnhart
Two days ago Sheridan Folger, one of our Senior Writers and the Co-Founder of Let’s Get Theis Right.com and Conservative Solutions.org, wrote a very thought provoking article concerning the desire of many New Hampshire citizens to declare their sovereignty from the leftist Obama influenced law makers of Washington DC and their attempts to put a stranglehold on their state should they decide to further infringe on their states rights. Much like my state of Texas, the voters of New Hampshire have always considered themselves “keepers of the flame” when it comes to preserving and reserving the right of the state...
Wed Feb 11 2009 10:01:38 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by TCH • 63 replies • 2,414+ views
Various State Legislatures | February 11, 2009 | TCH
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO ALL AMERICANS - THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Good information to pass on to the sleeping public. It is preaching to the choir for most of you. Redistribute to the sleepers. 9+ States have now declared sovereignty... Add Washington to the list. In case you didn’t hear about it on the mainstream media (which you haven’t because they want to keep us asleep), numerous states are currently declaring or have already declared sovereignty, including:
Washington http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?year=2009&bill=4009
New Hampshire http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HCR0006.html
Arizona http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/1r/bills/hcr2024p.htm
Montana http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billhtml/HB0246.htm
Michigan http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2009-HCR-0004
Missouri http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills091/bills/HR212.HTM
Oklahoma http://axiomamuse.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/state-legislator-charles-key-wants-to-limit-federal-power
California http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/93-94/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sjr_44_bill_940829_chaptered
Georgia http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/1995_96/leg/fulltext/sr308.htm
Possibly: Colorado, Hawaii, Pennsylvania,...
Tue Feb 10 2009 18:39:47 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by George Smiley • 18 replies • 650+ views
The New Hampshire State Legislature website ^ | 09-JAN-2009 | Rep. Itse, Rep. Ingbretson, Rep. Comerford, Sen. Denley
HCR 6 “AS INTRODUCED 2009 SESSION 09-0274 09/01 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 6 A RESOLUTION affirming States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 5; Rep. Comerford, Rock 9; Sen. Denley, Dist 3 COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs ANALYSIS This house concurrent resolution affirms States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. 09-0274 09/01 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine A RESOLUTION affirming States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. Whereas the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, Part 1, Article 7 declares that the people of this...
Sat Feb 07 2009 10:48:10 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Frantzie • 37 replies • 1,465+ views
A-Letter (investmnet blog and newsletter) ^ | 2-7-2009 | MATTHEW COLLINS
Sovereign When Necessary States’ Rights Revived? Dear A-Letter Reader, This week, various state legislatures introduced bills intended to revive one of the most important gifts left to us by our forefathers…state sovereignty. No, you won’t hear about this on CNBC or Fox News. In fact, we just got word of it a few hours ago. All the way from Hawaii to New Hampshire…Georgia and California, nine states have so far introduced bills that would reaffirm state sovereignty as laid out in the ninth and tenth amendments to the constitution. Now – like I said – we just heard about this...
Tue Feb 10 2009 18:27:56 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by nysuperdoodle • 113 replies • 2,321+ views
Evil Conservative Radio ^ | 10 Feb 2009 | EC
On Friday, I reported about the resolution being prepared in the New Hampshire State Legislature to fight the unconstitutional socialization and centralization of our federal government. Yesterday the resolution was introduced to the legislature with very strong wording that certain acts by the federal government would be seen as a "breach of peace" with the states, and "nullifying the Constitution."
Tue Feb 10 2009 14:07:10 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by ForGod'sSake • 14 replies • 352+ views
News-Leader ^ | February 9, 2009 | Chad Livengood
Article can't be posted due to copyright, yadda, yadda, so... LINK!
Mon Feb 09 2009 14:49:35 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Marauder • 22 replies • 796+ views
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership ^ | 2009 | Constitution Party, JPFO.org
States Tell Feds: “Back Off” Legislatures Cite 10th Amendment In Strong Reminder To D.C. Lancaster, PA (February 7, 2009) A growing number of state legislatures across the country have put the federal government on notice that the United States Constitution gives states the authority to say: “Thus far and no farther!” Bills introduced in states, including Washington, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Arizona, defend state sovereignty as guaranteed by 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...
Sat Feb 07 2009 22:01:39 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by EternalVigilance • 25 replies • 743+ views
Saturday, February 7, 2009 ^ | Alan Keyes
I'm pleased to see the growing movement in State legislatures around the country to remind Americans of the existence and import of the 10th amendment to the Constitution. It reads simply "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." These words first of all firmly and unequivocally establish that the U.S. government has only the powers delegated to it by the Constitution of the United States on the authority of the sovereign people of the United States by whom it...
Mon Feb 09 2009 06:51:33 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by SunkenCiv • 68 replies • 877+ views
Constitution of the United States, via Populist America et al ^ | The Framers
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.
Sun Feb 08 2009 23:12:49 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by ForGod'sSake • 74 replies • 1,449+ views
Fear Is Tyranny ^ | 6/18/2008 | Staff?
I heard a rumor today that Oklahoma’s state legislature had declared sovereignty from federal mandates it considered beyond the national government’s constitutional powers. On blogs and independent news outlets around the world, the news of Oklahoma’s resolution was making its rounds. The state invoked the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: “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.” Oklahoma has informed the United States government that it will not continue to follow the federal government’s requests, if those requests...
Sat Feb 07 2009 06:34:16 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by nuconvert • 36 replies • 864+ views
Blogcritics Mag. ^ | February 05, 2009
You may not have heard much about it, but there's a quiet movement afoot to reassert state sovereignty in America and stop the uncontrolled expansion of federal government power. Almost half of the state legislatures are considering or have representatives preparing to introduce resolutions which reassert the principles of the 9th and 10th Amendments to the Constitution and the idea that federal power is strictly limited to specific areas detailed in the Constitution and that all other governmental authority rests with the states. -excerpt- There's a lot of excitement about these bills, but there are also a lot of misconceptions,...
Sun Feb 08 2009 18:54:41 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by george76 • 93 replies • 1,634+ views
abc 4 ^ | February 8, 2009
A state lawmaker said Friday he wants to reclaim Utah's lands and resources from the federal government so the public can use them for recreation and energy development. Rep. Michael Noel, R-Kanab, said he's declaring another Sagebrush Rebellion. The original Sagebrush Rebellion took place in the 1970s and 1980s, when a coalition of mining and grazing interests pressured federal policy makers to cede greater control of federal lands to state and local authorities. Noel said that Utah can "take care of itself," and that the federal government shouldn't be allowed to regulate what the state can do with its own...
Wed Feb 04 2009 08:38:45 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by ElKafir • 29 replies • 1,106+ views
Transsylvania Phoenix ^ | Transsylvania Phoenix
I wonder what Obama will do if he will move on to enact new Federal firearms registration laws or another so called "assault" weapon ban after the New Hampshire legislative passes HCR6. Will Obama order his Brown Shirts... errr... National Civilian Forces to invade New Hampshire and restore hope and change? Read on
Wed Feb 04 2009 18:42:08 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Weight of Glory • 119 replies • 2,839+ views
Whereas, a number of proposals from previous administrations and some now pending from the present administration and from Congress may further violate the Constitution of the United States. Therefore Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, that: 1. That the State of Arizona hereby claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution of the United States. 2. That this Resolution serves as notice and demand to the federal government, as our...
Sat Feb 07 2009 03:24:06 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Evil Slayer • 115 replies • 4,050+ views
wnd ^ | 2/6/09 | Jerome R. Corsi
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,...
Fri Feb 06 2009 18:59:08 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Idabilly • 34 replies • 976+ views
2009 Montana Legislature ^ | January 13, 2009 | 2009 Montana Legislature
2009 Montana Legislature Additional Bill Links PDF (with line numbers) HOUSE BILL NO. 246 INTRODUCED BY J. BONIEK A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM FEDERAL REGULATION UNDER THE COMMERCE CLAUSE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES A FIREARM, A FIREARM ACCESSORY, OR AMMUNITION MANUFACTURED AND RETAINED IN MONTANA; PROVIDING FOR THE DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 7] may be cited as the "Montana Firearms Freedom Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2....
Fri Feb 06 2009 19:28:42 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by redhotright • 27 replies • 1,125+ views
http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com/ ^ | 2009-02-06 | Texas Darlin
TexasDarlin says "I came across this top WordPress post. The blogger later clarifies that these states have not enacted legislation yet; these are apparently proposed resolutions. Does anyone know what’s going on? Seriously. Are these resolutions common in recent history, or is this a new trend? I am seeking accurate and well-researched explanations and analysis. ..."
Fri Feb 06 2009 11:19:30 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by ForGod'sSake • 74 replies • 1,828+ views
nolanchart.com ^ | 2/04/2009 | Gary Wood
Legislatures in Washington State have introduced legislation claiming state sovereignty. This legislation sends a strong message that many believe the 10th Amendment still stands. The legislation was first read a few days ago, on January 30th. It was then referred to the Committee on State Government and Tribal Affairs. While some will claim it has little chance of passing we cannot underplay the importance of the message it sends to the country. Washington State legislators have joined with New Hampshire legislators in putting our original form of a Federalist Republic in the forefront of thought at a critical time in...
Wed Feb 04 2009 09:16:23 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by ronnyquest • 16 replies • 949+ views
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HCR0006.html ^
Way to go NH! Let's see the rest of our states take this first step to reminding the federal government that WE are in charge, not them.
Thu Feb 05 2009 21:34:14 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by nysuperdoodle • 6 replies • 536+ views
Evil Conservative Radio ^ | 06 February 2009 | EC
Reader Bruce submitted this news and I thought I'd pass it along to our audience. ECR certainly supports states' rights and we're supportive of this bill. New Hampshire is a great state, almost like a big independent finger in the face of Boston. Ya gotta love that.
Sun Feb 01 2009 16:18:18 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Dada Orwell • 164 replies • 3,872+ views
From RidleyReport.com New Hampshire reps try to draw new lines in the sand against expected Federal gun laws. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoXqaGZuxkE http://www.whistlestopper.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1294509#post1294509
Wed Feb 04 2009 07:03:19 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by freedom lives • 251 replies • 4,153+ views
A RESOLUTION affirming States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. Whereas the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, Part 1, Article 7 declares that the people of this State have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign, and independent State; and do, and forever hereafter shall, exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction, and right, pertaining thereto, which is not, or may not hereafter be, by them expressly delegated to the United States of America in congress assembled; and Whereas the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, Part 2, Article 1 declares that the people...
Wed Feb 04 2009 02:35:40 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by America2012 • 50 replies • 2,075+ views
State Of New Hampshire ^ | New Hampshire State House
HCR 6 – AS INTRODUCED 2009 SESSION 09-0274 09/01 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 6 A RESOLUTION affirming States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 5; Rep. Comerford, Rock 9; Sen. Denley, Dist 3 COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs ANALYSIS This house concurrent resolution affirms States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. 09-0274 09/01 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine A RESOLUTION affirming States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. Whereas the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, Part 1, Article 7 declares that the people of this...
Thu Feb 05 2009 20:46:20 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Idabilly • 16 replies • 392+ views
State of New Hampshire ^ | 09/01/09 | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 6
HCR 6 – AS INTRODUCED 2009 SESSION 09-0274 09/01 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 6 A RESOLUTION affirming States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 5; Rep. Comerford, Rock 9; Sen. Denley, Dist 3 COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs ANALYSIS This house concurrent resolution affirms States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. 09-0274 09/01 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine A RESOLUTION affirming States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. Whereas the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, Part 1, Article 7 declares that the people of this...
Tue Feb 03 2009 14:32:55 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) • by Jack Black • 76 replies • 2,166+ views
NH Public Records ^ | 2009 | New Hampshire legislators
HCR 6 – AS INTRODUCED 2009 SESSION 09-0274 09/01 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 6 A RESOLUTION affirming States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 5; Rep. Comerford, Rock 9; Sen. Denley, Dist 3 COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs ANALYSIS This house concurrent resolution affirms States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. 09-0274 09/01 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine A RESOLUTION affirming States’ rights based on Jeffersonian principles. Whereas the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, Part 1, Article 7 declares that the people of this...
Reasserting Sovereignty in South Dakota
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SC lawmakers advance states rights measure
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COLUMBIA — South Carolina lawmakers have advanced a measure asserting state sovereignty, saying they want to send President Obama and Congress a message.
HR 875 The food police
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Posted on Monday, March 09, 2009 9:32:17 AM by modhom
HR 875 The food police, criminalizing organic farming and the backyard gardener, and violation of the 10th amendment
This bill is sitting in committee and I am not sure when it is going to hit the floor. One thing I do know is that very few of the Representatives have read it. As usual they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. Urge your members to read the legislation and ask for opposition to this devastating legislation. Devastating for everyday folks but great for factory farming ops like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few.
I have no doubt that this legislation was heavily influenced by lobbyists from huge food producers. This legislation is so broad based that technically someone with a little backyard garden could get fined and have their property siezed. It will effect anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a vareity of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course.
Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:44:27 PM by AmericaIsScrewed08
Efforts in more than half of the state legislatures to assert state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the Constitution and prevent unwanted impositions by the federal government are now running into serious partisan opposition. Most of these bills have been introduced and are supported by Republican legislators and Democrats are doing everything they can to block them and make sure that their states comply with federal mandates issued by a national Congress dominated by their party.
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Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:18:55 PM by ForGod'sSake
Saying the federal government has taken too much control over Kansas affairs, some key state senators and a minor political party are supporting a resolution to affirm the state's sovereignty.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1609 by Sen. Mary Pilcher Cook, R-Shawnee, calls on the federal government to "cease and desist" from withholding federal funds or otherwise penalizing states that don't comply with federal mandates.
The resolution cites the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which reserves to the states powers that aren't specifically granted to the federal government.
Pilcher Cook said she was not yet ready to discuss the resolution with the media.
But the Kansas Libertarian Party issued a statement of support for the resolution on Sunday.
Party Treasurer Patrick Wilbur said the state's Libertarians decided to back Pilcher Cook's effort after she presented it to their northern Kansas committee, which meets in Topeka.
Wilbur said it's directed at federal mandates such as the "No Child Left Behind" education law and the recently approved economic stimulus act.
The education law ordered states to adopt new standards for student achievement but never provided the money to meet the goals.
And as for the stimulus plan, "money coming in from the stimulus is going to have all kinds of strings attached," Wilbur said.
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.
Hypocrisy and politicians! There is nothing new in this love-match made by Cupid’s arrow of self-interest, right? Wrong, in the current flurry of state legislatures passing or considering resolutions asserting state sovereignty, many politicians are doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
With close to 30 states having approved or currently considering resolutions of sovereignty, it is noteworthy how many Republicans are now standing up to be counted as defenders of the Constitution, especially after their silence during the Bush administration’s eight-year-assault on the Bill of Rights. And what of the Democrats who were formerly vehement critics of Bush’s actions? They have suddenly gone silent as the Obama administration continues many of Bush’s policies they once opposed. Hypocrisy and partisan politics, of course, but above this is a more fundamental issue involving the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution.
After the Constitution was ratified by state conventions, the constitutional debate continued with the submission of a Bill of Rights. Alexander Hamilton argued against such a bill, asserting that the people had not surrendered their rights in ratifying the Constitution, so such protections were unnecessary. “Here, in strictness, the people surrender nothing, and as they retain everything, they have no need of particular reservations.” Furthermore, Hamilton feared that protecting specific rights might imply that any unmentioned rights would not be protected.
Opposed to Hamilton’s argument, Thomas Jefferson, at the time serving as ambassador to France, supported such a bill. He wrote to James Madison, the author of the Constitution: “Half a loaf is better than no bread. If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can.”
Madison was, like Hamilton, concerned that enumerating such rights could “enlarge the powers delegated by the Constitution”. Consequently, he submitted the following draft of the Ninth Amendment to the Congress: “The exceptions here or elsewhere in the Constitution, made in favor of particular rights, shall not be so construed as to diminish the just importance of other rights retained by the people; or as to enlarge the powers delegated by the Constitution; but either as actual limitations of such powers, or as inserted merely for greater caution.”
Madison further elaborated on these rights in his speech introducing the Bill of Rights: “It has been said, by way of objection to a Bill of Rights. … that in the Federal Government they are unnecessary, because the power enumerated, and it follows, that all that are not granted by the Constitution are retained; that the Constitution is a bill of powers, the great residuum being the rights of the people; and, therefore, a Bill of Rights cannot be so necessary as if the residuum was thrown into the hands of the Government. I admit that these arguments are not entirely without foundation, but they are not as conclusive to the extent it has been proposed. It is true the powers of the general government are circumscribed; they are directed to particular objects; but even if government keeps within those limits, it has certain discretionary powers with respect to the means, which may admit of abuse.”
Today, after the Bush administration’s restrictions of constitutional rights through the Patriot Act, the John Warner Defense Act of 2007, the Military Commissions Act, and Presidential Decision Directive 51, with Republican and Democratic congressional acquiescence, the rights debate has devolved to the States. Consequently, the Tenth Amendment has moved to centre stage.
Ratified on December 15, 1791, the Tenth Amendment reserves all powers not granted to the national government to the States or the people. Based on an earlier provision of the Articles of Confederation where “each state retains its sovereignty”, it restates the Constitution’s principle of federalism, and in supporting States Rights, it makes explicit the idea that the federal government is limited to those powers granted in the Constitution.
Previously, States Rights was used to justify two indelible moral stains on the national character: slavery and segregation. However, today the issues include 2nd Amendment gun rights, unfunded mandates and demands from Washington, DC on how to spend stimulus money, national identification cards, and a presidential declaration of martial law, among others.
While most of the Founding Fathers believed the Constitution did not grant the national government any power that it did not expressly mention, most American political leaders since the Civil War have opined that the Constitution grants the national government the authority to do more or less anything that is not expressly prohibited by the first eight amendments. And with the contemporary submission of Congress to the Executive, the debate is now between the States and the Executive.
The present debate is constitutionally necessary and long overdue. As the debate unfolds, hopefully not into a full-blown constitutional crisis - the last one resulted in the Civil War - partisan politics and party loyalties will undoubtedly be the surface politics on the television screen and talk radio. Will the public realise that the Constitution is not what George W. Bush called “just a goddamned piece of paper”? Since the Republican and Democratic Congresses have been missing in action, it’s time for the States to reclaim Jefferson’s “half a loaf”.
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Posted on Saturday, March 14, 2009 12:18:47 AM by ForGod'sSake
Sam Rohrer senses average Americans have grave concerns about rapid and aggressive changes coming from the federal government.
The state representative from Berks County said that, as a result of that concern, a growing number of his constituents are calling on legislators to re-examine the relationship between the state and federal governments.
Rohrer has joined politicians from nearly half of the states in the union to introduce resolutions in their various state houses reaffirming state legislatures' right to invoke the 10th Amendment of the Constitution, giving them powers not delegated to the federal government.
The resolutions would merely reaffirm what has been in the U.S. Constitution for more than 200 years. But it's a detail many people might not know, and in times like these, it is an aspect of the Constitution that Rohrer and others think is worth reinforcing.
"(Citizens) do not like what's happening and coming out of Washington, and they don't believe that what's being done is anything more than throwing fuel on the fire," Rohrer said.
Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2009 12:26:42 AM by ForGod'sSake
You may have noticed I am a big fan of rugged individualism, self-reliance, individual freedoms, liberty, self-determination and defiance — heavy on the defiance.
These uniquely American characteristics course through our veins and pulse in our genes, gifts from our amazing, defiant forefathers.
They sailed across an unknown ocean, to an unknown land, to establish a country free of kings and tyrants.
In securing our freedom, they wrote a constitution that limited the power of the federal government.
FGS you are awesome!
Prayer and organic food saved my life last year. In April I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, which had already destroyed my kidneys. By December, I was in remission after thousands of prayers, a raw vegetarian diet, and mild chemotherapy(designed to block the effect of the malformed protein the mm cells were busily making). What killed the 16B cancer cells?
We are in a world of trouble.
God can and DOES perform miracles, eh?
We are in a world of trouble.
Indeed we are. We could ALL use a miracle right about now, but His will WILL be done. How He deals with America will be something to behold I suspect. Only He can design the perfect outcome, whatever it may be. May He have mercy on us; Amen.
Idaho House to feds: back off a bit
KIVI TV ^ | March 23, 2009 | crAPweasels
Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 6:24:12 PM by ForGod'sSake
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho House has voted 51-17 to tell the federal government to respect the state's sovereign rights.
Rep. Dick Harwood, a St. Maries Republican, told the House Monday that the federal government is overstepping its role and Idaho's sovereignty with mandated programs like No Child Left Behind, the education reform legislation promoted by former President Bush.
State sovereignty is outlined in the U.S. Constitution's 10th Amendment, which says powers not granted to the federal government are reserved for the states.
Harwood says the country is not designed to be under the direction of 1 overarching government.
Coeur d'Alene Rep. George Sayler, a Democrat, says the memorial is just an effort to continue a 200-year-old sovereignty battle over power.
Oklahoma Senate Passes Bill Affirming State Sovereignty..
John Birch Society; JBS ^ | March 4, 2009 | Larry Greenley
Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:56:00 PM by JSDude1
Oklahoma is still leading the rest of the states in affirming state sovereignty over those powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution as secured by the Tenth Amendment. On February 18 the Oklahoma House passed HJR1003, a bill affirming Oklahoma's Tenth Amendment sovereignty powers, by a vote of 83 to 13. Today the Oklahoma Senate passed its version of the bill, SJR10, by a vote of 25 to 17.
At least 15 other states have already introduced resolutions similar to Oklahoma's
Thanks FGS.
Have you seen this:
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U.S. Seeks Expanded Power to Seize Firms
I caught a blurb on FoxNews earlier. Still can’t get over the audicity of Obomber and his minions. Simply unbelievable! My big concern is even IF conservatives are in a position to reclaim majorities in 2010, will it be too late? The Dims are moving at light speed for a reason and it doesn’t bode well for the future of the Republic I’m afraid.
Townhall.com ^ | March 25, 2009 | Walter Williams
Posted on Tue Mar 24 2009 22:48:44 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) by ForGod'sSake
Our Colonial ancestors petitioned and pleaded with King George III to get his boot off their necks. He ignored their pleas, and in 1776, they rightfully declared unilateral independence and went to war. Today it's the same story except Congress is the one usurping the rights of the people and the states, making King George's actions look mild in comparison. Our constitutional ignorance -- perhaps contempt, coupled with the fact that we've become a nation of wimps, sissies and supplicants -- has made us easy prey for Washington's tyrannical forces. But that might be changing a bit. There are rumblings of a long overdue re-emergence of Americans' characteristic spirit of rebellion.
Just because I could...
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