U.S. Constitution, Tenth Amendment
It’s show time folks. As I had said on my numerous
postings, Americans aren’t happy with their federal government and the “War” has only just begun.
It looks like states across this fine nation of ours “have only just begun to fight” for states rights. Our U.S. Congress and these inept and hapless Washington politicians still don’t get it, but the country is in trouble.
From state to states, they are just beginning to declare themselves as their sole jurisdiction and sovereigns rights over the federal government’s abuse of the United States Constitution.
Some states have just taken away the authority of the FED/BATF on guns, ammos sale and production. They have become their own regulators on other issues as well, and there are lots more coming soon, to your nearest neighborhood state. There are states that have put the feds on notice, “violate the constitution any more, we will not recognize you.”
Where are some of the major “liberal” scummy “mainstream media” covering these stories? Only Fox News had the real courage and guts to do it.
Here are links to their stories and in their successes over states vs. the feds war. It’s heading down towards a big showdown in court soon, and we shall see if the feds have the real cohunes to enforce their rulings won’t we?
Stay around and watch all the fun.
Fed up with Washington's involvement in everything from land use to gun control to education spending, states across the country are fighting back against what they say is the federal government's growing intrusion on their rights.
"This has been boiling for years, and it's finally come to a head," said Utah State Rep. Carl Wimmer. "With TARP and No Child Left Behind, these things that continue to give the federal government more authority, our rights as states and individuals are being turned on their head."
The power struggle between the states and Washington has cropped up periodically ever since the country was founded. But now some states are sending a simple, forceful message:
The government has gone too far. Enough is enough.
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer recently signed into law a bill authorizing the state's gun manufacturers to produce "Made in Montana" firearms, without seeking licensing from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Similar laws are being considered in Utah, Alaska, Texas and Tennessee.
The Montana law is expected to end up in the courts, where states' rights activists hope judges will uphold their constitutional right to regulate firearms.
That would reverse a longstanding trend, said Martin Flaherty, a professor of constitutional law at Fordham Law School.
"From 1937 to 1995 there is not one instance of the Supreme Court knocking back Congress," he said. "In the Constitution the interstate commerce clause gives Congress the right to regulate commerce between the states.
That gives them a lot of power. There were questions of how far they can reach, but then comes the New Deal, and Roosevelt gets all these picks on the [Supreme] Court, and they come upon a theory whereupon congressional power is almost infinite."
That 1930s understanding of the Constitution is now the norm, with advocates for the federal government arguing that issues of a certain size and scope can be addressed only by an institution with the resources of the federal government.
As an example, federal authority is necessary in the economic crisis, said U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, whose home state of Oklahoma recently passed a sovereignty resolution.
"The economic situation in our nation over the past year has not been contained in any one community or state. The industries and institutions affected by the recent economic crisis touch multiple layers of our economy and are not confined to any one state or region," he said in a statement. "I feel there was Constitutional justification for Congress's recent efforts to stabilize our economy."
But for many state leaders, the degree to which Congress regulates issues within their boundaries, using the interstate commerce clause to regulate just about everything and anything, has become untenable.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry made headlines recently when he made a passing reference to the possibility of the Lone Star State seceding from the U.S., saying, "if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that?"
States rights advocates offer countless examples of what they believe is Washington's overreach.
In Utah, 67 percent of the state's land is controlled by the federal government through wilderness preserves, limiting state leaders in their bid to fill government coffers through oil and natural gas drilling after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar cancelled 103,000 acres of leases this year.
In Idaho, ranchers are furious that federal endangered species law prevents them from shooting the wolves that prey on their cattle.
"The balance of power between the states and the federal government is way out of whack," said Georgia state Senator Chip Pearson." The effect here is incalculable. Everything you do from the moment you wake up until you get to bed, there is some federal law or restriction."
Up until recently, the state sovereignty movement has remained almost entirely Republican, drawing supporters from the ranks that voted against President Obama and attended tea parties last month to protest federal tax hikes.
But the movement's rank and file are just as likely now to criticize Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, as they are the new president, pointing to what they believe were Bush's overreaching policies on education and homeland security.
Many are becoming frequent visitors to a Web site, TenthAmendmentCenter.com, which was founded in early 2007 and has become a community bulletin board for states rights activists and politicians. Up to 20,000 viewers log on to the site every day.
But the site's founder, Michael Boldin, a 36-year-old Web marketer in Los Angeles who says he has no political affiliation, says he decided to launch the site after watching the Maine State Legislature fight the Department of Homeland Security on the Real ID act, a controversial Bush-era law that will require states to issue federally regulated identification cards, complete with biometric data and stringent address checks.
"Maine resisted, and the government backed off, and soon all these other states were doing the same thing," Boldin said. "The bottom line is, if there's widespread support, people can resist the federal government at the state level."
The deadline for states to comply with Real ID has now been pushed back until 2011.
The Tenth Amendment movement is not without controversy. In Georgia, a columnist for The Atlanta Journal Constitution called a sovereignty resolution in the state Senate a threat "to secede from and even disband the United States."
The resolution, which was passed as part of a group of bills that were banded together, affirmed the state's powers under the Tenth Amendment, taking its inspiration and language from Thomas Jefferson's 1798 resolution opposing the Alien and Sedition Acts -- laws enacted by the federal government during wartime to quiet protest against the government.
The resolution asserts that any instance of the federal government taking action beyond its enumerated powers "shall constitute a nullification of the Constitution for the United States of America by the government of the United States of America."
"It's been taken out of context by some editors," said Pearson, who sponsored the bill. "It certainly never meant secession. The intent was to communicate that the actions of the federal government are an infringement on states' rights."
Robert Natelson, a law professor at the University of Montana who was involved in drawing up that state's sovereignty resolution over a decade ago, argues that states up until now have been unwilling to take action of any real consequence in checking federal power.
"Back then they passed the resolution, but they didn't turn down any federal dollars," he said.
"If the states are serious about returning the federal government to its historical origins, they're going to have to do more than pass resolutions. They're going to have to turn down money and litigate."
Utah apparently is following Montana's lead in attempting the plan that would protect residents' Second Amendment gun rights.
Wimmer intends his legislation to exempt from federal gun regulations any Utah resident seeking to own a firearm made in Utah.
Wimmer explained to WND that he intends to introduce a bill, not a resolution.
"A resolution has no teeth to it because a resolution amounts to a state saying to federal government, 'We are going to stand up and assert our rights, if you will let us please do so, federal government,'" said Wimmer. "A bill is an actual state law that will put into place the fact that if a firearm is manufactured in Utah, sold in Utah and kept within the boundaries of Utah, that firearm will be exempt from federal regulation under the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution."
Wimmer also told WND the legislation would avoid federal regulation under the Commerce Clause because firearms made in Utah and owned in Utah would not be subject to interstate commerce because the firearms never crossed state lines.
Wimmer told WND he is organizing a new group called "The Patrick Henry Caucus" to bring together state legislators throughout the United States to fight back against the federal government in the defense of Second Amendment rights at the state level.
"I looked at my three kids and I thought that I don't want to have to stand before them when they grow up and explain to them that their dad did not do more to fight to defend their liberty and freedom," he said.
"So, I decided that if I was walking around with a knot in my stomach about what was going on with our liberty and freedom, then I know other state legislators are feeling this way around the country," he said.
Wimmer plans to take his Patrick Henry Caucus nationwide, with the goal to form a chapter in each state that is available for membership exclusively to state legislators who agree to the strategy of using states rights laws to move forward at the same time across the United States.
"If one state acts on states rights, the federal government ignores it," he said. "But if 25 or 30 states pass states rights legislation together, the federal government has to stand up and take notice."
Wimmer told WND he has reserved a URL domain under "ThePatrickHenryCaucus.com" and has hired a website developer.
His goal is to have the legislation ready for introduction when the Utah legislature next convenes in January 2010.
Wimmer, a resident of Herriman, Utah, works as a small business officer and a police officer.
The Utah Shooting Sports Council lists eight manufacturers of firearms domiciled in Utah, including Browning Firearms, which is the largest.
The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution specifies that, "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution specifies that, "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."
The Commerce Clause is a federal government enumerated power in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, delegating to Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the states, and with Indian tribes.
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Tennessee Gun Bills Poke at Democrats, WashingtonMonday, June 15, 2009 1:12:42 PM · by
reaganaut1 ·
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New York Times ^ June 15, 2009 Katharine Q. Seeleye
Cities and counties across Tennessee are preparing this week to deal with the fallout from a raft of pro-gun bills recently signed into law in the state, where Republicans are flexing their new-found strength in the legislature. Among the new laws is one that would allow people who have permits to carry guns to carry them in all public parks in the state, including local parks. Another would exempt from federal regulation guns and ammunition made in Tennessee and kept within its borders. The measure with the most immediate impact may be the guns-in-parks law. Localities have the chance to...
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Liberals Should Support the 10th Amendment Sovereignty MovementThursday, June 11, 2009 10:15:00 PM · by
ForGod'sSake ·
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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.” In other words, “diversity” stands...
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Tennessee: Firearms Freedom Act Passes Both HousesThursday, June 04, 2009 4:56:17 PM · by
Blood of Tyrants ·
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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. The limitation on federal law and regulation stated in this bill applies to a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured using basic materials and that can be manufactured without the...
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77% of Georgia Voters Favor ID Checks Before Voting, Justice Department DisagreesWednesday, June 03, 2009 8:48:44 AM · by
cbkaty ·
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rasmussen report ^ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Rasmussen
The Department of Justice on Tuesday said the state of Georgia's system cannot check driver’s license information and Social Security numbers to prove that prospective voters are U.S. citizens. Georgia’s voters have an entirely different perspective. Rasmussen Reports polling conducted during Election 2008 found that 77% said prospective voters should first be required to show a legal photo ID first. Georgia’s voters also held that view two years earlier despite a state judge’s ruling that a new law requiring a photo ID at the polls was a violation of the state constitution. Nationally, three-out-of-four U.S. voters (76%) said a person...
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HOPE FOR AMERICA rally in Roanoke, VA on Thurs. June 25Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:04:24 AM · by
Gopher Broke ·
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Hope for America website ^Roanoke Area "Hope For America Rally” Press Release Local Citizens and Churches to Host a “Hope for America Rally” in Roanoke on Thursday, June 25th Contact: Aaron Evans (276) 494-3658 or aaron@hfarallies.org ROANOKE, VA, May 25, 2009 — Many local citizens and churches in the Roanoke area will be hosting a “Hope For America Rally” on Thursday, June 25th at the Penn Forest Worship Center auditorium in Roanoke, at 3735 Chaparral Drive, SW, 24018. The “Hope For America Rally” will focus on the historical relevance of Christian influences in our nation’s founding, the danger of current attacks on our religious...
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Georgia: non citizens registering to vote ?Monday, June 01, 2009 11:19:07 AM · by
Free ThinkerNY ·
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Fox News ^ June 1, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matt Carrothers June 1, 2009 Director of Media Relations Obama Justice Department Decision Will Allow Non-Citizens to Register to Vote in Georgia Decision Bars Georgia From Continuing Voter Verification Process Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel issued the following statement following the U.S. Department of Justice’s denial of preclearance of Georgia’s voter verification process Atlanta - “The decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to deny preclearance of Georgia’s already implemented citizenship verification process shows a shocking disregard for the integrity of our elections. With this decision, DOJ has now barred Georgia from continuing the...
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Decision Bars Georgia From Continuing Voter Verification ProcessMonday, June 01, 2009 7:07:58 AM · by
WellyP ·
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Fox News Greta Wire 1 June 2009 Matt Carrothers
Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel issued the following statement following the U.S. Department of Justice’s denial of preclearance of Georgia’s voter verification process http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/06/01/georgia-non-citizens-registering-to-vote/
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10th Amendment Resolution introduced in Mass. (!)Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:46:58 AM · by
NTHockey ·
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10th Amendment Center ^ May 27, 2009
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.”
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(TEXAS)States' rights resolution passes HouseSunday, May 31, 2009 12:19:54 AM · by
ForGod'sSake ·
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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. Last-minute adjustments sought to clarify that it's not a call for secession or repeal of federal laws protecting constitutional rights. The measure was at the center of a national media storm over comments Perry made after an anti-tax rally. Perry never called for secession, but said Texans are getting fed...
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Tenth Amendment Movement Aims to Give Power Back to the States (States are fed-up!)Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:26:31 AM · by
SonOfDarkSkies ·
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FoxNews.com ^ 5/26/2009 James Osborne
Fed up with Washington's involvement in everything from land use to gun control to education spending, states across the country are fighting back against what they say is the federal government's growing intrusion on their rights. At least 35 states have introduced legislation this year asserting their power under the Tenth Amendment to regulate all matters not specifically delegated to the federal government by the Constitution. "This has been boiling for years, and it's finally come to a head," said Utah State Rep. Carl Wimmer. "With TARP and No Child Left Behind, these things that continue to give the federal...
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‘Teabaggers’ Spin the TenthWednesday, May 27, 2009 9:52:13 PM · by
ForGod'sSake ·
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Jackson Free Press ^ 05/27/09 Ronni Mott(?)
Interpreting the Constitution is a favorite American pastime. Differing opinions on just one sentence fill libraries to overflowing, and land legal cases in appeals courts and supreme courts from coast to coast.The Ninth and Tenth Amendments in particular are the basis for numerous "soap box" issues, precisely because their language is opaque and widely open to interpretation. Neither grants or denies specific powers; both provide instructions for how to read and interpret the rest of the document. The Ninth Amendment reads: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by...
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Tennessee House Affirms Sovereignty under the 10th AmendmentWednesday, May 27, 2009 9:27:33 PM · by
ForGod'sSake ·
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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.Read the full text of the resolution below:WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows: “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”; andWHEREAS, the...
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10th Amendment Resolution Introduced in Mass.Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:27:29 PM · by
ForGod'sSake ·
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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.”“The purpose of this Resolution is to clearly affirm to Congress and the President our State’s sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution and to demand that the federal government halt the practice...
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17th Amendment and the Demise of States RightsTuesday, May 26, 2009 3:29:42 PM · by
!1776! ·
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Personal Thoughts... 5/26/2009 !1776!
Text of the Amendment: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures. When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the...
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'Reserved to the States' -- Glenn Beck -- VIDEOTuesday, May 26, 2009 9:09:52 AM · by
GOP_Lady · 290+ views
FoxNews.com ^ 05-26-09 Glenn Beck
The history of the 10th Amendment View article...
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California Breakup?Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:08:48 PM · by
Extremely Extreme Extremist ·
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BREAKING VIEWS ^ 21 MAY 2009 MARTIN HUTCHINSON
READ ARTICLE HERE
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As states legalize gay marriage, the ramifications to the English language are profoundFriday, May 22, 2009 10:52:20 AM · by
wrrock ·
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http://www.butasforme.com/2009/05/22/the-nuances-of-language-gay-marriage/ 5/22/2009 bafm
Now with same gender marriages, the term has changed the traditional meanings of "husband" or "wife." Husband is applied to males, and wife to females. Now, we have to wrestle with the confusion that a marriage can have 2 husbands or 2 wives, similarly children of these relationships, either genetically related or adopted, can have 2 mothers or 2 fathers. Those of us who deal with words find this particularly confusing. If a "husband" can be the married partner of a male, then where does my male "husband" who is married to me, a female, fit into this vernacular. Given...
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Texas State Sovereignty Shot Down on Parlimentary Procedure (RAT Senfronia Thompson)Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:23:00 PM · by
NoobRep ·
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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. Creighton said...
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How To Curtail the Federal BeastMonday, May 18, 2009 2:27:05 PM · by
Kartographer ·
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glennbeck.com ^ 5/15/09 Judge Andrew Napolitano
And the feds, as well, use their enormous horde of cash from our income taxes to bribe the states by paying them to regulate in areas that the Constitution prohibits Congress from regulating.
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Parting CompanySunday, May 17, 2009 5:02:51 AM · by
BnBlFlag ·
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Creator's Syndicate ^ May 17,2009 Walter Williams
Sunday, May 17, 2009 4:34 a.m. Parting Company Law vs. Moral Values A civilized society's first line of defense is not the law, police and courts but customs, traditions and moral values. Behavioral norms, mostly transmitted by example, word of mouth and religious teachings, represent a body of wisdom distilled over … Democracy and Majority Rule Democracy and majority rule give an aura of legitimacy to acts that would otherwise be deemed tyranny. Think about it. How many decisions in our day-to-day lives would we like to be made through majority rule or the democratic process? How about …...
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Indiana Says 'No Thanks' to Cap and Trade ("Imperialism")Friday, May 15, 2009 6:32:14 AM · by
reaganaut1 ·
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Wall Street Journal ^ May 15, 2009 Mitch Daniels
This week Congress is set to release the details of the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill that purports to combat global warming by setting strict limits on carbon emissions. [...] But it's clear to me that the nation, and in particular Indiana, my home state, will be terribly disserved by this cap-and-trade policy on the verge of passage in the House. The largest scientific and economic questions are being addressed by others, so I will confine myself to reporting about how all this looks from the receiving end of the taxes, restrictions and mandates Congress is...
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State Sovereignty: Follow-up on my Senator Brogdon Interview.Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:27:32 AM · by
marktwain ·
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LA gun rights examiner ^ 13 May, 2009 John Longenecker
I’ve been getting positive feedback from my audio interview with Oklahoma State Senator Randy Brodgon. You can hear that on mp3 by clicking through here. With the increasing footprint or some would say Grip of federal governance, there has come an increase in the assumption of powers not granted. Attending these powers not granted is a attitude of self-protection against the will and authority of the electorate to object. Disparaging remarks of those as extremist is fooling fewer and fewer constituents who are now expressing interest in a very intriguing movement, state secession in order to get out from under...
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Randy Brogdon: Statements on Oklahoma SovereigntyThursday, May 14, 2009 5:17:26 PM · by
Man50D ·
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Tenth Amendment Center ^ 14 May 2009
State Sen. Randy Brogdon said he was “elated” after the Senate joined the House in approving House Concurrent Resolution 1028, asserting Oklahoma’s sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. An earlier legislative attempt by Brogdon to stop the federal government from overstepping its bounds was vetoed by Gov. Brad Henry. “HCR 1028 will not have to go to the governor—and with its passage today, it will go straight to President Obama and Congress. We are telling them loud and clear to end all federal mandates that are beyond the scope of powers specifically outlined in the Constitution,” said...
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States’ Rights Update: OK Declares Sovereignty!Thursday, May 14, 2009 6:39:56 AM · by
conservativegramma ·
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The Right Side of Life ^ May 13, 2009 Phil
Just in from TenthAmendmentCenter.com: The Oklahoma State Senate has passed Charles Key’s House Concurrent Resolution 1028 (HCR1028) today. Introduced on April 29, 2009, HCR1028 is “A Concurrent Resolution claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over certain powers; serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates; providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed; and directing distribution.” The resolution, which passed the House 73-22 on May 4th, does not require a signature from the Governor.
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Firearms Freedom Act Introduced in South CarolinaWednesday, May 13, 2009 6:23:32 PM · by
JoeProBono ·
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tenthamendmentcenter ^ 12 May 2009
Introduced in the South Carolina State Senate on May 6, 2009, the “Firearms Freedom Act” (s-794) seeks “to provide that a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured and retained in South Carolina is exempt from federal regulation under the commerce clause of the Constitution of the United States.” The bill is sponsored by South Carolina State Senators Bright, Bryant, Mulvaney, Davis, Shoopman, S. Martin and McConnell. They join Montana, Utah, and Texas in an effort to limit federal regulation of guns, and specifically invoke the 9th and 10th Amendments as restrictions on federal power: “the regulation of intrastate commerce is...
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States' Gun Rights: The Next Constitutional Battlefield (2nd and 10th Amendments)Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:09:41 PM · by
2ndDivisionVet ·
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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." It inspired the...
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10th Amendment Status - By StateWednesday, May 13, 2009 9:46:12 AM · by
NTHockey ·
13 replies · 1,078+ views
http://www.sovereignstates.net/state%20listing.htmI came across this website this morning. The status, sponsors and their e-mail addresses are available. In some cases, resolutions that did not pass are superseded by a 2nd resolution In Montana's case, a 2nd Amendment bill passed, where the 10th Amentment Resolution failed. Hopefully, this will be kept up to date. http://www.sovereignstates.net/state%20listing.htm
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New State Sovereignty Movement MobilizingMonday, May 11, 2009 9:42:17 AM · by
AmericanHunter ·
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Right Side News ^ 5-9-09 Henry Lamb
The Tenth Amendment is not all that hard to understand: "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." Since even Harvard graduates can easily understand this simple language, the fact that it is so blatantly ignored must mean that the President, and the majority of Congress, rejects this portion of the Constitution they swore to defend. Nowhere among the enumerated powers is there authority for the federal government to be in the mortgage loan business - as in Fannie Mae...
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10th Amendment Power- Montana Tells Feds To Leave Montana's Guns AloneMonday, May 11, 2009 8:04:29 AM · by
Sasparilla ·
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secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com/ ^ 05/11/09 Sasparilla
The tentacles have been cut off the Federal gun regulation octopus in the Big Sky State. The gun law is a gloves off slap in the face of the Federal Government and gun control groups. The Bradys are apoplectic once again. Montana exercised its 10th Amendment state sovereignty as the Governor signed a law that exempts guns, accessories such as magazines, silencers, and ammunition made in the state of Montana from all Federal firearms regulation. The guns and ammunition can't leave the state of Montana, and all guns made there must have "Made In Montana" stamped on them. There are...
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Glenn Beck - MUST TUNE IN. He says this states rights movement is going to save the countryFriday, May 08, 2009 6:25:47 AM · by
Scythian ·
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He hasn't been this postive in 2 years, I think that Montana Gun law is what he is talking about, just went to break, says this will undue the feds, he has talked to some very influencial people that says this will break the back of the Feds !!!
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Hannity covers the manmade drought disaster in central CaliforniaSunday, May 10, 2009 5:54:42 AM · by
Crazieman ·
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FoxNews/Hannity ^ 5/8/09 Hannity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twd59PrqCNg
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Glenn Beck TV Show May 7, 2009 States Rights SegmentFriday, May 08, 2009 8:16:52 AM · by
Nephi ·
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Glenn Beck, Fox News, via youtube ^ May 7, 2009 Glenn Beck
Just when Glenn seems to have outdone himself he does another show. On Wednesday, he had a hilarious exchange with a representative for ACORN, and can be found on youtube (watch for at approximately the 7:13 mark.) Now, Glenn has a segment in which we might finally see a silver lining in the Marxist usurpation of the presidency - the states are fighting back.
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Fight: Obama vs. Schwarzenegger: White House Threatens To Rescind Stimulus FundsFriday, May 08, 2009 7:42:17 AM · by
wrrock ·
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http://www.butasforme.com/2009/05/08/fight-obama-vs-schwarzenegger-white-house-threatens-to-rescind-stimulus-funds/ 05/08/09 bafm
A power grab certain to have ramifications for every single state that has accepted stimulus funds. The Obama administration is threatening to rescind billions of dollars in federal stimulus money if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers do not restore wage cuts to unionized home healthcare workers approved in February as part of the budget. Schwarzenegger’s office was advised this week by federal health officials that the wage reduction, which will save California $74 million, violates provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Failure to revoke the scheduled wage cut before it takes effect July 1 could cost California...
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Bill Would Prevent Federal Government from Regulating Firearms in TNThursday, May 07, 2009 4:43:41 PM · by
Flavius ·
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wztv ^ 5/6/09 wztv
Bill Would Prevent Federal Government from Regulating Firearms in TN - John Dunn Tennessee lawmakers may soon send the federal government a loud messagehands off our guns. A new law is under consideration that would say if firearms are manufactured and sold inside the state of Tennessee, federal gun law would not apply.
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Glenn Beck - States to Declare Intrastate SovereigntyThursday, May 07, 2009 4:33:45 PM · by
seven.sixtwo ·
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Fox News ^ 5/7/09 Glenn Beck/FNC
Glenn Beck - States to Declare Intrastate Sovereignty
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Utah legislators eye Montana gun lawThursday, May 07, 2009 3:49:07 PM · by
Flavius ·
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ksl ^ 5/4/09 By Andrew Adams
ALT LAKE CITY -- Utah lawmakers are considering following Montana's lead and claiming state's rights in the war over gun control. The Montana Legislature passed and its governor signed into law a measure making guns that are made and kept within state boundaries exempt from federal regulations. That means they're exempt from things like background checks, licensing and registration.
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Obama Backlash Beginning: Montana Defies Administration With In-Your-Face Gun LawThursday, May 07, 2009 2:08:30 PM · by
Michael Eden ·
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Start Thinking Right ^ May 7, 2009 Michael Eden
The state of Montana has drawn a line in the sand by passing a new gun law that virtually thumbs its nose at the federal government's encroachment on state and individual rights. If the tea parties were the first shot across the bow of liberal fascism, this is surely the second - and it's being done with heavy artillery. Montana Governor Brian D. Schweitzer, for what it's worth, is a Democrat. Montana fires a warning shot over states’ rights State is trying to trigger a battle over gun control — and make a pointupdated 4:54 p.m. ET April 29, 2009...
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Let Freedom (and Gunshots) Ring!Thursday, May 07, 2009 12:56:15 PM · by
foutsc ·
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Nietzsche is Dead ^ 6 May 09 foutsc
State governments are asserting their constitutional rights Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer (a Democrat!) signed into law a pro-gun, anti-Fed bill. (The bill) exempts Montana-made firearms from federal regulations.Schweitzer also signed into law a bill clarifying gun rights, which says people don’t have an obligation to run away before using a gun in self defense, landlords can’t control whether tenants have guns and people who use self defense should not be presumed guilty by police. Source: Flathead BeaconThat's right. Guns made in Montana and used within that state cannot be regulated by the Federal Government. That means assault rifles, machine guns,...
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Your local Sheriff, the 10th Amendment and the Orders We Will Not ObeyWednesday, May 06, 2009 5:47:31 PM · by
RightSideNews ·
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Right Side News ^ May 6, 2009 Jonathon Winters
May 6, 2009 Sheriff Richard Mack states this in his video and here is an exerpt followed by his video presentation: (more on his website) "My name is Richard Mack....the founding fathers established a system that would keep the federal government impotent. This is the time to reenact that. The 10th Amendment basically tells the federal government if you ever go outside Article I, Section 8 where the Constitution delineates and details what they can and cannot do, if they want to get creative, or if they want to expand the federal bureaucracy, or if they want to expand the...
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Can We as Citizens of a State Secede From the Union?Wednesday, May 06, 2009 7:08:17 PM · by
street_lawyer ·
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Forward: I wrote this article some time ago. A few days ago Oklahoma passed a resolution declaring its sovereignty. While I haven’t read House Concurrent Resolution 1028 according to news reports this was the second attempt, the first being vetoed by Gov. Brad Henry. According to one news report: “HCR 1028, which, if passed, would be sent to Democratic President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress, would not jeopardize federal funds but would tell Congress to "get back into their proper constitutional role.” The resolution states the federal government should "cease and desist” mandates that are beyond the scope of...
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House bypasses governor’s veto to claim Oklahoma’s sovereigntyWednesday, May 06, 2009 7:39:50 AM · by
NoObamaFightForConservatives ·
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newsok.com ^ May 5, 2009 MICHAEL MCNUTT
Although Gov. Brad Henry vetoed similar legislation 10 days earlier, House members Monday again approved a resolution claiming Oklahoma’s sovereignty. Unlike House Joint Resolution 1003, House Concurrent Resolution 1028 does not need the governor’s approval. The House passed the measure 73-22. It now goes to the Senate. "We’re going to get it done one way or the other,” said the resolutions’ author, Rep. Charles Key, R-Oklahoma City. "I think our governor is out of step.” House Democrats objected, saying the issue already had been taken up and had been vetoed, but House Speaker Pro Tempore Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, ruled the...
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Montana Governor Signs New Gun Law-(DARES Obama To Challenge it!)Wednesday, May 06, 2009 7:24:33 AM · by
tcrlaf ·
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Gather ^ 5-5-09 George W.
The state of Montana has signed into power a revolutionary gun law. I mean REVOLUTIONARY. The State of Montana has defied the federal government and their gun laws. This will prompt a showdown between the federal government and the State of Montana . The federal government fears citizens owning guns. They try to curtail what types of guns they can own. The gun control laws all have one common goal - confiscation of privately owned firearms. Montana has gone beyond drawing a line in the sand. They have challenged the Federal Government. The fed now either takes them on and...
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MONTANA DEFIES FEDS - THREATENS SECESSION!Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:31:04 AM · by
OneVike ·
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Post Scripts ^ 5/4/09 Jack Lee
Montana Governor Signs New Gun Law Executive Summary - The USA state of Montana has signed into power a revolutionary gun law. I mean REVOLUTIONARY. The State of Montana has defied the federal government and their gun laws. This will prompt a showdown between the federal government and the State of Montana. The federal government fears citizens owning guns. They try to curtail what types of guns they can own. The gun control laws all have one common goal - confiscation of privately owned firearms.
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Proposed gun law couched states' rights languageMonday, May 04, 2009 3:47:53 AM · by
Technoman ·
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Salt Lake Tribune ^ 5-4-09 Sheena McFarland
Politics » Conservative lawmakers want to keep firearms liberally accessible. Some Utah legislators are eyeing a bill aimed at preventing the federal government from regulating guns in the state. Montana's Legislature recently passed a bill that Gov. Brian Schweitzer signed into law that would exempt guns made in the state and kept within its borders from federal regulations, including registration, background checks and dealer-licensing. It's an idea that's appealing to some of Utah's conservative legislators, who say President Barack Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress are strongly anti-gun and are trying to overstep their bounds and infringing on states' rights. "I...
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A Bill to Exempt Firearms Manufacters from Federal Regulation in TexasMonday, May 04, 2009 6:32:20 AM · by
marktwain ·
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Texas Legislature ^ 4 May, 2009 na
By: Berman H.B. No. 1863 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. FINDINGS. (a) The Legislature of the State of Texas makes findings as stated in this section. (b) The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees to the states and their people all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the constitution and reserves to the state and people of Texas certain powers as they were...
New Oklahoma Sovereignty ResolutionFriday, May 01, 2009 10:29:37 PM · by
ForGod'sSake ·
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Tenth Amendment Center ^ May 1, 2009 Staff
In response to Governor Henry’s veto of House Joint Resolution 1003, Oklahoma State Rep. Charles Key has reintroduced the resolution as House Concurrent Resolution 1028. Passage in both the House and Senate on a concurrent resolution will not require signature from the governor. Introduced on April 29, 2009, HCR1028 is “A Concurrent Resolution claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over certain powers; serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates; providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed; and directing distribution.” (h/t AxXiom for Liberty)Read the full text...
Montana fires a warning shot over states' rightsWednesday, April 29, 2009 12:39:57 PM · by
Free ThinkerNY ·
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Associated Press ^ April 29, 2009 KAHRIN DEINES
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana is trying to trigger a battle over gun control and perhaps make a larger point about what many folks in this ruggedly independent state regard as a meddlesome federal government. In a bill passed by the Legislature earlier this month, the state is asserting that guns manufactured in Montana and sold in Montana to people who intend to keep their weapons in Montana are exempt from federal gun registration, background check and dealer-licensing rules because no state lines are crossed. That notion is all but certain to be tested in court.
Seantor Bingaman and Panel debate U.S. Energy ChallengeFriday, April 24, 2009 9:07:27 PM · by
Tessared ·
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New Mexico Center for Energy Policy ^ 4/17/09 Levi Hill
From the Hobbs Sun-News by Levi Hill--The past, present and future of renewable energy in the United States was the focus of a daylong conference in Hobbs Tuesday where leaders across the energy industry came together. More than a dozen panelists and four panels were part of the second Energy Conference by the New Mexico Center for Energy Policy of New Mexico Tech. More than 400 people attended the one-day conference at the Lea County Event Center
Retiree throws himself into push for state sovereignty Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:55:46 AM · by
AmericanHunter ·
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South Washington County Bulletin ^ 4-28-09 Patricia Drey Busse
Leon Moe said he’s always been a patriot. The Cottage Grove resident’s definition of what that means, though, has changed a lot. Forty years ago, when he was fighting with the U.S. Army in Vietnam, it meant following the U.S. government’s orders. Leon Moe, a Vietnam veteran, is now lobbying state legislators to pass a bill that declares Minnesota a sovereign state. Moe will speak at the Constitution Party of Minnesota’s Liberty Banquet April 25. Now, it means lobbying legislators at the state Capitol to assert Minnesota’s sovereignty, a move that would allow the state to claim exclusion from unfunded...
Bridging the Great Divide: Peaceful Separation of States?Monday, April 27, 2009 9:02:21 AM · by
erkyl ·
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TheConservativeUnderground ^ 04/27/2009 Erkyl
Tea Party goers have made great strides in developing grassroots movements in every state of our country. Our efforts to have government return to its conservative roots is admirable, but is it realistic? I'm beginning to think that we are expending our energies and efforts on the wrong end-goal. It may be time to refocus our hard-work on an outcome that might actually make everyone happy. It is safe to say that our country is ideologically polarized and while it has been going this direction for some time now, probably since Carter, the distinction between both sides of the spectrum...
Randy Barnett's "Federalism Amendment"--A CounterproposalSunday, April 26, 2009 5:30:30 PM · by
Born Conservative ·
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Mises Economics Blog ^ 4/26/2009 Stephan Kinsella
Re Randy Barnett's Proposed "Federalism Amendment", here's an amended version that I think would be an improvement: Section 1: Secession. Any State or Indian tribe may, by an act of its legislature, secede from the United States. Section 2: Nature of the Union. From the perspective of the United States, the States are sovereign and are the parties to the Constitution, which is a compact among the States. Section 3: Nullification. (a) When a national majority the States of the United States declares a decision by any federal court to be inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution, the said decision shall...
Next Case: State vs. Federal PowerMonday, April 27, 2009 7:28:53 AM · by
for-q-clinton ·
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WSJ ^ 27 Apr 2009 JESS BRAVIN
WASHINGTON -- Four years ago, Eliot Spitzer, then the New York attorney general, asked several national banks to explain why they were disproportionately charging blacks and Hispanics high interest rates. Instead of an answer, he got a lawsuit. The banks, and the Treasury Department agency that regulates them, persuaded federal courts to bar the state attorney general from enforcing New York antidiscrimination laws. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear New York's appeal. If the state wins, it would mark a break with decades of precedent that mostly favors the powers of the federal government and open a new...
Texas Does Not Have Enough LandMonday, April 27, 2009 4:08:24 AM · by
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Canada Free Press ^ April 26, 2009 Richard Geno
Recently Governor Rick Perry rattled the cages in Washington when he suggested that Texas might at some point be so disgusted with Washington’s repeated violations of the United States Constitution that they might want to secede from the union. It stems from the one amendment to the Constitution that gets the least attention - the Tenth Amendment. The Tenth Amendment enumerates the rights of the states and the people. Specifically it states that 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...
Perry grabs hold of states’ rights (Another slam from the Comical)Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:37:47 AM · by
cbkaty ·
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Houston Chronicle ^ April 26, 2009 PEGGY FIKAC
Secession talk was just the beginning as he prepares to host forum on Obama Darling of the Tea Party conservatives, a bad whiff of the Old South, or Gov. Who? “This was a throwback to the Old South, a South that was out of the mainstream and viewed as something of an embarrassment. You think of people like George Wallace when you think of the claim of states’ rights. I don’t think that’s the image that modern Texas wants,” Sabato said.
Henry vetoes legislative resolution (10th amendment)Saturday, April 25, 2009 2:52:55 PM · by
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Tulsa World ^ 04/24/2009 Barbara Hoberock
Gov. Brad Henry on Friday vetoed a measure that he said suggested that Oklahoma should return federal tax dollars and that federal officials had violated the U.S. Constitution and committed crimes against the states. Billed as an expression of support for the 10th Amendment, House Joint Resolution 1003 made a number of allegations without explanation or evidence, the Governor’s Office said. The 10th Amendment states that powers not granted to the national government or prohibited to the states are reserved for the states or the people. Sen. Randy Brogdon, R-Owasso, is the Senate sponsor of House Joint Resolution 1003 and...
On Fox News, Richard says feds told him tax-cut plan was "illegal" [Missouri]Friday, April 24, 2009 1:53:04 PM · by
Jim Robinson ·
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primebuzz.kcstar.com ^ 04/23/2009 by Jason Noble
JEFFERSON CITY House Speaker Ron Richard said this afternoon that federal officials have already warned against a plan to use federal stimulus dollars for a tax cut. Richard, a Joplin Republican, made the remarks in an appearance on the Fox News program Your World. "We've got a message from the OMB, the vice president, they don't like it," Richard said in the TV interview. "They say it's illegal and we're going anyway."
Shall We Texans SecedeWednesday, April 22, 2009 3:28:46 PM · by
2nd amendment mama ·
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HumanEvents.com ^ 4/22/2009 Ted Nugent
The men who donned Indian costumes and took part in the original Boston Tea party weren’t a bunch of un-serious boobs performing for the media. They were committing an act compelled by their real, honest-to-God human condition. Like the people of Europe and beyond, with independence burning in their souls, determined to escape the shackles of slavery and tyranny, daring to take on an unknown world for their driving instincts to practice the religion of their choice, freely speak their minds, keep and bear arms and pursue their own happiness, the original Tea Party participants needed to make it crystal...
Some Think Secession Is Un-American Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:12:17 AM · by
AmericanHunter ·
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The Bulletin ^ 4-22-09 Joe Murray
When Texas Gov. Rick Perry floated the idea of secession if the federal government continues to pursue an aggressive tax-and-spend policy, the mainstream media, as well as the political establishment, cringed. MSNBC’s Chris Matthews called talk of secession “whack-job stuff,” calling Mr. Perry a “bozo” and telling the Texas governor, “You don’t have a choice buddy.” Mr. Matthews’ colleague, Rachael Maddow, said Mr. Perry was “flirting to the point of adultery” by talking about secession, while commentator Thomas Frank reinforced the disconnect between the media and many Americans. “What you’re seeing … what is one of the surprising things about...
Parting Company: Rick Perry and Seceding From The UnionTuesday, April 21, 2009 10:53:06 PM · by
ForGod'sSake ·
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Townhall.com ^ April 22, 2009 Walter Williams
Texas Gov. Rick Perry rattled cages when he suggested that Texans might at some point become so disgusted with Washington's gross violation of the U.S. Constitution that they would want to secede from the union. Political hustlers, their media allies and others, who have little understanding, are calling his remarks treasonous. Let's look at it. When New York delegates met on July 26, 1788, their ratification document read, "That the Powers of Government may be resumed by the People, whensoever it shall become necessary to their Happiness; that every Power, Jurisdiction and right which is not by the said Constitution...
Yes, California, There Is an Individual Right to Keep and Bear ArmsTuesday, April 21, 2009 5:10:29 AM · by
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Cato at Liberty ^ April 20, 2009 Ilya Shapiro
Last June, the Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to keep and bear arms, at least in the home for self-defense. Here’s our own Bob Levy, who masterminded the Heller litigation, talking about that decision: While the Court’s ruling was a watershed in constitutional interpretation, it technically applied only to D.C., striking down the District’s draconian gun ban but not having a direct effect in the rest of the country.Well, today the Ninth Circuit (the federal appellate court covering most Western states) ruled that the Second Amendment restricts the power of state...
Want Texas Independence? Stop Taking Federal Money! (Vanity)Monday, April 20, 2009 11:18:30 AM · by
Sudetenland ·
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houston conservative ^ 4/20/2009 Will Malven
So Mr. Governor Rick Perry has discovered that big federal government is an anathema to state governments as well as the nation’s citizens. Governor Perry's new found voice on fiscal restraint is refreshing; it appears that being forced to run for office every now and then does serve a purpose. After serving for years as a relatively mediocre governor, Mr. Perry faces his first real challenge from another candidate in his own party, the retiring Senator from Texas, Mrs. Kay Bailey Hutchison who is polling very well within the state. His decision last month to reject that portion of federal...
Resolution Passes Claiming Oklahoma's SovereigntySunday, April 19, 2009 8:43:14 PM · by
hreardon ·
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KTUL-TV (Tulsa, OK) ^ April 16, 2009 KTUL
State lawmakers have passed a resolution that claims the state's sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It comes a day after Texas made headlines for doing the same thing. The resolution passed in the Senate by a vote of 29 to 18. It previously passed in the House in February by a vote of 83 to 13.
The BIG question lately - CAN STATES SECEDE?Friday, April 17, 2009 10:17:36 AM · by
RED SOUTH ·
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Article VII sets out the provision for original ratification, and that Article IV empowers Congress to admit new States, but that no provision of the Constitution authorizes a state to leave the Union or bars it from doing so. The constitution does not say anything about states leaving.
Bill 'exempts' Alaska from federal gun regulationThursday, April 16, 2009 8:59:20 PM · by
redk ·
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Anchorage Daily News ^ 4/16/09 DAN JOLING
JUNEAU -- On the same day they rejected an attorney general designee who is a board member of the National Rifle Association, members of the state House on Thursday approved a bill exempting guns and ammunition manufactured and kept within Alaska from federal firearms regulation.
New gun law aimed at asserting sovereigntyThursday, April 16, 2009 3:58:48 PM · by
Flavius ·
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daily paul ^ 4/16/09 KAHRIN DEINES
Gov. Brian Schweitzer has signed into law a bill that aims to exempt Montana-made guns from federal regulation, adding firepower to a battery of legislative efforts to assert states’ rights across the nation. “It’s a gun bill, but it’s another way of demonstrating the sovereignty of the state of Montana,” Democrat Schweitzer said.
Democrats Open Fire on [Governor] Perry Over SecessionThursday, April 16, 2009 10:51:14 AM · by
lewisglad ·
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Austin American Statesman ^ Thursday, April 16, 2009, 11:39 AM Jason Embry
Gov. Rick Perry did not say Wednesday that Texas should secede from the United States. But he gave his political opponents just enough to suggest that he’s suggesting secession is an option down the road. And they’re doing it. Here’s what Perry said, according to the Associated Press: “We’ve got a great union. There’s absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very unique place, and we’re a pretty independent lot to boot.” Perry has received...
The seal is broken on seceding from the Union and is now mainstream discussion.Thursday, April 16, 2009 6:50:11 AM · by
rrdog ·
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U4prez.com ^ 4/16/2009 Eric Gurr
What is the root of the secessionist movement? The driving force at the grass roots level is of course money. Many Americans are rightly disturbed by the transfer of their wealth, and the wealth of their children, to companies that made risky investments, or were poorly managed. This is new territory for the government. The transfer started under George W. Bush with his bank bailout and auto makers bailouts, and the Obama administration has really poured on the spending with additional bailouts and stimulus packages. Citizens of more fiscally conservative states are finding that there money is being redirected from...
VIDEO: Rick Perry / Austin Tea Party ::: On Secession and "Right Wing Extremism"Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:51:15 PM · by
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YouTube / Unspun with AnnaZ ^ 04/15/2009 AnnaZ
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The "Country" of TEXAS...(Check it Out)Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:54:36 PM · by
Dallas ·
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THE COUNTRY of TEXAS So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas. We will control the space industry. 2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States . 3. Defense Industry--we have over 65% of it. The term "Don't mess with Texas ," will take on a whole new meaning. 4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. What will the other states do? Gee, we don't know. Why not ask Obama? 5....
Governor Says Texas Can Leave Union If It Wants (with audio)Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:07:20 PM · by
Free ThinkerNY ·
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Houston Chronicle ^ April 15, 2009
"Texas is a unique place. When we came into the union in 1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that," Perry said. "My hope is that America and Washington in particular pays attention. We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, who knows what may come of that."
Perry fires up anti-tax crowd (Gov says Texas can leave union if it wants to)Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:19:47 PM · by
Crazieman ·
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crAP ^AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax "tea party" Wednesday with his stance against the federal government and for states' rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, "Secede!"
Whatever Happened to States’ Rights?Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:54:13 AM · by
Kaslin ·
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Townhall.com ^ April 15, 2009 Ben Shapiro
On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry issued a statement in support of a state resolution supporting 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,” Perry stated. “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.” Perry’s statement is a clarion call for more local sovereignty, for less command-and-control...
Governor Says Texans May Want to Secede From Union But Probably Won't (Yes We Can!)Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:44:00 PM · by
tobyhill ·
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fox news ^ 4/15/2009 ap
Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax "tea party" with his stance against the federal government and for states' rights. Perry told the Austin crowd Wednesday that officials in Washington have abandoned the country's founding principals. He says the federal government is strangling Americans with taxation and spending. During his speech to hundreds in a U.S. flag-waving crowd, there were several shouts of "Secede!"
Is Texas A Terror State?Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:01:19 PM · by
Scanian ·
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The American Thinker ^ April 14, 2009 Jim Byrd
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Texas fits the Department's profile of potential domestic terrorism described in their newly released report titled, " Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment". Islamic extremists' acts of domestic terrorism were recently given the dignity, by Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano and President Obama, of being classified as man-made disasters, and abroad, the "war on terror" has been reclassified as an "overseas contingency plan". But an entire non-Islamic class, or perhaps by extension entire states, according to the report, are not afforded such considerate and cordial titles if...
Obama Administration Says Americans Should Fear Their Combat VeteransTuesday, April 14, 2009 11:21:59 AM · by
Michael Eden ·
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Start Thinking Right ^ April 14, 2009 Michael Eden
Barack Hussein's new Homeland Security Director says that Americans should be afraid that our returning combat veterans will be recruited by right-wing groups and use the 2nd Amendment rights they fought to protect to attack against the country. I never thought I would hear such a profound level of mistrust and hostility directed at our greatest and noblest citizens. But that's how this administration rolls. Of course, Obama already has always thought dimly about those Americans (in the below case Pennsylvanians) who refused to support him: "And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion...
Confirmed: The Obama DHS hit job on conservatives is realMonday, April 13, 2009 10:02:53 PM · by
ebiskit ·
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http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/14/confirme-the-obama-dhs-hit-job-on-conservatives-is-real/ April 14, 2009 12:01 AM Michelle Malkin
Yesterday, Roger Hedgecock and the Liberty Papers posted an unclassified DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis report titled:Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.The “report” was one of the most embarrassingly shoddy pieces of propaganda I’d ever read out of DHS. I couldn’t believe it was real.I spent the day chasing down DHS spokespeople, who have been tied up preparing for a very important homeland security event later today: The First Lady is coming to visit their Washington office. Priorities, you know.Well, the press office got back to me and verified that the document...
WAKE UP CALL: TEXAS GOV. BACK RESOLUTION AFFIRMING SOVEREIGNTYTuesday, April 14, 2009 8:09:22 AM · by
pissant ·
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Drudge ^ 4/14/09 Drudge
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry 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...
Gov. Perry Backs Resolution Affirming Texas’ Sovereignty Under 10th AmendmentTuesday, April 14, 2009 5:45:04 AM · by
rocket002 ·
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Office of the Governor Rick Perry ^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...
Homeland Security on guard for 'right-wing extremists'Monday, April 13, 2009 6:29:41 AM · by
Old Teufel Hunden ·
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WorldNetDaily ^ April 12, 2009 WorldNetDaily
WASHINGTON – A newly unclassified Department of Homeland Security report warns against the possibility of violence by unnamed "right-wing extremists" concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty and singles out returning war veterans as particular threats. The report, titled "Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment," dated April 7, states that "threats from white supremacist and violent anti-government groups during 2009 have been largely rhetorical and have not indicated plans to carry out violent acts." However, the report goes on to suggest worsening economic...
Fine: Lehman Brother's, others drove oil barrel prices upThursday, January 29, 2009 8:56:46 PM · by
Tessared ·
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New Mexico Business weekly ^ 01/23/09 Kevin Robinson-Avila
The sudden crash in oil prices might be the smoking gun that shows speculation, rather than supply and demand, drove the huge run-up in oil futures last year. Daniel Fine of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology’s Center for Energy Policy told participants at a forum in Albuquerque Jan. 16 that massive, speculative trading by investment banks like Lehman Brothers, hedge funds and others is what drove oil above $140 per barrel.
Center for Energy Policy Sets Dynamic Conference AgendaFriday, April 10, 2009 6:49:29 AM · by
Tessared ·
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New Mexico Tech News Service ^ 4/6/09 Thomas Guengerich
HOBBS, N.M., April 6, 2009 – The New Mexico Center for Energy Policy conference will feature a wide variety of interesting speakers and topics Tuesday, April 14, at the Lea County Event Center in Hobbs. U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman will be the keynote speaker at the conference. New Mexico Tech President Dr. Daniel H. Lopez said the event is an important national event that will highlight renewable energy in the current economic climate. Lopez and Lt. Gov. Diane Denish will serve as emcees. New Mexico Tech launched the Center for Energy Policy in 2006. The conference also will draw attention...
Gov. Perry Backs Resolution Affirming Texas’ Sovereignty Under 10th AmendmentThursday, April 09, 2009 3:16:05 PM · by
lqcincinnatus ·
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ^ April 9, 2009 Texas governor Rick Perry
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...
States' Rights Update: Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, MontanaThursday, April 09, 2009 1:28:12 PM · by
daylilly ·
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The Right Side Of Life ^ April 7, 2009 Phil
Alaska Via TenthAmendmentCenter.com: [Check the website, there is no comment from Phil, just links and a summary from each state.]
Peaceful Separation or Violent Confrontation?Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:03:30 PM · by
cycle of discernment ·
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Sierra Times
Originally posted in 2001 at the Sierra Times (now defunct) by a 'Colonel Dan'. The View from the Colonel's Saddle SierraTimes.com Peaceful Separation or Violent Confrontation? by Colonel Dan - 06.15.01 A house divided against itself cannot stand” ~ Abraham Lincoln ~ I am more convinced than ever that it’s just about time to file for divorce citing irreconcilable differences, establish separate households and peacefully get on with our lives. America is indeed a house divided and by more than just the typical opposing political viewpoints. America’s division stems from clearly conflicting fundamental ideologies—irreconcilably so as I see it. Last...
Montana Poised to Buck Federal Gun ControlTuesday, April 07, 2009 4:26:56 PM · by
neverdem ·
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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?Wednesday, April 08, 2009 4:49:44 AM · by
marktwain ·
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St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner ^ 7 April, 2009 Kurt Hofmann
In the wake of the easy passage through the Montana legislature of Montana House Bill 246, Governor Brian Schweitzer's signature is all that is needed to set up a potentially explosive battle between state sovereignty on the one hand, and smothering, centralized federal power on the other. 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...
Republican Jim Guest to be keynote speaker at John T. Coffee Annual Heritage DinnerTuesday, April 07, 2009 11:01:17 PM · by
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The Southeast Missourian ^ 03/12/09 D.S. Reif
Monday, March 16, 2009 Clint E. Lacy Missouri 5th District Representative Jim Guest [Click to enlarge] I'd like to invite everyone to the 8th, Annual John T. Coffee Camp # 1934 Heritage Dinner. This year's featured speaker is Missouri Rep. Jim Guest a 10th amendment and States' Rights expert. Today the John T. Coffee Camp #1934 Inc, Sons of Confederate Veterans issued the following press anouncement: "Col. John T. Coffee Camp #1934 Sons of Confederate Veterans* Serving the Osage River Valley Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Henry, Hickory, Miller, Morgan, Polk, St. Clair, Vernon *Sons of Confederate Veterans...
Idaho Senate Tells Feds to Back OffTuesday, April 07, 2009 9:41:23 PM · by
ForGod'sSake ·
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Fox12Idaho.com KTRV ^ April 7, 2009 AP
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Senate used a voice vote to pass a resolution telling the federal government to respect Idaho's sovereignty.Sen. Monty Pearce, a Payette Republican, on Tuesday compared laws protecting states' rights to rules that govern sporting events, then accused Congress of ignoring those when it passes bills mandating states to do certain things under threat of lost funding or other punishment.
States Rebel Against WashingtonMonday, March 30, 2009 4:48:35 AM · by
marktwain ·
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flathead beacon ^ 29 March, 2009 NA
ATLANTA – There's an old joke in South Carolina: Confederate President Jefferson Davis may have surrendered at the Burt-Stark mansion in Abbeville, S.C., in 1865, but the people of state Rep. Michael Pitts's district never did. With revolutionary die-hards behind him, Mr. Pitts has fired a warning shot across the bow of the Washington establishment. As the writer of one of 28 state "sovereignty bills" – one even calls for outright dissolution of the Union if Washington doesn't rein itself in – Pitts is at the forefront of a states' rights revival, reasserting their say on everything from stem cell...
The Keystone of the ConstitutionMonday, April 06, 2009 8:44:21 AM · by
Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus ·
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Conservative Underground ^ 31 March 2009 Tim Dunkin
If there is one thing upon which the stability and order of our society rests, it is the rule of law. Without law, you have no order and you have no boundaries. Instead, you have chaos. You have the “state of nature” envisioned by Locke and other Anglo-Enlightenment political theorist, where each man is a law unto himself, and is at constant war with each other man. Indeed, it was in a commonwealth specifically united by law that Locke thought it best for mankind to live peacefully and prosperously. Cicero anticipated Locke when he asked in his work De Re...
Gunmen Kills Three Pittsburgh Police Officers [Drudge says he feared Obama's gun ban]Saturday, April 04, 2009 3:29:33 PM · by
GreatDaggar ·
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http://kdka.com/local/officers.shot.Stanton.2.975820.htmlPoplawski's friends at the scene described him as a young man who thought the Obama administration would ban guns. One friend, Edward Perkovic, said Poplawski feared "the Obama gun ban that's on the way" and "didn't like our rights being infringed upon." Another longtime friend, Aaron Vire, said he feared that President Obama was going to take away his rights, though he said he "wasn't violently against Obama."
Walter Williams: States’ rebellion pendingTuesday, March 31, 2009 1:50:56 PM · by
2ndDivisionVet ·
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The Richmond Register ^ March 27, 2009 Walter Williams
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...
Palin: We Won’t ‘Sell Our Birthright’ for Federal $Monday, March 30, 2009 8:59:17 PM · by
Eleutheria5 ·
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NewsMax ^ 3/30/09 David A. Patten
Warning that anyone accepting federal stimulus funds from Washington should “read the fine print,” Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is urging her fellow Alaskans not to “sell our birthright for short-term gain.” Palin’s comments came in an opinion column defending her decision to reject close to a third of the $930 million in stimulus funds allocated for her state in the $787 billion bill signed into law by President Obama. Critics charge she is turning down the money to reinforce her conservative credentials and bolster a presumed 2012 presidential run – an accusation Palin’s representatives staunchly deny. In addition to Palin,...
States Rebellion PendingSunday, March 29, 2009 6:22:35 AM · by
mike_9958 ·
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Walter Williams Website ^ March 29, 2009 Walter Williams
---snip---- In 1994, the Colorado Legislature passed a 10th Amendment resolution and later introduced a bill titled "State Sovereignty Act." Had the State Sovereignty Act passed both houses of the legislature, it would have required all people liable for any federal tax that's a component of the highway users fund, such as a gasoline tax, to remit those taxes directly to the Colorado Department of Revenue. The money would have been deposited in an escrow account called the "Federal Tax Fund" and remitted monthly to the IRS, along with a list of payees and respective amounts paid. If Congress imposed...
Screw World Opinions; Honduran Overthrow of Leftist Manuel Zelaya Was More Anti-Hugo Chavez & President Obama/Clinton are wrong on this One: 
