Yes, there are still Americans who understand how America is supposed to work. Three of them happen to live in Texas. They are State Rep. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), State Rep. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), and State Rep. Leo Berman (R-Tyler).
These three great Americans have introduced the following resolution in the State House of Texas.
By:Creighton H.C.R.ANo.A50
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONWHEREAS, 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”; and
WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being that specifically granted by the Constitution of the United States and no more; and
WHEREAS, The scope of power defined by the Tenth Amendment means that the federal government was created by the states specifically to be an agent of the states; and
WHEREAS, Today, in 2009, the states are demonstrably treated as agents of the federal government; and
WHEREAS, Many federal laws are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment assures that we, the people of the United States of America and each sovereign state in the Union of States, now have, and have always had, rights the federal government may not usurp; and
WHEREAS, Section 4, Article IV, of the Constitution says, “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,” and the Ninth Amendment states that “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people”; and
WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court has ruled in New York v. United States, 112 S. Ct. 2408 (1992), that congress may not simply commandeer the legislative and regulatory processes of the states; and
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
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas hereby claim 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; and, be it further
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 it further
RESOLVED, That all compulsory federal legislation that directs 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; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate of the United States Congress, and to all the members of the Texas delegation to the congress with the request that this resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.
Now I don’t know if this resolution has a snowball’s chance in Hades of making it to the floor for debate let alone being passed into law, but boy wouldn’t that be great. This is where the debate should be. Forget about “how big should the pie be?” it should be “get your damn hands off my pie!”
Update: It has come to my attention that Representatives in a number of states have introduced the same or similar bills in their State Houses. To my knowledge, none have passed into law, but a guy can hope. Viva La Revolution!
Washington, New Hampshire, Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, California, and Georgia
February 18, 2009 at 9:04 pm
This is necessary and good. Here is a link to the other 9 states considering such bills. freedomarizona.org
My favorite is from my home state, Montana. Montana goes on to specifically apply this freedom to federal firearm regulation! It seems likely Montana will pass this bill. Montana Sovereignty Bill
February 18, 2009 at 9:44 pm
As the song sez, “God bless Texas”.
February 18, 2009 at 9:56 pm
This is great!
We just recently look at land in Montana. 🙂
Seriously, though, can anyone explain to me the implications of such legislation vis-a-vis this: http://www.parentalrights.org/ and this document called the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child?
Mum26
P.S. If you havent’ yet, please explore the site – there are some scary things happening….
February 18, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Hey the one introduce in Washington State was sponsered by my Representitive!
February 18, 2009 at 10:46 pm
“You can go to Hell… I’m going to Texas.” If James Polk did nothing else while President, he accepted Texas’ statehood.
February 19, 2009 at 1:13 am
Its things like this that make me glad the War Department insisted on living in Texas.
February 19, 2009 at 2:13 am
This is a nice mix of states. South, Midwest, West Coast, New England…
February 19, 2009 at 5:24 pm
These bills, like the North Dakota bill against abortion, will all fail.
Nevertheless, they are good symbolic gestures and will be seen by our remote descendants as evidence that someone tried to stop the insanity. Too little, too late.
February 19, 2009 at 9:22 pm
It’s an Epidemic actually.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/alex-jones-on-coast-to-coast-the-exploding-states-rights-movement-martial-law.html
21 states have declared their sovereignty so-far.
February 20, 2009 at 2:37 am
So what? The federal gov’t will just go right on doing what they’ve been doing. Who’s going to stop them? The courts? Don’t make me laugh bitterly.
February 20, 2009 at 8:45 pm
My own state is noticeably absent from the list…and in other news, the sky is blue.