Posted on 07/23/2009 8:54:03 AM PDT by sovereignty2
Last November, I wrote an update entitled, “Preparing for an Expansion of Government.” In that update, I referenced how that over time, under both Republican and Democratic administrations, both parties have used the expansion of federal government as a tool to accomplish their various agendas and in doing so violated the important concept of states’ rights.
I also wrote about the possible upcoming expansion in the size and scope of the federal government due to the recent consolidation of liberal control over both the presidency and Congress.
Since that time, I have been contacted by a number of worried constituents who are desperate to know what can be done. They have contacted their U.S. Senators and Congressman but are terrified because with vote after vote, the U.S. Congress seems to be moving towards implementing a frightening new socialist agenda. They want their Oklahoma lawmakers to do whatever we can to stop this agenda.
I believe these types of calls and e-mails are also being placed and sent to other Oklahoma Representatives and I predict that next year there will be a significant number of 10th amendment/states’ rights legislative initiatives filed by Oklahoma legislators.
Several Representatives are considering filing a bill tailored after a measure that was signed into law in Montana earlier this year that seeks to keep the federal government from regulating the production and sale of firearms.
Traditionally, the federal government has regulated this industry through the “Commerce Clause” in the constitution. However, the Montana law seeks to provide a means by which the producers and users of the firearms can clearly document that the product in question was made in Montana and is thus not subject to federal regulation.
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I don’t think we can escape this tyranny... well there is a way, but I can’t say. Anyway, the States are just as corrupt as the Feds, if not more. The people have to take this nation back.... and any government entity should be viewed as corrupt and bankrupt in every way, until proven otherwise.
At what point will the people in this nation wake up? Neither political party has curbed the growth and tyranny of the federal government. The only difference is one wants socialism now, and the other wants socialism at a slower rate. There is no reversing the trend in Washington. The lesser of two evils is secession in which states say enough is enough; otherwise, the states are going to be forced to accept socialized medicine and be saddled with a debt that can never be repaid. This includes high taxes and a rampant influx of illegal aliens.
If someone actually thinks that this trend is going to be reversed by electing a different political party or different leaders, they are living in a fantasy world.
Good luck. The FDR court in 1942 found in Wickard v. Filburn that wheat that never left the farm it was grown on affected interstate commerce and was subject to Congressional regulation under the interstate commerce clause.
A Law professor at the time said it "Couldn't pass the giggle test." To the Left, Wickard is holy precedent.
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LA Times | July 21, 2009 | Chris Kraul
Posted on 07/23/2009 2:35:12 PM PDT by rdl6989
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2299540/posts
Well said, clapping hands here.
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