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Texas Sovereignty Concurrent Resolution Filed
Texas State Legislature ^ | 2/18/09 | Rep. Creighton

Posted on 02/17/2009 12:52:47 PM PST by erkyl

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 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or criminal penalties or sanctions or that requires states to pass legislationor lose federal funding be prohibited or repealed;


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 10thamendment; cwii; federalism; sovereignty; states; statesrights; texas
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Thank you God, that I live in Texas!
1 posted on 02/17/2009 12:52:47 PM PST by erkyl
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Texas - What America used to be


2 posted on 02/17/2009 12:53:23 PM PST by lormand (...don't blame me, I never vote democRAT)
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To: erkyl

Good news!


3 posted on 02/17/2009 12:53:27 PM PST by villagerjoel ("Gun control is a prerequisite for genocide." - Unknown)
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To: erkyl
It's about time!
4 posted on 02/17/2009 12:54:06 PM PST by al_c (Avoid the consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity)
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To: erkyl

Wow. Let’s leave.


5 posted on 02/17/2009 12:55:42 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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To: erkyl

God bless my native state.


6 posted on 02/17/2009 12:56:31 PM PST by txnativegop (God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
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To: erkyl

Yes, and keeping our money in our state is what we want.


7 posted on 02/17/2009 12:56:57 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: MeanWestTexan

Let’s start with writing to your representative and encourage them to vote in favor of this resolution. We’ll get to secession soon enough. :-)

Heard this morning on Mark Davis that Kay Bailey is going to try to oust Perry for the Rep. governor nom. Should be interesting...


8 posted on 02/17/2009 12:58:03 PM PST by erkyl (The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, stay neutral)
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>> Let’s leave.

?


9 posted on 02/17/2009 12:58:40 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Party? I don't have one anymore.)
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“God bless my native state.”

Me, too!


10 posted on 02/17/2009 12:58:51 PM PST by AuntB (The right to vote in America: Blacks 1870; Women 1920; Native Americans 1925; Foreigners 2008)
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To: MeanWestTexan; Nervous Tick

Oh, you must mean, “Let’s secede”.

Whew! I thought you meant, “Let’s leave Texas”.


11 posted on 02/17/2009 1:00:14 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Party? I don't have one anymore.)
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To: AuntB

I wonder if VA (where I now live) has done the same?


12 posted on 02/17/2009 1:00:44 PM PST by txnativegop (God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
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To: Nervous Tick

“Let’s suceed” (or however it’s spelled, which is why I said “leave”)


13 posted on 02/17/2009 1:01:05 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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I don’t live in Texas, but I’m thankful that this movement is gaining momentum. The oppressive Federal Government, and in particular the leftist democrats can shove it where the sun don’t shine.


14 posted on 02/17/2009 1:02:22 PM PST by TruthFactor (The Death of Nations: Pornography, Homosexuality, Abortion)
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To: MeanWestTexan

Let’s succeed, or Let’s secede... either way works for me!


15 posted on 02/17/2009 1:02:45 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Party? I don't have one anymore.)
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To: erkyl
In response to increasing federal encroachment, a growing number of states have passed and proposed resolutions to assert the Tenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution.

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This map shows a growing number of states that have passed and propose resolutions to assert the Tenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution.  
The Tenth Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights and was ratified on December 15, 1791. It states the Constitution’s principle of Federalism by providing that powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states and to the people. It is based on an earlier provision of the Articles of Confederation: “Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.”

On this resource page, you will find links to the various bills and proposed bills by the states, articles covering this important topic, and related videos.

Washington, New Hampshire, Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, California, and Georgia have all introduced bills and resolutions declaring sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment. Colorado, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Alaska, Kansas, Alabama, Nevada, Maine, and Illinois are considering such measures.

States' Rights and Sovereignity: Bills Passed and Proposed

For details on the particular bills and resolutions introduced by the above states, check out the following:

Washington

New Hampshire

Arizona

Montana

Michigan

Missouri

Oklahoma

California

Georgia

16 posted on 02/17/2009 1:04:45 PM PST by BGHater (Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
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To: erkyl

Just sent Tan Parker a note asking that he sign on as a co-sponsor.


17 posted on 02/17/2009 1:05:55 PM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: erkyl

Good thing the ALAMO was in Texas. In San Francisco it might have had different results!!!!!


18 posted on 02/17/2009 1:06:09 PM PST by buffyt (RAMOS & CAMPEAN O U T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HALELUJAH)
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"Thank you God, that I live in Texas!"

Amen!

19 posted on 02/17/2009 1:06:32 PM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: erkyl

I agree thank-God for Texas; but you all are about to be invaded from the south as a civil war seems to be breaking out across the border.


20 posted on 02/17/2009 1:08:56 PM PST by Billg64 (LOL ROFL Senator Mccain for what????)
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