Posted on 02/23/2009 3:35:35 PM PST by daylilly
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. _____
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled, and the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives of each State's legislature of the United States of America to cease and desist, effective immediately, any and all mandates that are beyond the scope of their constitutionally delegated power.
Whereas , The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States specifically provides that, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people ”; Whereas , The Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being those powers specifically granted to it by the Constitution of the United States and no more; Whereas , Federalism is the constitutional division of powers between the national and state governments and is widely regarded as one of America 's most valuable contributions to political science; Whereas , James Madison, “the father of the Constitution, ” said, “The powers delegated to the federal
government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the state governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, [such] as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce. The powers reserved to the several states will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people ”; Whereas , Thomas Jefferson emphasized that the states are not “subordinate ” to the national government, but rather the two are “coordinate departments of one simple and integral whole. The one is the domestic, the other the foreign branch of the same government ”; Whereas , Alexander Hamilton expressed his hope that “the people will always take care to preserve the constitutional equilibrium between the general and the state governments. ” He believed that “this balance between the national and state governments forms a double security to the people. If one [government] encroaches on their rights, they will find a powerful protection in the other. Indeed, they will both be prevented from overpassing their constitutional limits by [the] certain rivalship which will ever subsist between them ”; Whereas , The scope of power defined by the Tenth Amendment means that the federal government was created by the states specifically to be limited in its powers relative to those of the various states; Whereas , Today, in 2009, the states are demonstrably treated as agents of the federal government; Whereas , Many federal mandates are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; 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 being considered by the present administration and from Congress may further violate the Constitution of the United States; Therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly
of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives concurring:
SECTION 1: That the State of Indiana hereby claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution of the United States. SECTION 2: That this Resolution serve as a Notice and Demand to the federal g overnment to maintain the balance of powers where the Constitution of the United States established it and to cease and desist, effective immediately, any and all mandates that are beyond the scope of its constitutionally delegated powers. SECTION 3: That the Secretary of the Senate immediately transmit copies of this Resolution to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of each state's legislature of the United States of America, and each member of Congress from the State of Indiana.
What is the state count now? Eleven?
I hope they realize the extent to which the federal government has violated States’ Rights. I hope they don’t just stop with the stimulus bill and various federal firearms legislation. They need to go after everything.
ping
Looks like we got us a convoy.
Looks like the fight is just starting.....get some popcorn....
I think the fight has momentum this time. It’ll be interesting to see what ‘Bama does in response. Can’t wait to see him cut off Federal funds to states that protest the unfunded mandates.
Great news! I sent the NH bill to my local state Reps.
Don’t forget to check on the “Call to Action” and the ‘Tea Party” threads. We have to make the fools in DC hear us!
10th Amendment Ping
The senators listed as sponsors are Walker, Stutzman, Kruse.
I know one of them personally. Really pleases me.
It is probably more, I heard a NH legislator saying 20 something in an interview today. I think he said 25.
I believe there are more out there but they haven’t got publicity. I had to hunt this one down.
Obviously Indiana is full of a bunch of racists. /s
Tax day, April 15th.
Whatever day the Dow breaks 7000. (Tomorrow?)
Whatever day the Dow breaks 6000.
Whatever day the Dow breaks 5000.
Stay tuned.
Senate Elections Committee Approves
Two Measures Designed to Advance Indiana’s Elections
The Journal of Business | February 18, 2009 | Jim Gavin
Posted on 02/18/2009 8:21:13 AM PST by Military family member
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2188352/posts
In Lake County, IN, ALL ACORN registlations fraudulent
CNN, via PowerLine, via Steyn | 10/14/2008 | CNN, via PowerLine, via Steyn
Posted on 10/14/2008 2:20:14 PM PDT by TiberiusClaudius
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2105584/posts
YES!
Some well-stated reasons in that resolution.
Welcome aboard, Indiana!
I am so glad to see this.
After the unfortunate result of the election, I was concerned that the tide had turned in Indiana toward the “federal” feeding trough.
This is a great movement... and one that has the potential to take back our great country.
Ping.
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