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.
Ping to 14, that is.
The dow will break 7,000 tomorrow or Wednesday, then 2 weeks to break 6,000. There is only weak support at the 7,000 level.
Some of us Citizens are still actually represented by a few folks with spines.
Very true.
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LOL..
IMO both the SoS and Ag are doing a fine job....Taking their time to get it right!
It’s time to start the “Bye Bye Bayh” compaign! Can we get Pence of Daniels to run against him?
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 ”
Pence has a national popular following....but I think Bayh has kissed up to the Clinton machine. It would be a tough one.
I like the “Bye Bye Bayh” compaign idea. Love to have Pence in the Senate.
Agree wholeheartedly! Starting with Obama's birth certificate.
Please ~ping~ me to articles relating to the 10th Amendment/States Rights so I can employ the pinger.
I continue to add names to the ping list as I run across others participating on similar threads. If you want off the list just say so.
Additional Resources:
Tenth Amendment Center
The Right Side of Life/State Initiatives
Find Law(Brief history of 10th Amendment)
CLICK HERE TO FIND YOUR STATE CONTACTStd>
Tennessee is also considering a 10th Amendment declaration. Have you gotten news of it yet?
Where is OK do you live?
I lived in Talequah, just southeast of Tulsa.
PING.......
Somehow, this needs to be covered on talk radio since there is no media coverage of this in the MSM.
Only that it is all but done, but I've been like a one-armed paper hanger the last few days and I haven't been able to keep up as well as I'd like to.
bert, heard anything?
I just sent off an email to about 20 or so VA delegates to support the resolution that is being considered by yet another delegate in the VA house. I am hopeful that something will come this soon.
Nope
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