State Sovereignty Resolutions
Posted on 23 February 2009
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Many of you have asked for a central location to stay up to date with state sovereignty bills.
While the idea of centralizing information and/or control over a movement of this kind seems to fly in the face of the principles of decentralization that the Tenth Amendment Center stands for, we have gladly succumbed to popular demand with this informational post.
We’ll do our best to keep this post updated when new bills are introduced. If you feel something is missing from the list, please don’t hesitate to contact us to let us know.
It’s essential that people on the front lines in the individual states drive these efforts.
Wisconsin
Illinois
West Virginia
North Carolina
North Dakota (passed house 52-40 on 04-07-09)
Ohio
Nevada
Oregon
Alabama (2nd Resolution, HJR403, introduced 03-24-09)
Mississippi (senate resolution introduced 03-10-09)
Pennsylvania (senate resolution introduced 03-19-09)
Idaho (Passed House 51-17, on 03-23-09, Passed Senate on 04-07-09)
New Mexico (tabled in committee)
South Dakota (passed house on 03-03-09 by a vote of 51-18, passed senate on 03-05-09 by a vote of 20-14)
Virginia
Kentucky (2nd resolution introduced on 02/24)
Alaska (2nd resolution introduced 03-19-09) (HJR27 Passed 37-0 on 04-06-09)
Indiana (2nd Senate Resolution Introduced 03-19-09) (SR0042 Passed Committe 8-0 on 04-01-09) (SR0042 Passed Senate 44-3 on 04-09-09)
Tennessee
Arkansas (failed in committee on 03-04-09 passed committee 04-01-09 failed House vote, 54-34)
Minnesota
South Carolina (passed house on 02-26-09, senate - referred to subcommittee)
Georgia
(Senate Version - Passed 43-1 on 04/01/09)
Kansas
Texas (senate resolution introduced 03-02-09 - senate’s 2nd resolution introduced on 03-04-09)
New Hampshire (resolution killed in house on 03-04-09: 216-150)
Missouri
Iowa
Montana
Michigan (senate version introduced 03-03-09)
Arizona
Washington
Oklahoma (passed house on 02/18/09, senate version passed 25-17 on 03-04-09)
http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/02/23/state-sovereignty-resolutions/
Enumerated Powers, enumerated-powers-act, john-shadegg, Limited Government
Support the Enumerated Powers Act
Posted on 14 April 2008
This legislation, from Representative John Shadegg (R-AZ), would make Congress far more likely to follow the 9th and 10th Amendments:
NINTH AMENDMENT: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
TENTH AMENDMENT: 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.
The “Enumerated Powers Act” would force Congress to cite its Constitutional authority for every law it passes.
The enumerated powers are a list of specific responsibilities found in Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which enumerate the authority granted to the United States Congress.
Congress may exercise only those powers that are stated in the Constitution, limited by the Bill of Rights and the other protections found in the Constitutional text.
From John Shadegg:
For too long, the federal government has operated without constitutional restraint. In doing so, it has created ineffective and costly programs, massive deficits year after year, and a national debt totaling nearly $7 trillion. The Enumerated Powers Act will help slow the flood of unconstitutional legislation and force Congress to reexamine the proper role of the federal government.
If you think Congress should have to quote “chapter and verse” from the Constitution before it creates a new law or program, please ask Congress to pass the “Enumerated Powers Act.”
Take action today at DownsizeDC.org (http://www.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/87)
http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2008/04/14/support-the-enumerated-powers-act-2/