States Rights under the Tenth Amendment

[redbarron06]

Following the most recient actions of our federal government, I have found that several states are not exactally pleased with these actions. Several of these states have began resolutions to demand that the US government back up to the exact limits as specified in the Constitution.

Arizonia
Oklahoma
New Hampshire

To sum all of these up in different way they all express discontent with the current federal level government and that on many issues the federal govet has over reached into the states rights therefore violating the 10th Amendment. All of these resolutions call for the federal government to to cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers. And to repeal all compulsory regulations that threaten civil or criminal penilties or loss of federal funding.


What do you guys think of this? This is not just about firarms but is about all of our States rights. About the ability of Tennesseans to be able to decide for Tennessee that we do or do not want abortions. Do we want to be able to decide what our speed limit is.

Is this something that we should be pushing our state to vote on and send to the White House? To me, we elect our rep to represent us not for them to decide what is best for us. For folks like Bob Corker to get on the radio and tell us that "we dont know what is best for us but he does". With 7 of 10 Americans against the current "stimulus package" that includes 500 billion that can be tracked to gloabl warming and billions for new cars. We should have gotten a few cars for the billions we cave GM and Chrystler two months ago. Wich was also against the will of the majority of the people.

What do you guys think.

[johnharris]

I am not only strongly in favor of it, I have been talking to legislators about it.

In time, if the states do not reclaim their authority, particularly the authority never delegated expressly to the federal government, then the states are nothing more than counties, cities and towns in a states - mere subparts to be regulated at the whim of the "superior." Its where we are now and if we don't push back the opportunity to do so may close forever under an Obamanation and the Supreme Court justices that may arise under its dominion.

[redbarron06]

I did not want to seem biased about it when I posted it but I think that if enough states push this through and it ends up on the desks of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid they may realize that we are no longer going to take this laying down. The federal govt has oversteped its authority on several areas not just gun control.

Should we just send copies or links of these resolutions to our local senators and reps and ask for the same for our state?

[johnharris]

I would send copies with links for verification.

Tennessee's bill cutoff date is this Thursday, I think, so it needs a push. I reviewed 40+ bill drafts already this week.

[redbarron06]

[redbarron06]

Add another one, Missouri.