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| AZ, NH, MI, MO, MT, OK, SC and WA asserting 10th Amendment |
| 2009-02-06 |
| Legislatures in Washington State have introduced legislation claiming state sovereignty. This legislation sends a strong message that many believe the 10th Amendment still stands. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HCR0006.html Whereas the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, Part 1, Article 7 declares that the people of this State have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign, and independent State... But why are they doing this? |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #12 Shame of it is, the 9th and 10th shoudl have been asserted long before now, to stop the court-creep using the "commerce" clause that lets the feds stick their noses into all kinds of places it does not belong. A strong 9th and 10th woudl reverse a LOT of the creeping statism from DC. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-02-06 23:39 |
| #11 "in the case of Michigan, people from other states coming to Michigan to cast ballots" Keep dreaming. This is easily changeable at the state level even under the current regime. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-02-06 21:29 |
| #10 Compare wid RENSE > STATE [ e.g. ILLINOIS = US$9.0Bilyuhn State Budget Deficit] CAN RUN OUT OF MONEY, BUT CAN'T DECLARE BANKRUPTCY. CALIFORNIA = US$42.0Bilyuhn in the gross deficit red, wid US$340.0Milyuhn owed just for February 2009. STATE GOVT PLANS TO BEGIN MANDATORY "FURLOUGH FRIDAYS" [aka "PAYLESS WORK/PAYDAYS"?]EVERY 1st + 3rd FRIDAYS OF EVERY MONTH THRU YEAR 2010??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-02-06 20:24 |
| #9 Sounds like a bunch of states are getting tired of 'unfunded mandates' from Washington, interference from other states (restrictions on gun rights, sales taxes, automobile purchases, etc.), and in the case of Michigan, people from other states coming to Michigan to cast ballots. One of the founding fathers (James Madison, IIRC) stated that "the role of the States and of the people is broad and unrestricted, the role of the Federal Government is small and restricted". Since those days, the Federal Government has encroached on many of the obvious states' and peoples' rights. These may be the first shots across the bow of the Feds, showing that a revolution is brewing. This is really gonna get Obambi in a huff! |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-02-06 20:16 |
| #8 "2nd Confederacy?" With Michigan? C'mon. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-02-06 19:54 |
| #7 2nd Confederacy? |
| Posted by: Grolush Darling of the Hatfields3195 2009-02-06 19:31 |
| #6 Prolly laying the foundation to issue their own script and flu vaccines. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2009-02-06 19:27 |
| #5 Many of the listed states have Dem governors, so don't get too excited. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-02-06 17:11 |
| #4 Leaving out the 10 most populous states and call a states convention as authorized under the Constitution, you can pass some really wicked changes to take back home and tell the boys in those other 10 to stuff it if they think they own the place. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-02-06 17:05 |
| #3 This might be Na Hamsha's motivation... CONCORD, N.H.—A day after saying he was getting involved in a sales tax case between Massachusetts and a tire vendor in his state, New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is proposing a bill to protect businesses from having to collect sales taxes on behalf of the Bay State. Massachusetts officials say the case before its Supreme Judicial Court applies only to Connecticut-based Town Fair Tire Centers Inc., and one set of circumstances. The company sold tires in New Hampshire to customers who appeared to be from Massachusetts, yet didn't collect the 5 percent sales tax that would have been levied on similar sales at one of Town Fair's Massachusetts stores. Lynch said Friday his state needs to send a clear message that Massachusetts and other states shall not impose their sales taxes on New Hampshire businesses. New Hampshire does not have a sales tax. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-06 16:09 |
| #2 Hmmm... I wonder if this will be the first of the states that finally say, "SCREW IT" and leave. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-02-06 16:00 |
| #1 Add to the list possibly FL and HI. I guess these States have had enough, and are demanding that the feds keep out of their business. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-02-06 15:41 |