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Originally posted by xoxo stacie
Third what bothers me over this is the possibility of the states separating, severing ties and becoming their own ruling bodies. We all are aware that not all states are on the board with the true laws set forth with in our nation by our founding fathers. This leads me to believe that perhaps this could also be a way to separate the country further causing more strife and unrest. I really hope this part is wrong and that the bill is meant to help and assist all states and their citizens. We do need to stand up for our rights as the citizens of this country. But not as a divided country, we must stick together because frankly separated we fail.
Pay very close attention to any more wording being changed or amended in this bill, as said changes on any level could spell disaster. Taking a previously good bill and allowing it to become a tool for TPTB.
Originally posted by tjeffersonsghost
General Yamamoto during WW2 always had this in mind if the Japanese were to invade the US. He knew that invading meant a gorilla warfare like no other because "people will be in the weeds all armed"
[edit on 3-2-2009 by tjeffersonsghost]
Originally posted by DarrylGalasso
This is without question the most important thread I have ever seen here.
Great find and thank you sincerely for posting this.
I will definitely be forwarding a copy of this to my state legislators and hopefully my state and others will follow suit.
However, I do not think the feds will take this lying down, there are sure to be threats and implications. I remember when Nevada voted to legalize Marijuana and the fed threatened to stop all federal funding to the state and of course Nevada folded to that authority. Although I personally do not use marijuana, I can see no legitimate reason why it should be illegal, it is after all a weed that will grow in any environment. I do not drink either, but that does not mean that alcohol should be illegal.
The fed will most assuredly use every threat and tool available to them to thwart this. I sincerely hope the states that take place in this understand that when the feds cut off their money supply, it will not matter as their citizens will be paying their taxes to the state and not the feds which will more than compensate for the revenue loss.
Finally a state has felt like it has been pushed far enough to grow a pair. I was hoping I would live to see this day come, perhaps I will. This could very well be the most signifigant development in our lifetimes.
If New Hampshire pulls this off and my state decides to stay put, I will most assuredly be moving to New Hampshire.
Three Cheers for New Hampshire.
Originally posted by redhatty
Just to let everyone know...
This will be heard before the New Hampshire House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs on February 5, 2009 at 1:00 PM in the LOB room 203.
source
Please write to the committee to SUPPORT this bill.
Originally posted by j2000
To add.........
Let them stop Federal Funding. Please do..................
Then we can stop funding the Federal Govt.
We have the power.
We are the power.
It's time to rise up, take our place, and make the Govt. work for us, not take care of us.
If the Fed. Govt. was reined in like it should be. There would be plenty to provide and take care of our own. We can have all the things like health care, take care of the poor, elderly, etc. But you can't give and take care of the whole world and ignor your own.
Our Fed. Govt. does not listen to the people. They do not represent for us, they decide for us.
Originally posted by DarrylGalasso
We do not have the power nor technology to go face to face with these people, although our numbers are superior the technology they possess cancels out any numerical advantage we may have; however, we do have the biggest power of all. Our government is like a giant cash consuming machine, the easiest way to defeat it, is to take away it's food supply. You stop feeding the beast and it gets weak and dies, it's just that simple. If every person in this country took a week off work and made no purchases other than absolute necessity, the point we make would be to the tune of approximately 50 billion dollars; this, although incapable of incapacitating the beast, would surely get it's attention. Not only that but the enormous loss of revenue would force business to take our side as they also cannot survive without our support.
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Forty-ninth Legislature
First Regular Session
2009
HCR 2024
Introduced by
Representatives Burges, Ash, Biggs, Boone, Gowan, Mason, Montenegro, Pancrazi, Seel, Williams: Barto, Campbell CL, Court, Crandall, Crump, Driggs, Fleming, Goodale, Hendrix, Kavanagh, Lesko, McComish, McGuire, Miranda B, Murphy, Nichols, Pratt, Quelland, Stevens, Tobin, Weiers JP, Senator Harper
A concurrent RESOLUTION
claiming sovereignty under the tenth amendment to the constitution of the united states over certain powers, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Whereas, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows: "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"; and
Whereas, the Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being that specifically granted by the Constitution of the United States and no more; and
Whereas, the scope of power defined by the Tenth Amendment means that the federal government was created by the states specifically to be an agent of the states; and
Whereas, today, in 2009, the states are demonstrably treated as agents of the federal government; and
Whereas, many federal laws are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment assures that we, the people of the United States of America and each sovereign state in the Union of States, now have, and have always had, rights the federal government may not usurp; and
Whereas, Article IV, section 4, United States Constitution, says in part, "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government", and the Ninth Amendment states that "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people"; and
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 pending from the present administration and from Congress may further violate the Constitution of the United States.
Therefore
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, that:
1. That the State of Arizona 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.
2. That this Resolution serves as notice and demand to the federal government, as our agent, to cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers.
3. That all compulsory federal legislation that directs states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties or sanctions or requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding be prohibited or repealed.
4. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate of each state's legislature and each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.
Originally posted by burdman30ott6
Originally posted by xoxo stacie
Third what bothers me over this is the possibility of the states separating, severing ties and becoming their own ruling bodies. We all are aware that not all states are on the board with the true laws set forth with in our nation by our founding fathers. This leads me to believe that perhaps this could also be a way to separate the country further causing more strife and unrest. I really hope this part is wrong and that the bill is meant to help and assist all states and their citizens. We do need to stand up for our rights as the citizens of this country. But not as a divided country, we must stick together because frankly separated we fail.
Pay very close attention to any more wording being changed or amended in this bill, as said changes on any level could spell disaster. Taking a previously good bill and allowing it to become a tool for TPTB.
I understand what you are saying, but I disagree with you to a large degree.
"We all are aware that not all states are on the board with the true laws set forth with in our nation by our founding fathers."
As I sit here typing this, it is abundantly clear that our own federal government is no longer on board with the founding fathers and haven't been for some time. The Constitution was written to combat tyrany and we currently are looking at tyrany. The only solution may very well be for a dissolution of the current union, followed by a reformation under a reaffirmed US Constitution as written by the fathers of our nation.
It also comes to me that a couple hundred years ago I'm sure there were those in the colonies who opposed us breaking from Britain. Those opponents probably used arguments like the dangers of dividing the union between the Queen and the colonies as well as the potential for things to be even worse under our then proposed new system than they had been under the Queen. With great risks oftentimes come great rewards. Honestly, with the direction our country is headed in currently, the risk of failure are pretty equal either way.
I. Establishing martial law or a state of emergency within one of the States comprising the United States of America without the consent of the legislature of that State.
II. Requiring involuntary servitude, or governmental service other than a draft during a declared war, or pursuant to, or as an alternative to, incarceration after due process of law.
IV. Surrendering any power delegated or not delegated to any corporation or foreign government.
V. Any act regarding religion; further limitations on freedom of political speech; or further limitations on freedom of the press.
VI. Further infringements on the right to keep and bear arms including prohibitions of type or quantity of arms or ammunition; and
Originally posted by Wally Conley
I like what they are doing in New Hampshire with this. I think it would be wise to start in other states with a movement like this. Those who feel this way, like me, should start getting in touch with their State legislators and have them introduce similar bills and get them passed asap!