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If you're getting behind NH, MO, OK, MT, MI, HI, SC, GA, CA, UT, CO, and WA in standing up to the Fed, AZ is also now on board.

Also see: NH, MO, OK, MT, MI, HI, WA, SC, GA, UT, CA, TX,
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States Planning / Motioning Towards Reasserting Sovereignty:
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AL, AK, AR, CO, ID, IN, KS, ME, NV, and PA (as of 02/17/2009)

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REFERENCE TITLE: Sovereignty; Tenth Amendment. | 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

See it for yourself:
http://www.azleg.gov/Form...

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If you believe in "State Sovereignty", make sure that you bug the hell out of your representatives to pass legislation like this. Also in your letters make sure that you call attention to the efforts of these states. Make them feel that their is a strong movement towards enforcing sovereignty outside of your individual state. That will give your representatives the feeling that their not totally leaving the herd. We need to make a firm push to get these bills actually passed- I'm not talking passive action...I'm saying assert your own personal authority as a citizen of your state. The power of your state derives from you, just as the Federal government's power derives from the states. It is long since past time that we reassert this authority. State Sovereignty will give us back our greatest line of defense against oppressive Federal government! From there we really can reverse all the harm that has been done to this Republic!!!!!!
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Breaking news user "celeste" has posted that eight states which I have added to the above list are now pushing for reassertion of sovereignty!!!!!!
Here is a link to Celeste's post http://www.dailypaul.com/node/81826

Keep pushing your representatives!!!

Hamilton, though an ardent proponent of Federalism, admitted "an entire consolidation of the States into one national sovereignty would imply an entire subordination of the parts; and whatever powers might remain in them would be altogether dependent on the general will. But as the plan of the convention [the Constitutional Convention of 1787] aims only at a partial union or consolidation, the State governments would clearly retain all right of sovereignty which they before had and which were not, by that act exclusively delegated to the United States."

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Audit the Fed.

Audit the Fed. No reason for secrecy, not on anything.....
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/...

I also say abolish the Fed forever if it's not salvageable. Let all people see what the Fed does, then see if it is at all worthwhile or if we were duped.

F the fed

I like this idea.

Things I don't like about

Things I don't like about Arizona:

1) Has McCain as Senator
2) The Scamera's and Scamvans
3) Really screwy time zone!

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great...

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Right of Sovereignty

The 10th amendment to the US Constitution is sweeping through the states, and plans are being developed for more concerted action among the states, to ensure that the federal government abides by the Constitution in the future. The 10th Amendment states that all rights not given expressly to the government are reserved to the states, or the people. Granted, this should apply to payday loan regulations, but not a whole lot of people take that view. Tax Day Protests are beginning and the 10th amendment is being used to reject any stimulus funds directed to states, if the state governments aren't willing to accept them. It seems that segments of the people are not willing to get short term loans on 10th Amendment grounds.

Has there been any national news coverage on the states

working this legislation through the state houses? It doesn't seem like it has gained any traction. Any thing about the national tea parties? These are two big events that combined could prove to be huge news.

I'm pretty sure that a few

I'm pretty sure that a few have already passed the legislation, but I do not have specifics.

North Carolinians for 10th amendmet resolution in NC

If anyone is from NC, please contact me about organizing to get the 10th amendment resolution rolling in our state. It was brought up by the house in 1997. E-mail me for more detail at ncsonsofliberty@gmail.com

I havent heard anything from them either.....Writing again

Just a reminder for those in NC...

to research and read Zebulon Vance. If you want a past NC statesman to hold your present government servants up to, then make sure to check him out.

Assert Your Authority

I emailed our State Senator and they shot back the normal we

we will look into it. NC used is split these days and quickly turning pro big govt as the three liberal universities brainwash the folks in the triangle area into believing the big govt lie.

Just emailed my state rep again in NC to look at what the other

states are doing. NC is slow to the table. Anyone else on the DP and living in NC please contact your state rep's. We need everyone to get them to sit up and take notice to what other states are doing. I would think someone from the western or eastern part of the state will be the first to introduce. The triad and triangle are heavily liberal now and dependant on the govt because of the university status.

NC 10th

"Every citizen of this state owes paramount allegiance to the constitution

and government of the united states, and no law or ordinance of the state in contravention or subversion thereof can have any binding force."

"To me that means that FIRST the citizen owes allegiance to the constitution - that is also the 9th and 10th! So I don't see any problem. Also, the states are not trying to secede - they are just reminding the Federal Government that their powers are limited and that they are breaking constitutional law. The Federal Government can be abolished with having to secede.
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Is this the loop hole we need?

http://sonsoflibertync.11...
ncsonsofliberty@gmail.com

North Carolina 10th amendment resolution

Please join us here to come up with a plan to spearhead a grass roots effort to get NC on board with this.

http://sonsoflibertync.11...

I need everyone to post all that they can find here relating to NC efforts to go forward with a 10th amendment resolution.

AZ HCR2024 moving along

It has passed both the Rules Committee and the Government Committee. I am not sure what else it has to go through. I did find a video of one of the hearings:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...

States' Rights and Sovereignty

LIVING the 10th Amendment

This is more than just charging windmills. It's a show of force, that their's strength in numbers, and we need to pass these.

1) The "Notice and Demand" and "Cease and Desist" language is just that--the equivalent of a legal letter of reprisal. It opens the door to 10th Amendment court challenges in the future. And if you've got 20 or 30 states, that's a lot of lawsuits. (Or just one: it doesn't have to be New Hampshire vs. United States, you can have a docket with 'a whole bunch of plaintiffs vs. United States')

2) A simple majority of state legislatures in 2/3rds of the States can bypass the Congress and Governors both with an Article V--a Limited and Defined Article V to Repeal the 17th for example. While saber rattling (we'd better be VERY certain of the language and contracts we put the delegates under), this cannot be lossed on Washington.

Regarding GA, please don't

Regarding GA, please don't forget HB 430 and HB 466.

Respectively:

http://www.legis.state.ga...

http://www.legis.state.ga...

Does anyone have a link to all states that have filed to date?

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http://www.jabronitools.c...

Yes

Thanks

Hope you don't mind but I put a link to it on my site.

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http://www.jabronitools.c...

Your Welcome

The link I gave you will be updated as new states pass legislation and new states get on board.

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Call Orlando Representative - Interested

I have been tracking the sovereignty movement and contacting all Florida Legislators with this matter. Here is an update and I ask everyone to call this representative and ask him to sponsor a Florida Sovereignty Act fashioned after Florida's HCR 31 which Florida passed in 1995 and Oklahoma's found here: http://victory1project.wo...

Thank you so much for taking the time to email me regarding the importance of Federalism and States' Rights. As your State Representative, I greatly appreciate the opportunity to hear your concerns. Like you, I believe that it is important to preserve and defend States' Rights and to insist that both our federal government and the judiciary operate only within their proper constitutional authority. I'm glad that you have brought this issue to my attention, and will certainly keep your thoughts in mind if there is an opportunity to discuss or debate this issue in the Florida House during the upcoming Regular Session.

Thanks again for taking the time to email me with your concern. Please let me know if there is anything my office can do to assist you. If so, or if you would like to set up an appointment to meet in person, please feel free to contact my District Director, Heidi McLaughlin, at (407) 893-3141.

Sincerely,

Eric Eisnaugle
State Representative, District 40
2003 Curry Ford Rd.
Orlando, FL 32806
District Office: (407) 893-3141
Tallahassee Office: (850) 488-9770

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I just posted

I have a list of all of them and they are linked to their respective state document.See: http://victory1project.wo... and click the State Sovereignty Act in upper right hand corner.
Even Florida passed one back in 1995. Think they knew?

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Sigh.

The California (my state) resolution was dated 1994. I doubt it still has any life in it. But I can hope the recent statements introduced in other state legislatures will continue to inspire this great trend.

Add Tennessee too...

http://wapp.capitol.tn.go...

http://www.capitol.tn.gov...

TN just put out a bill by Representative Susan Lynn. It's HJR 0108/ . It already has some co-sponsors and supporters. Let's continue to get behind this and support all states that push for sovereignty.

Ohio Liberty and Sovereignty Resolution

The Tenth Amendment provides that "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."

It is our belief that the federal government has consistently over-stepped it's constitutional boundaries and usurped the powers reserved to the states, and therefore the people.

The Ohio Liberty and Sovereignty Resolution will remind the federal government of it's proper role and place. Our goal is to have this resolution adopted and passed by the Ohio State Legislature during this calendar year of 2009.

You may read the resolution as it has been proposed here in pdf format.

Is Ohio alone in this movement? The answer is no. There are no less than 8 states that have introduced similar legislation, and it is expected that no fewer than 20 are considering similar action. The state sovereignty movement clearly arises from the belief that the balance of power has tilted too far and for too long in the direction of the federal government and that it's time to restore that loose balance.

So, would you please join us in support of The Ohio Liberty and Sovereignty Resolution by signing the petition? All signatures will be delivered to the Ohio State House in early to mid-March after Congress finishes up the state budget and committee appointments.

You can Sign the Petition by clicking the link below. Thank you!

www.ohiofreestate.com

This is all fine and dandy

This is all fine and dandy but is it charging windmills? Pretty near everything done by the so-called federal government since way back when is null and void. The states don't need to "declare" the 10th amendment - they need to LIVE it - as do we.

"An unconstitutional act is not law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties; it affords no protection; it creates no office; it is, in legal contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never been passed." Norton, 118 U.S. 425, 6 S.Ct. 1121 (1886).

LIVE it

"they need to LIVE it - as do we."

Standing up to the feds and exerting sovereignty takes action, not words. Every state could pass a bill declaring their state animal to be a unicorn and the feds wouldn't care. States say, "by the way please respect the 10th ammendment" and the feds don't care.

We need actions. This starts with me. For example, we received the FEMA Flood Insurance Study. It's about an inch thick and calls for meetings and appeals. It also says, "... your community must adopt new floodplain ordinances or modify existing ordinances as necessary to reflect any changes in the DFIRM or FIS report ...".

We must adopt new ordinances? OR WHAT? I am not going to do it.

Please call your city council and county commissioners and ask to look at this report and the included letter. It's public info. Then ask your councils to politely ignore all of it.

By the way, it looks like FEMA has a person's name for the "community floodplain admistrator". Start with that person locally.

Breaking News: OK 10th Amendment Resolution passes in House

83 to 13

February 18, 2009
http://tinyurl.com/agmbhx

Revolt For Freedom !!!
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Thanks for the update!!!!

That is definitely good news! Thanks again!

Didn't New Hampshire have a set back...?

Earlier this week I believe HCR 6, got voted down in session?

This is so encouraging--

Thanks.

Call your local newspaper instead. Digg is not a mainstream

source of news for the vast majority of people.
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"The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory is that conspiracy theorists actually believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is chaotic..." —Alan Moore

Sovereignty Resource Map

Forward the links to your local news stations

and ask them why they are not covering this. Let's get some traction with the public at large.
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"The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory is that conspiracy theorists actually believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is chaotic..." —Alan Moore

My dad said he saw something about this on the news

I'm sure it wasn't spun real nicely.

Please keep this thread updated so we can track this.

I'm looking to track all the states participating so any input is helpful. My track so far:
http://patriotsforamerica...

Detective Krum Investigates:
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http://v1-p.com/

I updated the list of states :-)

I updated the list of states. Keep it up guys!!!

I sure

Wished I was in a position to move back to OK! Cant believe it, but Iomiss the people there.

Idaho HJM RS18517

Here's the last page:
WHEREAS, many federal mandates are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment to
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the Constitution of the United States; and
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WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has ruled in New York v. United States,
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112 S. Ct. 2408 (1992), that Congress may not simply commandeer the legislative and regula-
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Tory processes of the states; and
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WHEREAS, a number of proposals from previous administrations and some now being
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considered by the present administration and from Congress may further violate the Constitution
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of the United States.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session of
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the Sixtieth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the Senate concurring therein,
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that the state of Idaho hereby claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitu
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lion of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal
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government by the Constitution of the United States; and that this Memorial serves as a Notice
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and Demand to the federal government to maintain the balance of powers where the Constitu
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lion of the United States established it and to cease and desist, effective immediately, any and
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all mandates that are beyond the scope of its constitutionally delegated powers.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives be,
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and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this Memorial to the President
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of the United States, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
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tatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the State of Idaho in the
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Congress of the United States.
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Any paulers get through to a NC Rep yet? My emails have fallen

on deaf ears. Of course this state did vote for Obama this year. We seem to be heading to a govt dependant state vs the likes of SC who has carried our water for years on the anti federalism rebellion. That is why I love SC.

The NC Constitution would have to be changed.

Talk about a can of worms. Would the politicians want to open it? (I'm just "waking up" to politics and while I can guess the answer to that, I'm truly not sure how big a deal it is. I can imagine it would draw media attention though.)

This page:

http://m.digg.com/politic...

Contains this comment that I ran across:
Quote:
Are you prepared to have your heart broken? Let me show you how "in the bag" NC is. NC Constitution Article 1 Section 5: "Every citizen of this State owes paramount allegiance to the Constitution and _government_ of the United States, and no law or ordinance of the State in contravention or subversion thereof can have any binding force." While giving one's allegiance to the Constitution of the US is of great importance, the government of the United States is a completely different story. I gather the original framers never dreamed we'd allow the federal government to become the monstrously corrupt pack of jackals that it has. Sounds like it's time to remove two words from the NC constitution and THEN proceed with the sovereignty movement. I'm guessing that little tidbit was put in the NC Constitution after the Civil War but don't know that as fact.
End Quote

I don't mention the author's user name here because it hints at foul language. You can easily find the comment by following the link.

ncReader

North Carolina

North Carolina Constitution

Adopted by Constitutional Convention 1969

Ratified by vote of the People November 3, 1970

Became effective July 1, 1971

"Every citizen of this state owes paramount allegiance to the constitution and government of the united states, and no law or ordinance of the state in contravention or subversion thereof can have any binding force."

We have to do something about this.....It gets worse.....

"This state shall ever remain a member of the american union; the people thereof are part of the american nation; there is no right on the part of this state to secede; and all attempts, from whatever source or upon whatever pretext, to dissolve this union or to sever this nation, shall be resisted with the whole power of the state."
http://vlex.com/vid/seces...

Clarification needed

freedomrik,

Thank you for the reference to the 1970 legislation.

I have a question about the two posts prior though. The post referring to NC house joint resolution 1089 -- can you provide a link to the information you found? I could not find the legislation on the ncleg.net website. The bill looks the same as recent Oklahoma bill 1089, but with references to NC instead of Oklahoma. I do not see a bill 1089 in the NC records since the late 90s, related to something else. Also, you provided a link to your website, but the site does not appear to be active.

Given that you've made this more recent post that implies NC is "locked in" to the federal govt, it does not make sense to me that your prior posts were intentionally deceptive at all. Please do not be offended by my questions. I just want to be sure of what legislation has actually passed, so I'd appreciate any additional info.

Interestingly while doing searches to find the bill you mentioned, I did see a NC bill from 1995 -- HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 571 -- that contains similar wording to the current Oklahoma 1089 and asserts State rights. I have not spent much time researching this sort of thing, so perhaps you or someone else more knowledgable than me can see if resolution 571 is relevant in this situation.

ncReader

Moving to freedom

I love it here in North Carolina. My family has been here in north Western NC since before the Revolutionary war, but if my State reps wont do what it takes to protect us from these robber barons I am moving to a more liberty friendly location. I plan on putting up one heck of a fight first though. Thats only a last resort.

My NC grassroots Forum www.sonsoflibertync.x.am

NC 10th..I ran across this

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

2nd Session of the 51st Legislature (2008)

HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION 1089 By: Key

AS INTRODUCED

A Joint 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 directing distribution.

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 2008, the states are demonstrably treated as agents of the federal government; and
WHEREAS, many federal mandates are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE [2ND SESSION] OF THE [51ST] NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE:
THAT the State of North Carolina 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.
THAT this serve 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.
THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed 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 of the United States of America, and each member of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation.

51-2-9466 SD 12/31/07

North Carolina

NC has been one of the major test states for RealID - I don't see NC going along with freedom and liberty - yet.

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not encouraging...at least in NC

This is a reply from my rep in NC. He was my dentist for 30 years so. I sent him a copy of the NH bill. We had a couple of "semi" heated exchanges. At first, he dismissed it as a waste of time because the Dems control NC right now. He finally sent me the response below.

"Thank you, Mike. I have just spent about 30 minutes with Representative Tim Moore, who is also an attorney, regarding this legislation. Such legislation would be symbolic and would not pass the Democrat controlled House. Although we agree with you, at this particular time it would be useless on our part in getting any legislation addressing this.

I appreciate your interest and hopefully the Republicans can take over in a couple of years and we can get some things done to save this state and nation.

Please continue to share your comments and concerns with us for they are greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Representative William A. Current, Sr.
District 109, Gaston County
North Carolina General Assembly
418A Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
billcu@ncleg.net
(919) 733-5809

NC is getting a bunch of federal money....

There are a bunch of military bases all over NC. Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, on and on. I don't think they want to piss off their masters.