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Had Enough? Kill the Bill, Invoke the 10th “If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions’ authors (Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, respectively), it will continue to grow – regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power.”
Nullification: When a state ‘nullifies’ a 10th Amendment Movement is an effort to push back against unconstitutional federal laws and regulations on a state level. The principle is known as “nullification,” and was advised by many prominent founders.
Current Nullification Efforts:
Potential Future Efforts:
History of Nullification: While the media generally portrays nullification as being solely aligned with the efforts of the nullifiers of the South and the Civil War, this is certainly false, and reeks of misinformation. Nullification has a long history in the American tradition and has been invoked in support of free speech, in opposition to war and fugitive slave laws, and more. Read more on this history here.
Please go to http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com to learn more about State Sovereignty & to get Involved
Title says it all. And it doesn’t stop with Obamacare. We need to use the states to take back state sovereignty overall. We need to revive how our nation was shortly after the first revolution – a strong union of thirteen separate and individual states. Our states need to sue the federal government for the gross recklessness with the Obamacare legislation. Then we need to pass legislation at the state level asserting our rights altogether as states. We should attempt to assert our sovereignty through the courts and through legislation. If that fails, then God help us. But our states must remain sovereign at all costs. We must restore the Republic. Greg Abbott, the Attorney General of Texas is holding a conference call tonight with other state Attorneys General to develop national litigation strategy against Obamacare. Here is the link to his Facebook where he made the announcement. Arizona Fights Back on Obamacare
Governor Jan Brewer is pushing back on health care bill which she says will rob her constituents of their individual rights. Florida says several states to file healthcare lawsuit Florida’s attorney general will file a lawsuit with nine other state attorneys general opposing the healthcare legislation passed by Congress, a spokeswoman said on Monday. “The health care reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last night clearly violates the U.S. Constitution and infringes on each state’s sovereignty,” Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, a Republican, said in a prepared statement announcing a news conference. Read entire article Federal Healthcare Reform Triggering Opposition by States Bills and resolutions have been introduced in at least 36 state legislatures seeking to limit or oppose various aspects of the reform plan through laws or state constitutional amendments, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Opposition efforts at the state level "in general ... seek to make or keep health insurance optional, and allow people to purchase any type of coverage they may choose,'' the NCSL said. So far, only two states, Idaho and Virginia, have enacted laws, while an Arizona constitutional amendment is seeking voter approval on the November ballot. No anti-health care reform legislation has emerged in Democrat-dominated states like Illinois and New York, according to the NCSL. Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch'' Otter signed a bill on Wednesday allowing the state's attorney general to file a lawsuit opposing federal healthcare legislation requiring individuals to buy medical insurance. See Also NCSL Article: State Legislation Opposing Certain Health Reforms, 2009-2010 Wyoming Governor Signs Sovereignty Resolution Michael Boldin This week, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal signed House Joint Resolution 2 (HJ0002), claiming “sovereignty on behalf of the State of Wyoming and for its citizens under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government or reserved to the people by the Constitution of the United States.” Freudenthal, a long-time Democrat, was previously a US attorney for the Clinton administration, and is currently serving his 2nd term as Governor of Wyoming. He endorsed Barack Obama for president and is commonly referred to as one of the most popular governors in the country. In a memorandum sent to the Wyoming legislature in late January, Freudenthal made clear his position that the federal government has gone beyond the limits of the constitution: |
Stopping Obamacare Rests With the States
