For anyone concerned about the various power-grabs and runaway spending by the Federal Government, it looks like there may be some hope. Tennessee is joining about 20 other states in looking at a return to its 10th Amendment rights as a sovereign entity.
These two resolutions were just introduced this week:
HJR0104 - by Campfield
General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Affirms Tennessee's sovereignty under the tenth amendment to the United States Constitution.
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0104
HJR0108 - by Lynn
Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to recognize Tennessee's sovereignty under the tenth amendment to the Constitution.
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0108
In case you're not familiar with the Constitution, it strictly limits the power of the Federal Government. The idea is that the states are better ruled locally by the people that live in them! The 10th Amendment reads "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."
If you're interested in freedom and in opposing national ID cards, privacy violations, spending, draconian tax laws, etc., it's a good idea to let your TN representative know your feelings. The Constitution does a wonderful job of affirming individual rights. Getting back to it sounds good to me!
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8 comments:
This is just sort of a symbolic move, since the 10th amendment never went away or anything.
So this is kind of unlikely to change much, other than to say, "Hey, we don't like this stuff." But lots of people don't like it, so I dunno if it'll help or not.
I know, it's very hard to say. However, the very fact someone is finally saying "wait a minute... is this really allowed?" is nice. And hopefully it will make people think - and start to act.
I very much hope so, don't get me wrong, but even in tough times like these, I still see people very hesitant to act to change anything.
I don't know if it's Americans in general or maybe even human beings in general, but for some reason we get even more set in our ways when things get rough.
I wasn't aware that this blog had a political affiliation. Maybe if you want to criticize our new government you should do it on your own blog.
What does the 10th amendment have to do with political affiliation? Both Bush and Obama passed ridiculous bailout packages and it's time we speak out.
This legislation will mean nothing until a lawsuit is filled. Education is a perfect example of a 10th amendment violation. Education is not governed by the constitution, but the federal government is attempting to govern it through the threat of witholding federal funds. I don't know why there hasn't been a lawsuit earler.
Anonymous,
I don't believe I mentioned the "new government." Just "the government."
But... if we want to talk national politics, I'd be the first to state that the Democrats and Republicans have been equally guilty of grabbing powers on the federal level that should be left to the states.
We've ignored local governance concept (laid out in the Constitution) for a long time. I believe that most people, whether liberal, conservative, anarchist, socialist, libertarian or whatever can probably all agree that we do better when we work with our neighbors for positive change rather than allow people hundreds or thousands of miles away to make our decisions for us.
Anonymous.
This blog is normally a-political when it comes to other affairs, but the economy that we all suffer under is being used to push agendas that will effect us all in the comings days. When the word "nationlization" is used for the bank I have my meager savings in then the subject is allowed without protest.
The post did not seem an attack on our new government as this is a problem that has been growing for a long time.
Great discussion! I'm thankful this was posted on this blog, it is important information and I didn't see any thing partisan.
I personally hope the resolution passes, even if it purely symbolic, it is a start.
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