Georgia demands sovereignty

[Conrad]

hr280.html

09 LC 38 0804
House Resolution 280
By: Representatives Scott of the 2nd, Benton of the 31st, Jerguson of the 22nd, England of the 108th, Allison of the 8th, and others

A 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 for other purposes.

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 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 GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY: that the State of Georgia 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.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED 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.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy 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 of the United States of America, and each member of the Georgia Congressional Delegation.

lol

[izembo]

republican state, not really surprising, dumbass governor and senators

[Grievear]

I came in here to make a joke about confusing the state of Georgia with the country Georgia.

Then I read the article, and sighed.

[Conrad]

Actually that's a good point, can a mod change the title to "State of Georgia demands sovereignty" for me?

A friend of mine is convinced that the United States is going to become so polarized that this will keep happening and the United States will break into delve into utter anarchy. Ugh

[Dareus]

I love the south. lol.

[Tsutsumiko]

Wait wait Tommy's whack job theory is coming true? WHAT!?

[MyTitthias]

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/...b__300x375.jpg

He seems interested.

[Correction]

Good riddance, fuck that state. You can grow those onions anywhere.

[guartz]

Georgia isn't doing this alone, actually.

[Rhinox]

I say grant them Sovereignty and when they fail miserabily let them back in as a lolcommonwealth with zero representation.

[guartz]

I think you guys have some kind of a misconception of what this means.

[archibaldcrane]

They aren't demanding to be made their own republic.

[Correction]

I think you guys have some kind of a misconception of what this means.

It means that when a republican executive forces its powers down a state's throat, everything is hunky dory. But when a democratic president tries to fix an economy in tailspin, 'oh hold on there, cowboy, we need our independence from your Big Government Ways.'

[guartz]

yes, sovereignty does not equal secession...

[Kuya]

They aren't demanding to be made their own republic.

Yea i was wondering; it says sovereignty over powers not enumerated to the federal government within the Constitution.

edit: title is misleading

[Tristam]

Is this just georgia trying to pass a bullshit law that basically just says the executive branch can't violate the constitution? Am I not reading this correctly or do Georgia representatives really have this much time to waste?

[guartz]

It means that when a republican executive forces its powers down a state's throat, everything is hunky dory. But when a democratic president tries to fix an economy in tailspin, 'oh hold on there, cowboy, we need our independence from your Big Government Ways.'

That would make sense if only red states were doing this.

[guartz]

It's not just Georgia, the following states have similar plans in the works:

Oklahoma, Washington, Hawaii, Missouri, New Hampshire, Georgia, California, Michigan, Montana, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Alaska, Kansas, Alabama, Nevada, Maine and Pennsylvania

[Kuya]

NEW YORK – As the Obama administration attempts to push through Congress a nearly $1 trillion deficit spending plan that is weighted heavily toward advancing typically Democratic-supported social welfare programs, a rebellion against the growing dominance of federal control is beginning to spread at the state level.

So far, eight states have introduced resolutions declaring state sovereignty under the Ninth and Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, including Arizona, Hawaii, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Washington.

Analysts expect that in addition, another 20 states may see similar measures introduced this year, including Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Nevada, Maine and Pennsylvania.

"What we are trying to do is to get the U.S. Congress out of the state's business," Oklahoma Republican state Sen. Randy Brogdon told WND.

"Congress is completely out of line spending trillions of dollars over the last 10 years putting the nation into a debt crisis like we've never seen before," Brogdon said, arguing that the Obama stimulus plan is the last straw taxing state patience in the brewing sovereignty dispute.

"This particular 111th Congress is the biggest bunch of over-reachers and underachievers we've ever had in Congress," he said.

"A sixth-grader should realize you can't borrow money to pay off your debt, and that is the Obama administration's answer for a stimulus package," he added.

The Ninth Amendment reads, "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

Hawaii too lol, but the Constitution, Constitution, Constitution, do they know the Constitution was created to take power away from the States? Seems ironic.

[guartz]

Kuya, I think whats really happening is, the states want to take the money, but they don't actually wanna implement any policies Obama's Package might stipulate.