Restoring the Republic?
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As our centralized federal government continues it’s expansion, seizing power where ever it can get away with it, a growing number of states have said, “enough is enough.” They are asserting their rights under the U.S. Constitution and declaring federal laws unconstitutional.
Increasing Number of States Declaring Sovereignty -Kurt Nimmo, PrisonPlanet.com:
… it is not so much economic decline and moral degradation pointing the way to a “disintegration,” but rather violations of the Tenth Amendment. The Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on December 15, 1791, and states restates the Constitution’s principle of Federalism by providing that powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states and to the people. It is based on an earlier provision of the Articles of Confederation: “Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.”
Although Fox News and CNN are not telling you about it, a growing number of states are declaring sovereignty. Washington, New Hampshire, Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, California, and Georgia have all introduced bills and resolutions declaring sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment. Colorado, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Alaska, Kansas, Alabama, Nevada, Maine, and Illinois are considering such measures.
For details on the particular bills and resolutions introduced by the above states, check out the following:
Washington, New Hampshire, Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, California, Georgia.
Is there still hope for our constitutional republic?
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It's an interesting story, but when push comes to shove I wonder if it will actually mean something. If governors tried to individually resist the federal government it probably wouldn't turn out for the better. Then again, if a few stood up to Washington at the same time they might fare a little better. We'll see what happens I guess.
Don't be so pessimistic. I think it's exciting.
Haha, yeah sorry. It is kindof cool. If I was confident it meant anything I'd be encouraging people to move to those states right now. I'm just trying not to be overly optimistic
Abe Lincoln seemed to think that that the US was like the mob. Once in, you're always in, even under threat of violence and death.
I fear that that same sentiment exists today, and that any state with resolute self-determination would meet the same fate.
Abe Lincoln was once my favorite president. Then I read Empire of Debt, then The Revolution: A Manifesto, then the Creature from Jekyll Island. He gets more credit in the history books then he deserves. Was preserving the Union really worth all those lives? Wasn't the purpose of the Union only to facilitate the Republic? By pushing the Union to supremacy over the Republic he damned the Republic.
Hey I was there last Thursday, the day after the measure was defeated. The good news is that this radical legislation got about 40% support, which means it could likely pass next year.
Also, the state house is really cool because there is little security, no metal detectors and you can bring your gun in, open or concealed carry. I really loved Concord, I wish that I could have stayed for more than a few hours.
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