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gboyle2:
Help send a message to the federal government that the constitution still means something to some of us.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nebraskasovereignty/

FarmerRick:

--- Quote from: gboyle2 on July 21, 2009, 04:04:45 PM ---Help send a message to the federal government that the constitution still means something to some of us.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nebraskasovereignty/

--- End quote ---

Thanks for the reminder, Greg.  All NFOA members were emailed that link on June 29, but it sure doesn't hurt to put a reminder here!

State of Nebraska
Sovereignty Resolution

THE STATE OF NEBRASKA to ensure its individual sovereignty and to
protect the constitutional rights as proclaimed in the 9th and 10th
amendments of the federal constitution.
WHEREAS Sec.1 of the Nebraska constitution reads as follows. "All
persons are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent
and inalienable rights; among these are life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness. To secure these rights, and the protection of property,
governments are instituted among people, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed"; and
WHEREAS Sec. 2 of the Nebraska constitution reads as follows. "There
shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in this state,
otherwise than for punishment of crime, whereof the party shall have
been duly convicted"; and
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 laws are directly in violation of the Tenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment assures that we, the people of the United
States of America and each sovereign state in the Union of States, now
have, and have always had, rights the federal
Government may not usurp; and
WHEREAS, Section 4, Article IV, of the Constitution says, "The United
States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form
of Government," and the Ninth Amendment states that "The enumeration
in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny
or disparage others retained by the people"; 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, That the Legislature of the State of Nebraska hereby claim
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; and,
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; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That all compulsory federal legislation that directs states
to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties or sanctions or
that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding be
prohibited or repealed; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Nebraska secretary of state forward official copies
of this resolution to the president of the United States, to the
speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the
senate of the United States Congress, and to all the members of the
Nebraska delegation to the congress with the request that this
resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record as a
memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.
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iiranger:
It is reported that 2 of 3 elected officials are attorneys/lawyers... trained "in the law" and in "twisting the law"... Read the daily reports of court actions... "Will Michael Jackson be found to have been manslaughtered..." "Who is Jen's latest squeeze and how is she 'separated' from the last..." etc.

The Constitution is the basis of law, pretty much... and 2 of 3 officials entrusted with it are trained to twist it... They call it "interpreting it..." ..."Does the First Amendment only apply to hand written messages???"

Ironically the original 13th amendment --proposed AND NOT ACCEPTED by the founding fathers-- BARRED/ prohibited any lawyer from holding elective office... Wonder why???

The "romping on states rights" began with the Civil War. [No I am not pro slavery, which was dieing anyway. Machinery was making slaves uneconomical...] And it has "roared" since.

Stopping the feds from regulating "food" or "drugs" or "imports"... if I really wanted to -- you want pajamas that burst into flame? Tainted food? etc.... Well, it is NOT going to happen.

The answer is "political action." Let the elected official, attorney or not, mess with "guns" and get booted out of office-- STINGS the H__ out of their ego, or better--impeached, THEN things work as intended...

This "states rights" stuff is a "red herring" meant to distract and waste the energy that could be supporting the cause of liberty and protecting rights... (and regulating the Feds... did the FBI ever find those guns and laptops they "misplaced???") oh wellllll.

armed and humorous:
Maybe I'm missing something in this Sovereignty Resolution, but it sounds to me like a lot of hot air made up to make people feel good by thinking they are really accomplishing something by supporting it.  If all we're doing here is restating the provisions of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, what's the point?  Now, if there is some specific case where someone feels the feds are intruding on states' rights, it goes to court to be resolved.  I'm not so sure we want to prohibit or repeal any kind of federal legislation that requires the states to follow suit in order to get federal funds, either.  Let's say, hypothetically, that the feds are willing to dole out money to the states for road building, but they require the states to follow federal guidelines on how these roads should be built.  Do we want some corrupt politicians from a particular state to award the road-building contract to some of their buddies for a kickback, while these buddies grade a dirt path across the state for $5 billion and call it an Interstate highway?

Politics suck, but that's what we have to deal with, and the less huffing and puffing we do, the more energy we'll have left to actually do the things that might make a difference.

Now, if anyone can point out a "real" purpose behind this resolution, something that has some teeth in it, I may jump on board.  Otherwise, it sounds like the UN telling the Somalian pirates they shouldn't be stealing ships, killing crew members, and holding them for ransom, because it's not nice.

FarmerRick:
I think that it is more symbolic than anything.  However, if it gets people off their butts to do something about the over-reach and encroachment of the federal government into our everyday lives, I'm all for it.

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