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rugermanx:
Wow, I like that.

Dan W:
http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/01/27/obama-asks-governors-to-commit-sovereignty-suicide/

Obama Asks Governors to Commit Sovereignty Suicide

27. Jan, 2010
 by Lawrence A. Hunter Ph.D.

?Will you step into my parlor?? said the spider to the fly;
??Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy.
The way into my parlor is up a winding stair,
And I have many pretty things to show when you are there.?
?O no, no,? said the little fly, ?to ask me is in vain,
For who goes up your winding stair can ne?er come down again.?
?The Spider and the Fly

President Obama issued Executive Order 13528 on January 11, 2010 establishing a Council of Governors ostensibly ?to strengthen further the partnership between the Federal Government and State governments to protect our Nation and its people and property.?

If history has taught us anything, it is to beware of ?cooperative partnerships? between the federal government and states. They invariably result in an expansion of federal authority and reach at the expense of the states and a diminution of individual rights and freedoms in the name of the general welfare and national security. So-called ?cooperative federalism? is a snare and a delusion. Read more here

One direct result of the new Council of Governors will be to provide the federal government more control of state National Guards, allowing the president to synchronize and integrate federal military operations within the United States. The total disregard for the Posse Comitatus Act within this order is one more erosion of restrictions against the use of the military for law enforcement.

More generally, the new Council of Governors establishes a bureaucratic transmission belt for the president to conscript state governors to act as agents of the federal government. Indeed, by establishing this council, appointed by the president and presided over by the Secretary of Defense, President Obama is asking governors to engage in the ultimate act of sovereign suicide in the name of ?intergovernmental cooperation and coordination.? This council represents the ultimate in ?intergovernmentalism,? a perversion of true federalism.

I have written about the corrosive nature of intergovernmentalism or so-called ?cooperative federalism? extensively.

    Intergovernmentalism Replaces Federalism
    ?After World War II, federalism was replaced by ?intergovernmentalism, an unlovely term for the unlovely transformation of the sovereign states into bureaucratic extensions of the central government. . . It is an interesting exercise to analyze why the U.S. Constitution failed in this, its most important function.
    ?It is not necessary to come to any definitive conclusion as to why it [federalism] failed to know that is has, in fact, failed. It is sufficient to observe the states? advanced stage of political decrepitude and legal dilapidation; the relatively low-quality of their elected and appointed officials; their incapacity to defend themselves legally, politically or physically against the national government; their fiscal dependence upon the national government; their reliance upon the national government operationally; their subservience to the national government in every respect; their low regard in the eyes of the public and the lesser affection and attention they receive from the electorate.?

The president?s latest executive order is of a piece with his December 17, 2009 executive directive amending Executive Order 12425 to grant immunity to Interpol agents operating within the United States, paving the way for Interpol to be conscripted by the president as a kind of Swiss Guard.

Taken together, these two executive orders represent another quantum leap in the continued erosion of meaningful constraints on the federal government?s police power, and they constitute a frightening continuation of this president?s expansion of the military-industrial-police state at his command.

Governors should decline the President?s invitation to step into his Council. State officials who enter into these federal labyrinths never come out with their sovereignty in tact.

Editor?s Note: CLICK HERE : http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/legislation/defend-the-guard/  to view model legislation to reassert State control over national guard troops.

Dr. Lawrence A. Hunter is President of the Social Security Institute, a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, and Senior Fellow at Americans for Prosperity and the Institute for Policy Innovation where he does economic research and writes reports on a diverse range of public policy issues.

FarmerRick:
http://www.robbishop.house.gov/News/DocumentPrint.aspx?DocumentID=184458

Rob Bishop
Contact: Melissa Subbotin 202-225-0453

House Republicans Launch New 10th Amendment Task Force
Task Force Seeks to Restore the Constitutional Balance of Power Through Federalism

Washington, May 6 -

Today, Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Tom Price (R-GA), Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) and nine other Republican Members of Congress officially launched the newly formed 10th Amendment Task Force, a project of the RSC.  The Task Force will develop and promote proposals that aim to disperse power, decision-making, and money from Washington back to states, local governments, and individuals. 

The Task Force was created in response to the public outcry over the concentration of power and the one-size-fits-all solutions from Washington.  More than ever, Americans are expressing frustration at having important facets of their lives controlled by a government that is out of reach and out of touch.  Among other things, the Task Force will focus on educating Congress and the public about federalism, elevating federalism as a core Republican focus and monitoring threats to 10th Amendment principles.

Rep. Tom Price, Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (GA-06): ?Our Founding Fathers understood the danger of amassing broad powers in the federal government at the expense of individual liberty.  The 10 co-founders and all members of this task force should be commended for taking the initiative to champion the cause of Federalism and its vital role in our Republic.?

Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-01), Founder of the Task Force: ?This is not yesterday?s states? rights argument.  It?s much bigger than that.  This is about better governance and breaking up big, inefficient, unresponsive government-returning power back to the people of this country.?

Rep. John Culberson (TX-07) co-founder:  ?The Task Force was formed to uphold the principle that the will of the people is best served at the state and local levels, and that the federal government should not interfere in matters that are fully within the purview of the states.?

Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) co-founder:  ?We have strayed too far from the principles of our Founders. This Task Force will be key in monitoring the further erosion of powers that traditionally belong to the states and the voices of the American people, not the federal government.?

Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05) co-founder: ?Americans are outraged with the federal government?s ever increasing intrusion into our lives. This intrusion comes in the form of burdensome regulations, taxes, and unfunded mandates. I reject this one-size-fits-all approach coming from Washington because it doesn?t work. I am calling for a return to what the Constitution outlines as a limited role for the federal government and more rights to the states.? 

Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY-At large) co-founder: ?We in Wyoming value our independent way of life and frontier spirit. We don?t take kindly to Washington bureaucrats telling us how to live our lives. We need to limit the power of federal bureaucrats and give it back to states and individuals. That is what our founders envisioned, our Constitution requires and what our constituents want.?

Rep. Mike Conaway (TX-11) co-founder: ?Supporting the 10th Amendment is not a partisan issue. It is about respecting the boundaries placed on the federal government by the U.S. Constitution. It is my hope that through the Tenth Amendment Task Force, Members on both sides of the aisle will be better educated on our founders? vision for America.?

Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-05) co-founder: "The principles they secured in the Constitution should be the guide for every action the government undertakes.  Unfortunately, the Federal government has crept into many facets of once locally controlled areas and, in many instances, the Federal judiciary has ignored the intent of federalism. That?s why I am happy to join with my fellow members in ushering in this ?New Era of Federalism? to alter the government?s operation and influence on the daily lives of its citizens."

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) co-founder: ?Successful federal government by its very nature should be focused and limited. Washington cannot possibly develop solutions that are the best fit for all 50 states. Each state has its own unique priorities, demographics, economy, strengths and weaknesses. That?s why we need to allow states to have more control over policy making and implementation.?

Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04) co-founder: ?The ultimate check upon an abusive or dysfunctional government is the ability of people to walk away from it.  By limiting the federal government to those enumerated powers that serve a truly national objective, our constitution disperses the remaining powers among 50 states and a hundred fold more communities.  Those states that are governed unwisely naturally lose population and commerce to those that are governed well.?

jakub:
Has anyone from the Nebraska deligation signed on to this? It sounds like a good idea.

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