Author Topic: About time! Texas tells Washington its limits (Read 612 times)

Matthew · « **on:** February 20, 2009, 09:22:05 AM »

I was wondering why Texas hadn't done this, since I know how Texans are. It's a great state to live in!

Yee-Haw!

Texas Takes a Stand

The State of Texas may be about to put the Washingcrats on notice with H.C.R. 50 being circulated in Austin. It says in part:

"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 81st Legislature of the State of Texas 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or criminal penalties or sanctions or that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding be prohibited or repealed; and, be it further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 Texas 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 Texas 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."

Matthew · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2009, 09:23:55 AM »

These states (New Hampshire and Texas) are being very LOGICAL when they state things like this --

How could the Gov't respond? How can they officially say, "No, the constitution no longer applies. It's no longer the Law of the Land."

Of course not.

This is ominous. It means the Gov't will have to have something happen which will make talking about the constitution seem irrelevant. And SOON, because 2 states have done/are about to do this now.

Like a false-flag attack. It would take something that serious to work. By "work", I mean "convince the American people that the constitution NEEDS to be ignored"

Matthew

sedetrad · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2009, 09:37:03 AM »

Chant,

I agree the Fed has do something severe to nip this growing constitutional protest in the bud. I pray that it is not a biological attack or virus. As I said previously, I am more afraid of a deadly virus than a nuke because a nuke just affects the area its lands in whereas a virus can go to all corners of the globe.

antyshemanic · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2009, 10:31:59 AM »

Matthew · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2009, 11:29:33 AM »

Notice my uber-democratic homestate of IL is not in that list.

There's a REASON I moved to Texas.

Matthew

antyshemanic · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2009, 11:54:07 AM »

Yeah, when I noticed IL not on the list I thought of Dawn. Also don't see Nebraska (NE) on there...will have to let Mary know this. :surprised:

MaterDominici · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2009, 10:41:13 PM »

I thought Mary lived in Kansas?

Dulcamara · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2009, 10:51:37 PM »

Quote from: ChantCd

Notice my uber-democratic homestate of IL is not in that list.

There's a REASON I moved to Texas.

Matthew

... Is there room in your chicken coop for me? :sad:

Catholic Samurai · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2009, 11:27:58 PM »

My friends are going to be thrilled to hear about this! :dancing-banana:

:nunchaku:

antyshemanic · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2009, 08:04:22 AM »

Quote from: MaterDominici

I thought Mary lived in Kansas?

She did.They decided to move to NE awhile back.