Tennessee launches boycott of 'unconstitutional' federal laws

camp_steveo · #1 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 08:45 AM

LMAO...

At least that's what the BHO administration will say after reading this.

State launches boycott of 'unconstitutional' federal laws
Urges 49 others to join in combating government's 'abuse of authority'

WND

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...Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed HJR 108, the State Sovereignty Resolution on June 23. According to the Tenth Amendment Center, the resolution created a committee to form a joint working group between the states to enumerate the abuses of authority by the federal government and seek repeal of imposed mandates.

State Rep. Susan Lynn recently wrote a letter to the other 49 state legislatures, inviting them to join the group and warning that the role of the federal government has been "blurred, bent and breached."

"The national government has become a complex system of programs whose purposes lie outside of the responsibilities of the enumerated powers and of securing our natural rights; programs that benefit some while others must pay," Lynn wrote. "Today, the federal government seeks to control the salaries of those employed by private business, to change the provisions of private of contracts, to nationalize banks, insurers and auto manufacturers, and to dictate to every person in the land what his or her medical choices will be."

She continued, "Forcing property
from employers to provide healthcare, legislating what individuals are and are not entitled to, and using the labor of some so that others can receive money that they did not earn goes far beyond securing natural rights, and the enumerated powers in the Constitution."

Lynn said that the people created the federal government to be their agent only for certain enumerated purposes.

"The Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being that which has been delegated by the people to the federal government, and also that which is absolutely necessary to advancing those powers specifically enumerated in the Constitution of the United States," she wrote. "The rest is to be handled by the state governments, or locally, by the people themselves."

She noted that the Constitution does not include a congressional power to override state laws, nor does it give the judicial branch unlimited jurisdiction over all matters. Attempts to include such provisions in the Constitution were rejected by the Founding Fathers.

"With this in mind," she wrote, "any federal attempt to legislate beyond the Constitutional limits of Congress' authority is a usurpation of state sovereignty – and unconstitutional. Governments and political leaders are best held accountable to the will of the people when government is local. The people of a state know what is best for them; authorities, potentially thousands of miles away, governing their lives is opposed to the very notion of freedom." ...

There's a movement afoot.

The Federalism Amendments

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The Bill of Federalism is a a series of proposed amendments, backed by the Tea Party movement, that seeks to clarify the original wording of the Constitution and introduce new protections to ensure the proper relationship between the Federal Government and the States. To Summarize, the bill proposes:

1. Limiting Taxation to a sales tax or import/export duties, requiring 3/5 approval of both houses to raise taxes and/or duties and repealing the 16th Amendment.
2. Defining Congress’ interstate commerce authority as only authority that actually regulates the commerce between states.
3. Prohibiting Congress from imposing unfunded mandates and from imposing conditional funding (e.g. highway funding based on the speed limit).
4. Prohibiting Congress from using their treaty power to enlarge the legislative power of Congress.
5. Applying freedom of speech and press to campaign contributions and any medium of communication.
6. Ability for states to check the power of the Federal Government by an identically-worded resolution to pass 3/4 of the states.
7. Term limits for members of Congress.
8. A line-item veto for the President.
9. Expanding the rights of the people.
10. Requiring Judges to interpret the Constitution based on the original meaning at the time it was written.

Axis of Right

The Bill of Federalism Project is a non-profit corporation. Our mission is to educate state legislators and citizens on the merits of The Bill of Federalism.

The Bill of Federalism was drafted by Professor Randy Barnett of Georgetown University Law School and is supported by The Nationwide Tea Party Coalition. You can support The Bill of Federalism by downloading the pdf above and delivering it, via email or print, to your local state legislator, requesting that they introduce a bill in their legislative body to petitition Congress to hold a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of passing all 10 amendments of The Bill of Federalism.

Kimaris · #2 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 08:52 AM

He is a fool to embarrass himself that way in the national arena.

jackdog · #3 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 08:54 AM

this really gives me some hope that the USA can survive the next 3 years

tomfoo13ry · #4 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 09:06 AM

Tennessee does get some things right. More states should sign on to this initiative.

It should also be noted that Governor Bredesen is a Democrat so this is not a partisan issue.

tomfoo13ry · #5 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Kimaris

He is a fool to embarrass himself that way in the national arena.

Why am I still amazed at Americans who will defend the corruption of the Constitution as long as their guys are in power?

Why is he embarrassing himself by exercising the states' rights to check the power of the federal government?

highway234 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 09:12 AM

woot! time to send in the Union troops!

Truth-Bringer · #7 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by highway234

woot! time to send in the Union troops!

Of course, the bloodthirsty liberals want to begin killing people who will not bow down to their authority. Typical.

The troops can't control Iraq or Afghanistan. They certainly won't be able to control Tennessee.

Maybe we'll secede again and leave you chumps holding the national debt and paying the income tax. Good luck making ends meet.

Kimaris · #8 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by tomfoo13ry

Why am I still amazed at Americans who will defend the corruption of the Constitution as long as their guys are in power?

Why is he embarrassing himself by exercising the states' rights to check the power of the federal government?

Because they have no legitimate argument to use the 10th amendment. We have Medicare. If we have medicare we can have other different programs and tax for them accordingly. I don't see any federal judge overturning it anytime soon. They are just kowtowing to the Teabaggers and its going to fail.

Truth-Bringer · #9 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Kimaris

Because they have no legitimate argument to use the 10th amendment. We have Medicare. If we have medicare we can have other different programs and tax for them accordingly. I don't see any federal judge overturning it anytime soon. They are just kowtowing to the Teabaggers and its going to fail.

Stop trying to describe yourself as a libertarian. I don't think you can even define the word. You are clearly a statist. Who are you trying to fool?

Kimaris · #10 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Truth-Bringer

Of course, the bloodthirsty liberals want to begin killing people who will not bow down to their authority. Typical.

The troops can't control Iraq or Afghanistan. They certainly won't be able to control Tennessee.

Maybe we'll secede again and leave you chumps holding the national debt and paying the income tax. Good luck making ends meet.

The moment Tennessee leaves the union is a moment where Tennessee will become a third world country.

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