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In the first five weeks of his presidency, Barack Obama has acted so rashly that at least 11 states have decided that his brand of “hope” equates to an intolerable expansion of the federal government’s authority over the states. These states -- "Washington, New Hampshire, Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, California...Georgia," South Carolina, and Texas -- "have all introduced bills and resolutions" reminding Obama that the 10th Amendment protects the rights of the states, which are the rights of the people, by limting the power of the federal government. These resolutions call on Obama to “cease and desist” from his reckless government expansion and also indicate that federal laws and regulations implemented in violation of the 10th Amendment can be nullified by the states.
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When the Constitution was being ratified during the 1780s, the 10th Amendment was understood to be the linchpin that held the entire Bill of Rights together. The amendment states: “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."
Good for them. I hope each and every one passes. 4 true blue states in there as well.
Lawsuits are filed regarding this every year in history, nothing new at all. From the other thread:
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What difference does it make if they have been filed in the past. Obviously, if some of these states don't take the stimulus and along with it Federal mandates, that's a big deal. Another obvious - people can sue their government under the 10th amendment.
I don't see any bills or resolutions from the states in years past challenging Bush - do you have a link to those? If not, you a comparing apples and oranges.
Your first link displays actual cases - are you saying the 10th Amendment lacks the teeth for the states?
What difference does it make if they have been filed in the past. Obviously, if some of these states don't take the stimulus and along with it Federal mandates, that's a big deal. Another obvious - people can sue their government under the 10th amendment.
I don't see any bills or resolutions from the states in years past challenging Bush - do you have a link to those? If not, you a comparing apples and oranges.
Your first link displays actual cases - are you saying the 10th Amendment lacks the teeth for the states?
Go to Google news and search it up.
The first link is a search by 2000-2008. Plenty of ones filed against Bush. Surprised no one remembers this from past years, unless it's selective memory. Vermont wanted to secede from the entire union in '07.
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