18th

Tennessee (Declaring Tenth Amendment)          Gov. Phil Bredesen[R]
Timeline:
Signed by Governor                                                                                                                                                                    06/23/2009
Enrolled; Signed by S. Speaker (S) ; transmitted to Governor; Concurred (S) (Ayes—31, Nays—0)                         06/12/200
Rec. for concur by S. FW&M Comm ref to: S. Cal. Comm. (S) (Ayes—10, Nays—0)                                                 06/09/2009
Rcvd. from H., ref. to S. F,W&M Comm.(S)                                                                                                                          05/28/2009
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.;Adopted as am. (Ayes—85, Nays—2, PNV—3)
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 of 0 – HA0536)                                                                                               05/26/2009
Rec. for pass if am. by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee                                                                                                       05/05/2009
Action Def. in s/c Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD to 5/5/2009                                                                                 04/28/2009
Action Def. in s/c Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD to 4/28/2009                                                                               04/21/2009
Action Def. in s/c Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD to 4/21/2009                                                                               04/15/2009
Action Def. in s/c Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD to 4/15/2009                                                                               04/14/2009
Action Def. in s/c Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD to 4/14/2009                                                                               04/07/2009
Action Def. in s/c Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD to 4/7/2009                                                                                 03/31/2009
Assigned to s/c Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD                                                                                                            03/17/2009
Intro., ref. to Judiciary                                                                                                                                                                                    02/19/2009
Introduced                                                                                                                                                                                                        02/18/2009

House Joint Resolution (HJR) 0108
Sponsored by: Rep(s) Lynn[R] , Maggart[R], Hawk[R], Niceley[R], Swafford[R], Campfield[R], Dennis[R], Haynes[R], Watson[R], Dunn[R], Eldridge[R], Coley[R], Bell[R], Floyd[R], Mumpower[R], Cobb J[R], Casada[R], Hill[R], Evans[R], Rich[R], Montgomery[R], Sargent[R], McDaniel[R], Harrison[R], Hensley[R], Carr[R], Halford[R], Harwell[R], McManus[R], Lollar[R], Brooks H[R], Shipley[R], Faulkner[R], Ramsey[R], Matheny[R], Lundberg[R], Johnson P[R], Dean[R], Brooks K[R], Weaver[R], Todd[R], McCormick[R]

SUMMARY OF BILL—Urges Congress to recognize Tennessee’s sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. A copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to the puppet, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker and the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of Tennessee’s Congressional Delegation A RESOLUTION to affirm Tennessee’s sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and to demand the federal government halt its practice of assuming powers and of imposing mandates upon the States for purposes not enumerated by the Constitution of the United States.

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 powers assumed by the federal government and federal mandates are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; 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 BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE CONCURRING, that we hereby affirm Tennessee’s 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. We also demand the federal government to halt and reverse its practice of assuming powers and of imposing mandates upon the states for purposes not enumerated by the Constitution of the United States. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a committee of conference and correspondence be appointed by the Speaker of the House and of the Senate, which shall have as its charge to communicate the preceding resolution to the legislatures of the several States, to assure them that this State continues in the same esteem of their friendship and to call for a joint working group between the States to enumerate the abuses of authority by the federal government and to seek repeal of the assumption of powers and the imposed mandates. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be transmitted to the puppet, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker and the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of Tennessee’s Congressional delegation.

Nebraska—(Employee Free Choice Act)             Gov. Dave Heineman[R]
Timeline:
Notice of hearing for Mar 5                  02/26/2009
First Read, Referred to Judiciary Comm; Referred to reference Com.; laid over; Introduced    02/18/2009
One Hundred First Legislature—First Session

Legislative Resolution (LR) 26
Sponsored by: Rep(s) Lautenbaugh, Carlson, Christensen, Dubas, Fulton, McCoy, Price, Schilz

WHEREAS, The puppet, has promised that one of the top priorities of his new administration is to sign into law the “Freedom of Choice Act”, not yet introduced to the 111th Congress, but previously introduced to the 110th Congress as H.R.1964 and S.1173, which purports to classify abortion as a “fundamental right”, equal in stature to the right to free speech and the right to vote – rights that, unlike abortion, are specifically enumerated in the United States Constitution; and WHEREAS, the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” would invalidate any “statute, ordinance, regulation, administrative order, decision, policy, practice, or other action” of any federal, State, or local government or governmental official (or any person acting under government authority) that would “deny or interfere with a woman’s right to choose” abortion, or that would “discriminate against the exercise of the right…in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information”; and

WHEREAS, the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” would nullify any federal or State law “enacted, adopted, or implemented before, on, or after the date of its enactment” and would effectively prevent the State of Nebraska from enacting similar protective measures in the future; and WHEREAS, the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” would invalidate more than five hundred fifty federal and State abortion-related laws, laws supported by the majority of the American public; and WHEREAS, the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” would specifically invalidate the following common-sense, protective laws properly enacted by the State of Nebraska: Sections 28-325 to 28-345, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; and

WHEREAS, the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” will not make abortion safe or rare, but will instead actively promote and subsidize abortion with State and federal tax dollars and do nothing to ensure its safety; and WHEREAS, the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” will protect and promote the abortion industry, sacrifice women and their health to a radical political ideology of unregulated abortion-on-demand, and silence the voices of everyday Americans who want to engage in a meaningful public discussion and debate over the availability, safety, and even desirability of abortion.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, FIRST SESSION:

1. That the Legislature strongly opposes the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” and urges Congress to summarily reject it. 2. That the Legislature strongly opposes the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” because it seeks to circumvent the States’ general legislative authority as guaranteed under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 3. That the Legislature strongly opposes the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” because it seeks to undermine the right and responsibility of the states and the people to debate, vote on, and determine abortion policy. 4. That the Legislature strongly opposes the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” because the protection of women’s health through State regulations on abortion is a compelling State interest that should not be nullified by Congress. 5. That the Legislature strongly opposes the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” because its enactment would nullify sections 28-325 to 28-345, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, laws that the Legislature and the people of Nebraska strongly support. 6. That the Secretary of State of Nebraska transmit a copy of this resolution to the Governor of Nebraska, the puppet, President of the United States Senate, and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

19th

First Foreign Trip http://conservativeoasis.com/obamas-first-100-days/2009/04/26/

Canada. Good idea. I like it. Start small. Baby steps. Everything else is going so damn well for you so far.

20th

Attorney General calls America a “Nation of Cowards!”
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

“Though this Nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a Nation of cowards.”—Eric Holder, the puppet’s Attorney General. [So, he wants to talk about race relations? He’s brave and we’re all cowards? He’d like to start an open and honest debate about racial tension in the United States? Okay. We’ll bite.]

Campaign Stiffed City of Chicago—His own Hometown
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

Chicago Sun Times—Chicago has yet to recoup the $1.74 million cost of the puppet’s victory celebration in Grant Park—despite a burgeoning $50.5 million budget shortfall that threatens more layoffs and union concessions.

Mileage Tax Super Fast Flip-Flop
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

The puppet’s Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, suggests motorists be taxed based on how many miles they drive. Fox News reports that mere moments later, his own spokeswoman, Lori Irving shot the idea out of the sky. “The policy of taxing motorists based on how many miles they have traveled is not and will not be the puppet administration policy.” [Who is running this show? The puppet, LaHood or Irving? You’re still not safe to drive though as some States are considering this tax!]

Broken Tax Promise
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

Within days of taking office, the puppet breaks promise not to raise any taxes on those making less than $250,000 a year! The puppet approves tax hike of 61-cents a pack on cigarettes after saying as a candidate—“I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.” UPDATE—Februrary 24—the puppet repeats the lie saying those who make less than $250,000 will not pay higher taxes, “Not one Dime!” UPDATE—March 5—the puppet’s budget raises 45% of its revenue from energy taxes that will be paid by everyone who fills a gas tank, pays an electric bill, or buys anything that was grown, shipped, or manufactured. UPDATE—March 25—Neil Cavuto on Fox reported the puppet’s budget raises taxes on those making above $209,000.

Arkansas (Declaring Tenth Amendment)         Gov.Mike Beebe[D]
Timeline:
HCR1011—Read the third time and failed   (Ayes—34, Nays—54, Non-Voting—12)          04/03/2009
HCR1011—Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment; Amend No1 read and adopted; Engrossed; reported correctly engrossed     04/02/2009
SR18—Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment        05/01/2009
HR1031—Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment            05/01/2009
HCR1011—Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1  04/01/2009
SR18—Introduced; first read; Rules suspended; read second time; sent to Senate; referred to Senate comm.on State Agencies & Gov Affairs         3/09/2009
HR1031—Introduced; read first time, Rules suspended, read second time; referred to comm. on State Agencies & Gov Affairs     03/09/2009
HCR1011—Read the first time; Rules suspended; read second time; Referred to Comm on State Agencies & gov Affair     02/23/2009
HCR1011—Introduced       02/20/20098
7th General Assembly, Regular Session, 2009
House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 1011
Sponsored by: Rep(s) Hobbs[R], Woods[R], Ragland[R], Barnett[R], Hopper[R]; Sen(s) Altes[R]
House Resolution (HR) 1031
Sponsored by: Rep(s) Hobbs[R], Woods[R], Ragland[R], Barnett[R], Hopper[R]
Senate Resolution (SR) 18
Sponsored by: Sen(s) Altes[R]

SENATE RESOLUTION—TO AFFIRM THE RIGHTS OF ALL STATES INCLUDING ARKANSAS BASED ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE NINTH AND TENTH AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY: The purpose of this resolution is to affirm the rights of all States including Arkansas based on the provisions of the Ninth and Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION—CLAIMING STATES’ RIGHTS UNDER THE TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides that “[t]he powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited to it by 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 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, the United States Supreme Court has ruled in New York v. United States, 505 U.S. 144 (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 BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN—THAT the State of Arkansas hereby claims rights 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. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution serve as a request to the federal government, as our agent, to refrain from mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the clerk of the House of Representatives distribute a copy of this resolution to the puppet, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate of each State’s legislature of the United States of America, and each member of the Arkansas Congressional delegation.

22th

Becomes third Bush Term!
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerica.org

[As we have posted, the puppet seems to be the third Bush Term he warned us McCain would be!] Alternet reports—the puppet administration has now taken action, and it’s appalling. He’s backed the Bush administration claim that terror suspects held at Bagram Air Force base in Afghanistan have no Constitutional rights. [And that’s what the Democrats think of him!]

23rd

Pledges to Reduce Deficit—Half by the End of his First Term

http://conservativeoasis.com/obamas-first-100-days/2009/04/26/

Yes, that deficit. The one he just doubled. In effect, he is saying, “I will get you back to where you were before I was elected, four years from now.” Thanks Barry. The puppet also assigns Biden to be the ‘Sheriff” of the stimulus provisions. Personally, I think this is one of those “give the overactive mouth something to do so he will shut up” moves.

Indiana (Declaring Tenth Amendment)  Gov. Mitch Daniels[R]
Timeline:
SR0042—Senators added: Charbonneau, Head, Miller, Landske, Long; Second reading: adopted
(Roll Call—336, Ayes—44, Nays—3, Excused—3)    04/09/2009
SR0042—Senators added: Alting, Hershman       04/07/2009
SR0042—Committee report: do pass, adopted (Ayes—8, Nays—0); Senators added: Skinner, Deig, Becker, Arnold, Taylor, Yoder    04/02/2009
SR0042—Senators added: Delph (Second Author) Kruse (third author), Stutzman, Buck, Waltz, Boots, Steele, Waterman, Nugent, Paul, Leising, Holdman, M. Young        03/26/2009
SR0042—Authored by Senator Walker; First Reading; Referred to Comm on Commerce and Public Policy& Interstate Cooperation            03/19/2009
SCR0037—Added Delph, Stutzman, Buck, Waltz, Boots, Steele, Waterman, Nugent, Paul, Leising, Holdman, M. Young; Stutzman removed as second author      02/24/2009
SCR0037—Introduced; first read; referred to comm. on Rules and Legislative Procedure  02/23/2009
First Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2009)
Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 0037
Sponsored by: Sen(s) Delph[R], Kruse[R], Walker[R], Boots[R], Buck[R], Holdman[R], Leising[R], Nugent[R], Paul[R], Steele[R], Stutzman[R], Waltz[R], Waterman[R], Young[R]
Senate Resolution (SR) 0042
Sponsored by:  Sen(s) Delph[R], Kruse[R], Walker[R], Alting[R], Arnold[D], Becker[R], Boots[R], Buck[R], Charbonneau[R], Deig[D], Head[R], Hershman[R], Holdman[R], Landske[R], Leising[R], Long[R], Miller[R], Nugent[R], Paul[R], Skinner[D], Steele[R], Stutzman[R], Taylor[D], Waltz[R], Waterman[R], Yoder[R], Young[R]

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. _____
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the puppet, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled, and the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives of each State’s legislature of the United States of America to cease and desist, effective immediately, any and all mandates that are beyond the scope of their constitutionally delegated power.

Whereas, The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States specifically provides that, “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 ”; Whereas, The Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being those powers specifically granted to it by the Constitution of the United States and no more; Whereas, Federalism is the constitutional division of powers between the national and State governments and is widely regarded as one of America’s most valuable contributions to political science; Whereas, James Madison, “the father of the Constitution,” said, “The powers delegated to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, [such] as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people”; Whereas, Thomas Jefferson emphasized that the states are not “subordinate” to the national government, but rather the two are “coordinate departments of one simple and integral whole. The one is the domestic, the other the foreign branch of the same government”;

Whereas, Alexander Hamilton expressed his hope that “the people will always take care to preserve the constitutional equilibrium between the general and the State governments. ” He believed that “this balance between the national and State governments forms a double security to the people. If one [government] encroaches on their rights, they will find a powerful protection in the other. Indeed, they will both be prevented from overpassing their constitutional limits by [the] certain rivalship which will ever subsist between them”; Whereas, The scope of power defined by the Tenth Amendment means that the federal government was created by the States specifically to be limited in its powers relative to those of the various States; Whereas, Today, in 2009, the states are demonstrably treated as agents of the federal government;

Whereas, Many federal mandates are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; 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 being considered by the present administration and from Congress may further violate the Constitution of the United States; Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives concurring: SECTION 1: That the State of Indiana hereby claims 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. SECTION 2: That this Resolution serve as a Notice and Demand to the federal government to maintain the balance of powers where the Constitution of the United States established it and to cease and desist, effective immediately, any and all mandates that are beyond the scope of its constitutionally delegated powers. SECTION 3: That the Secretary of the Senate immediately transmit copies of this Resolution to the the puppet the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of each State’s legislature of the United States of America, and each member of Congress from the State of Indiana.

24th

First Address to a Joint Session of Congress

http://conservativeoasis.com/obamas-first-100-days/2009/04/26/

Once again, we hear about how he is not one to pass the buck, and is in charge, but, alas, feels it is imperative to note that he “inherited” this or these problems. Hmmmm…I thought every President inherited all the good and bad of the previous administration. We all know what you inherited [like a safe country], but we all also know that your hand is up the puppet’s a** so far now with that stimulus bill you just burdened us with—that’s the problem you “inherited” that you now “own,” and you just made it worse.

Energy Lies
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

The puppet tells a Joint Session of Congress, “We will double this Nation’s supply of renewable energy in three years so 16.8 percent of our energy comes from hydro, solar and wind by 2012. Fox News—Under the status quo, the Energy Department says, it will take more than two decades to boost that figure to [just] 12.5 percent. The puppet says, “We import more oil today than ever before.” Fox News says that isn’t true—Oil imports peaked in 2005 at just over five billion barrels, and have been declining slightly since. The figure in 2007 was 4.9 billion barrels, or about 58 percent of total consumption. The Nation is on pace this year to import 4.7 billion barrels, and Government projections are for imports to hold steady or decrease a bit over the next two decades. [And tell your friends we get most of our oil from Canada (it’s true!).] The puppet—We have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. [Really? Our entire survival depends on this one thing? Are you sure? And we have known this for decades? Maybe we should drill here, drill now.]

Questionable History
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

The puppet promises to save the United Auto Workers Union, “The Nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it.” Many question that version of history saying Karl Benz of Germany invented the automobile in roughly 1885.

Broken Tax Promise
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

The puppet told Congress he lived up to his promise to give a tax cut to 95 percent of all Americans. That’s a lie and a broken promise and he knows it. Forty percent of all Americans don’t make enough money to pay any Federal Income Tax at all. That means even a tax cut for everyone else would only be a tax cut for 60 percent of Americans. What he actually did was use your tax dollars to provide a welfare check to the 40 percent by giving them $13 a week in their paycheck starting in April. If his math is right and another five percent are to get tax hikes, then the remaining 55 percent of Americans actually will get that whopping $13 tax cut and the rest of us are screwed. UPDATE—Apr. 19—David Axelrod—amazed people could be upset enough to hold Tea Parties, repeats the lie—The thing that bewilders me is this President just cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people. So, I think the tea bags should be directed elsewhere because he certainly understands the burden that people face.

Big Government Lie
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

“Not because I believe in bigger Government—I don’t.” [The next day he proposed a budget with the biggest increase in the size of Government ever!]

Health-care Spending Lie
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

…and in a bizarre statement, he claimed using tax dollars to create a socialist medicine program would reduce the deficit (he made no attempt to explain that). UPDATE—May 3—the puppet—The more we do on the (disease) prevention side, the more we can obtain serious savings down the road….If we’re making those investments, we will save huge amounts of money in the long term. Fox News says not so fast—The New England Journal of Medicine cautioned that “sweeping statements about the cost-saving potential of prevention, however, are overreaching.” It said that “although some preventive measures do save money, the vast majority reviewed in the health economics literature do not.” And a study released in December (2008) by the Congressional Budget Office found that increasing preventive care “could improve people’s health but would probably generate either modest reductions in the overall costs of health care or increases in such spending within a 10-year budgetary time frame.”

Kentucky (Declaring Tenth Amendment)   Gov. Steven Beshear[D]
Timeline:
BR54—Rep. Stan Lee prefiled      06/02/2009
HCR168—Posted in committee         02/26/2009
HCR172—Sent to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs   02/25/2009
HCR168—Sent to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs      02/25/2009
HCR172—Introduced in House               02/24/2009
HCR168—Introduced in House              02/24/2009
House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 168
Sponsored by: Rep(s) Stacy[D], Bratcher[R], Comer Jr[R], DeCesare[R], Koenig[R], Lee S[R], Montell[R], Napier[R],
Osborne[R], Webb-Edgington[R], Westrom[D], Wuchner[R]
House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 172
Sponsored by: Rep(s) Floyd[R], DeCesare[R], Koenig[R], Osborne[R]
Bill Resolution (BR) 54
Sponsored by: Rep(s) Lee S[R]

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION claiming sovereignty over powers not granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution; serving notice to the federal government to cease mandates beyond its authority; and stating Kentucky’s position that federal legislation that requires States to comply under threat of loss of federal funding should be prohibited or repealed. Declare State sovereignty over powers not given to the federal government by the U. S. Constitution; demand the federal government to cease mandates beyond constitutionally delegated powers; prohibit federal legislation requiring state passage of laws under threat of penalties or sanctions; direct the Clerk to distribute copies of the Resolution.

WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited to it by 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 State; and WHEREAS, today, in 2010, the states are demonstrably treated as agents of the federal government; and WHEREAS, many federal mandates are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and

WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution states that “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government…” and the Ninth Amendment of the United States Constitution 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, 505 U.S. 144 (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 by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Senate concurring therein. Section 1. The Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby claims 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. Section 2. This Resolution serves 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. Section 3. It is the position of the Commonwealth of Kentucky that all compulsory federal legislation that directs States to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties or sanctions, or requires States to pass legislation or lose federal funding be prohibited or repealed. Section 4. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall distribute a copy of this Resolution to the puppet, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate of each State’s legislature of the United States of America, and to each member of Kentucky’s congressional delegation.

25th

Biden doesn’t Know Internet “Number!”
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

[Another Gaffe for Joe Biden.] Fox News—During a Feb. 25 interview on the CBS Early Show, Biden encouraged viewers to visit a Government-run website that tracks stimulus spending. When asked for the site’s web address, Biden could not remember the site’s number. “You know, I’m embarrassed. Do you know the website number?” He asked an aide standing out of view. “I should have it in front of me and I don’t. I’m actually embarrassed.”

Democrat Warns the puppet about Constitutional Violations
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

America’s Watchtower: Democrat Senator Robert Byrd, sent a letter to the puppet warning him that he is pushing the Constitution’s limits in regards to the puppet’s appointment of all of these ‘czars’ to oversee issues (health reform, energy, climate change, urban issues) that are supposed to be handled by the Legislative Branch of the Government. UPDATE—Apr. 18—Byrd still upset.

Appointment Scandal—Kathleen Sebelius
by Peter Andrew—conservativeamerican.org

[Late-term abortion proponent put in charge of Health!] In yet another poor character judgment, the puppet names Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be in charge of Health and Human Services. She’s only interested in keeping some Americans healthy, not all. Reports say this abortion extremist once had a reception attended by a late-term abortion provider who now faces criminal charges. She’s also the Governor who threatened not to send out State tax refunds owed to citizens. UPDATE—Apr. 14—AP reports Sebelius lowballed donations she received from late-term abortion provider “Dr.” George Tiller-the-Killer. She said it was $12,450 in eight years, AP says there was more than $23,000 in just three of those years! UPDATE—Apr. 21—Sebelius gets approved by a Senate subcommittee to protect the health of most, not all, Americans. Still needs full Senate approval. UPDATE—Apr. 23—Michael Steele calls for Obama to withdraw Sebelius’ name from consideration the same day she vetoes a law that would have changed the late-term abortion rules in Kansas. UPDATE—Apr. 29—the puppet and Emanuel, not letting “a good crisis go to waste,” use the Swine Flu outbreak to scare wimpy Republican Senators into confirming Sebelius. The Sebelius Rebelius fails.

26th

Reveals 2010 budget

http://conservativeoasis.com/obamas-first-100-days/2009/04/26/

The ringmaster in the spotlight screams out to the eager crowd in the seats, “Watch as he implements universal comprehensive health care, all at the same time promising to cut a multi-trillion dollar budget in half by 2013!”

Bipartisan Lie “I won.”|
by Meghan Clyne New York Post

The puppet soared to victory on the hopeful promise of a new era of bipartisanship. During his inaugural address he even promised an ‘end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.’ Listening to Republican concerns about overspending was a nice gesture—until he shut down any hopes of real dialogue by crassly telling Republican leaders: ‘I won.’ (and advising them to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh) And who could forget the Rush Limbaugh flap—in which the puppet’s top advisers, including chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, orchestrated a public relations campaign meant to undermine the RNC chairman, Michael Steele, by framing talk-radio personality Limbaugh as the real head of the Republican Party.

Virginia (Declaring Tenth Amendment)          Gov. Tim Kaine[D]
Timeline:
Referred to Committee on Rules Failed; No action taken by Rules by voice vote                                                        02/28/2009                  
Introduced; referred to comm. on Rules                                                                                                                                 02/26/2009
House Resolution (HR) 61
Sponsored by: Rep(s) Peace[R], Fralin[R], Byron[R], Cline[R], Cole[R], Gilbert[R], Landes[R], Lingamfelter[R], Marshall R[R],
Morgan[R], Ware R[R], Wright[R]
Summary
HR 61 State sovereignty; urging Congress to honor under Tenth Amendment of U. S. Constitution. Summary as introduced: State sovereignty; Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.  Honoring state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and claiming sovereignty for the Commonwealth under the Tenth Amendment over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution.

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, the States today 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 of the United States, now have, and have always had, rights the federal government may not usurp; and WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 4 says that “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, 505 U. S. 144 (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 other proposals that may be anticipated, may further violate the Constitution of the United States; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Congress of the United States be urged to honor state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.  The Commonwealth of Virginia hereby claims 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.  The Commonwealth by this resolution serves notice to the federal government, as our agent, to cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers. Further, the Commonwealth urges that all compulsory federal legislation that directs states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties or sanctions or requires States to pass legislation or lose federal funding shall be prohibited or repealed.

27th

Claims End to Iraq Combat by Aug. 31, 2010

http://conservativeoasis.com/obamas-first-100-days/2009/04/26/

That’s good, Barry. Way to be bold. Most of it is already done. Job well done! Basically all Barry said was that we won’t be doing the fighting, but Iraqi’s will. He did not say all the troops would be home. In fact, he has found that most of his promises about Iraq are untenable, and will have to leave tens of thousands of troops in Iraq past that point, which will in effect, break his campaign promise. “Man, this President stuff is soooo much harder than that Candidate stuff!”

West Virginia (Budget)            Gov.
Timeline:
Completed legislative action; House Unfinished Business Calendar; Reported by the Clerk; Amendment
adopted; Amendment rejected; House adopted; calendar; Amendment adopted, voice vote;
Reported by the Clerk; On Unfinished Business House Calendar      03/04/2009
Be adopted                 03/03/2009
To House Rules; Introduced in House; To Rules      02/27/2009
HOUSE RESOLUTION (HR) 18|
ENGROSSED
Sponsored by: Rep(s) Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Delegates Klempa, Anderson, Argento, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Boggs, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Crosier, Eldridge, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland, Kominar, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Michael, Miley, Miller C, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling D, Poling M, Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Smith, Spencer, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White, Williams, Wooton

Expressing the will of the House of Delegates regarding Congress and the puppet planning a taxpayer-sponsored economic recovery package and the spending of economic recovery plan moneys. Whereas, The economic downturn is having a critical impact on everyday Americans who are struggling to maintain or find jobs in an increasingly difficult environment; and Whereas, Those same Americans are the taxpayers that provide the revenue needed to operate essential government services; and Whereas, Congress and the puppet are planning a taxpayer—sponsored economic recovery package that will provide billions of dollars to help economically devastated cities and States, immediately provide jobs to millions of out-of-work Americans through considerable infrastructure rebuilding, green energy projects and other projects that will require manufactured components; and

Whereas, Any domestically produced products that are purchased with economic recovery plan moneys will immediately help struggling American families and will help stabilize our greater economy; and Whereas, Any economic recovery plan spending should—to every extent possible—include a commitment from the State of West Virginia to buy materials, goods and services for projects from companies that are produced within the United States, thus employing the very workers that pay taxes for the economic recovery plan spending in the first place; therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Delegates: That the State of West Virginia will work to maximize the creation of American jobs and restoring economic growth and opportunity by spending economic recovery plan funds on products and services that both create jobs and help keep Americans employed; and, be it Further Resolved, That we commit to purchasing only products and services that are made or performed in the United States of America whenever and wherever possible with any economic recovery moneys provided to the State of West Virginia by the American taxpayers; and, be it

Further Resolved, That as Legislators of the State of West Virginia, we commit to publicize any requests to waive these procurement priorities so as to give American workers and producers the opportunity to identify and provide the American products and services that will maximize the success of our nation’s economic recovery program; and, be it Further Resolved, That, because all West Virginians have the right to full and free disclosure of the manner in which their hard-earned tax dollars are used, all expenditures of funds provided to the State of West Virginia through the federal economic recovery program should be open and transparent, and should be publicized and made fully accessible to all citizens.