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akhhorus
02-17-2009, 10:30 AM
Because nothing speaks of political realignment or fighting for sovereignty more than a vaguely worded resolution that you mail to the President and congress.

Link (http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/424.htm)

TO AFFIRM SOUTH CAROLINA'S SOVEREIGNTY UNDER THE TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OVER ALL POWERS NOT ENUMERATED AND GRANTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

Whereas, the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "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 limited scope of federal power as being that specifically granted by the United States Constitution; and

Whereas, the limited scope of authority 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, currently the states are treated as agents of the federal government; and

Whereas, many federal mandates are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; and

Whereas, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that Congress may not simply commandeer the legislative and regulatory processes of the states. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, claims for the State of South Carolina 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 United States Constitution.

Grandstanding at its best: "we demand the return of every right that you don't already have" lmao.

CNYSkinFan
02-17-2009, 10:47 AM
i say let them go this time...sell them to cuba

RedskinsDave
02-17-2009, 12:47 PM
I hope more states remind the feds what decisions they can make and cannot make for each state.

akhhorus
02-17-2009, 01:21 PM
I hope more states remind the feds what decisions they can make and cannot make for each state.

Thats my problem with this: its a not even a legal challenge, its a "resolution" that doesn't even spell out what the Feds are doing that "violates" the 10th amendment. Its just grandstanding until you sue the Feds for specific instances of it.

Fathead
02-17-2009, 01:25 PM
I'm going to send the Feds a declaration that I won't tolerate them violating my 3rd amendment rights!

RedskinsDave
02-17-2009, 01:36 PM
Thats my problem with this: its a not even a legal challenge, its a "resolution" that doesn't even spell out what the Feds are doing that "violates" the 10th amendment. Its just grandstanding until you sue the Feds for specific instances of it.

That's the beauty of it. :D

BurgundyNGold
02-17-2009, 05:51 PM
Thats my problem with this: its a not even a legal challenge, its a "resolution" that doesn't even spell out what the Feds are doing that "violates" the 10th amendment. Its just grandstanding until you sue the Feds for specific instances of it.
It's a symbolic shot across the bow, so to speak. I'm glad that South Carolina still knows it's place as "The Agitator State", lol.

akhhorus
02-17-2009, 05:53 PM
It's a symbolic shot across the bow, so to speak. I'm glad that South Carolina still knows it's place as "The Agitator State", lol.

Setting the Air and Space Museum on fire is a shot across the bow(the SC inaugural party was there). A non-binding resolution is toilet paper.

shally
02-17-2009, 09:44 PM
Setting the Air and Space Museum on fire is a shot across the bow(the SC inaugural party was there). A non-binding resolution is toilet paper.

perhaps there is more to come...lol...get them likkered up and you never know what will happen.. the bones of strom are rumbling