An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
10th Amendment
States Distancing Themselves From The Federal Government
Over 40 States Declare State Sovereignty
by J. D. Longstreet
A few snippets:
NINTH AMENDMENT to the US Constitution: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.TENTH AMENDMENT to the US Constitution: 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.
If you had been raised in the South, before PC got a hold of the education system, you would KNOW that the “War of Northern Aggression” had very little to do with the issue of slavery, and everything to do with Southern states asserting their sovereignty. FYI, slavery was used by the North as a rallying cry AFTER the war had begun.
It is being reported that there are over 40 states with state sovereignty declarations as of this writing. If true, that is heartening. There is no doubt the states have been relegated to second-class citizenship in the US. That is just WRONG and must be corrected!
Why is it not ALL 50 states? Or in the case of BHO, 58? 
Shouldn’t the individual states be standing up to the federal government, declaring the U.S. Constitution the LAW of the land? Actually, states shouldn’t have to, it should be a given, but there are so many these days, both in Washington, D.C., and in the states themselves, that have never even bothered to READ that document, or if they have, are totally clueless as to its meaning.
James Madison, The Founder we refer to as “The Father of the Constitution,” wrote the following: “To preserve the Republic, it is in the hands of the people. We have staked the whole future of American civilization not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all of our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government; upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments”.
That’s another thing they evidently aren’t teaching any more. We were founded as a REPUBLIC, not a Democracy. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE! And PLEASE note the reference to the BIG Rules. They weren’t just suggestions you know! Something else that has been removed from education. Why do they even call it that anymore….it’s not educating when you leave out the FACTS!
As with all Americans we “Southerners” get a lot of things wrong. But we have been right on the issue of “State’s Rights” all along. See, southerners had a bit more than just a signature invested in the creation of the Constitution, itself. There was never any doubt, in our minds, about who “the greater” and who “the lesser” was/is in this association of states and federal government. I must tell you, I am more than a little pleased to find the names of several northern and western states, and even northeastern states, included in the list of the names of the states involved in the State Sovereignty Movement.
On 29 June 2009, Gov. Bredesen signed HJR 108. This is a good thing. What bothers me, is that a ‘resolution’ is not strong enough to carry a whole lot of weight. We can “resolve” all we want, but unless it is acknowledged as a fact, the federal government will continue to dissolve any independence the states have left. Past time to yank the power back, and return it to where it belongs….with the individual states.
“War of Northern Aggression” ?????
And of course,the South never fired the FIRST shots!!!
Damn skippy. They should have left peacefully.
I guess gary doesn’t understand that the first shots were fired in defense to stop AGGRESSION!
The best defense is a real good offense, don’cha know.
“War of Northern Aggression”, true story! Good ol’ Lincoln had a problem with states exercising their Legal Constitutional Rights to succeed from the union of states when it no longer served a useful purpose for their sovereign state (country). I’m jusz saying….
Unfortunately, this is no longer common knowledge, and it really should be. We learned it in school, but then, that was a LOOOONG time ago, when factual history was taught.
” states exercising their Legal Constitutional Rights to succeed from the union of states when it no longer served a useful purpose for their sovereign state (country).”
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Ahhhh, just which part of the Constitution are you referring to?
I’ll turn the question back to you. Where in the Constitution does it forbid it? Actually, it doesn’t. The relationship can be dissolved, with agreement by both parties, state and federal. But I tell ya, you get enough states fed up with the intrusion, you just might get a peaceful transition, and return to full intent of the Constitution. If not, then Heaven forbid, we’d see a bloody war that NO ONE wants!