Pols Rediscovering the US Constitution?
By Travis Fell | 02/23/09 | 08:53 AM EDT | 0 Comments
States (Finally) Calling Out the Feds on the 10th Amendment. Will Texas Join In?
A recent post at TexasRepublicNews.com describes a movement in the Texas Legislature to make a statement reasserting Texas' domain over powers not explicitly granted to the Feds under the US Constitution.
"Texas legislators are jumping onto a growing bandwagon across the country of states re-affirming their constitutional rights under the 10th Amendment. Although it is unclear what, if any, practical effect the legislation will have, it highlights an issue many opponents of centralized government authority have been complaining about for decades."and
"Rep. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) has filed HCR 50 (see text here) to make a symbolic declaration to the U.S. Congress that Texas believes the federal government has overstepped its bounds in violating state sovereignty."Maybe it's a day late and a dollar short (well, maybe several trillion dollars short) and the immediate practical impact will be minimal, but is is refreshing to see some elected officials at least thinking about the US Constitution and Bill of Rights again.
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