Palin Becomes Second Governor To Sign 10th Amendment Resolution
The 10th amendment is the part of the Constitution which requires that all powers not specifically assigned to the federal government by the Constitution be left to the various states and the citizens thereof. Unfortunately, the federal government has been encroaching upon the powers of the states for some time now with more and more policy decisions being made in far-off Washington DC instead of the more local state capitols.
That has prompted a movement to pass resolutions in the various states calling on the federal government to begin abiding by the 10th amendment once again. Several state legislatures have passed them (including North Dakota, which prompted the very liberal Fargo Forum to accuse Republican legislators of leading a secessionist movement) but only two Governors have signed on. Palin is now one of them:
On Friday, July 10th, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin signed House Joint Resolution 27 (HJR27), sponsored by State Rep. Mike Kelly. The resolution “claims sovereignty for the state 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 House passed the resolution by a vote of 37-0 (3 not voting) and the Senate passed it by a vote of 40-0.
Six other states have had both houses of their legislature pass similar resolutions - Tennessee, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma and Louisiana - Alaska joins Tennessee as the second to have such a resolution signed by the Governor.
Good on Sarah for doing this.
My question is, why hasn’t North Dakota Governor John Hoeven signed North Dakota’s version of this resolution? Other than his deep abiding love of big government and federal money, that is?
Email him and ask in two easy steps by clicking here.
