Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Protesters Invoke 10th Amendment

10th Amendment movement spreading

Protesters at a "tea party" in Raleigh, N.C., last month said they were "tired of pork."

Protesters at a "tea party" in Raleigh, N.C., last month said they were "tired of pork."

Public and legislative outcry regarding government spending has led to a new grassroots movement, called “The Tenth Amendment Movement.” Others refer to it as the New Boston Tea Party.

Whatever you call it, it means that state lawmakers and citizens are asking for their 10th Amendment rights back. The 10th Amendment states:

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.

Texas signs state sovereignty resolution

Texas Governor Rick Perry today signed a resolution that reaffirms his state’s rights under the 10th Amendment.

“Millions of Texans are tired of Washington, D.C. trying to come down here to tell us how to run Texas,” Perry said in a speech supporting House Concurrent Resolution 50.

This new movement seems mostly spurred by the trillions being spent by the federal government on installment loans for insurance companies, bailout money for banks and the stimulus package. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Protesters Invoke 10th Amendment"

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