Gov. Perry Supports Resolution Affirming Texas' Sovereignty Under 10th Admendment

AUSTIN –" Gov. Rick Perry today joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said. “That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union.”

A number of recent federal proposals are not within the scope of the federal government’s constitutionally designated powers and impede the states’ right to govern themselves. HCR 50 affirms that Texas claims sovereignty under the 10th Amendment over all powers not otherwise granted to the federal government.

It also designates that all compulsory federal legislation that requires states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties, or that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding, be prohibited or repealed.

HCR 50 is authored by Representatives Brandon Creighton, Leo Berman, Bryan Hughes, Dan Gattis and Ryan Guillen."

To view the full text of the resolution, please

visit:http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodo...l/HC00050I.htm.

You Tube Video of the Press Conference:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LHrIxc-QyE

It is about time someone stood up for State's rights. The idea that the federal government continues to blackmail states into bending to their will with penalities or the threat of losing funding just boggles the mind.

What is the 10th Admendment?

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.

Pretty simple. Pretty straighforward.

cross posted at Texas Magazine