Louisiana House Passes Health Care Freedom Act
With a 59-15 vote Thursday, the Louisiana State House approved a bill that declares no one in Louisiana can be mandated to pay a penalty if they don’t have insurance – or be required to participate in a health system. House Bill 1474 states that every Louisiana resident “is and shall be free from governmental [...]
Health Care Freedom Act Goes To Voters in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri voters will decide if they want federal law to force them to buy health insurance, as Sen. Jane Cunningham’s (R-Chesterfield) “Health Care Freedom Act” has now passed the House and goes to the Secretary of State to be placed on the August ballot. The act was attached to a comprehensive insurance bill, House [...]
TN Action Items: Update for the Week of May 10
Last week, the legislation working its way through the Tennessee General Assembly and Governor’s office took a back seat to the disastrous flooding that occurred in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. If you would like to help your fellow Tennesseans as they work to get back on their feet, WKRN in Nashville has compiled a list [...]
Sovereignty Resolution Introduced in NYS Senate
New York State Senator Michael Nozzolio (R-54th District) has informed me just today that he has drafted and introduced J4716, a resolution to “Re-Establish our State’s Sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment.” See http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/J4716 According to the introductory text this Legislative Resolution, affirms, “the sovereignty of the of the people of the State of New York [...]
Missouri Joins Health Care Battle
Senator Jane Cunningham’s Health Care Freedom Act (SJR25), nearly identical to Virginia’s, passed the Missouri Senate as a ballot referendum Tues. by a 26-8 vote. Three Dems., two up for reelection in conservative districts, crossed over to vote in favor. The legislation provides: “that no federal law shall compel a patient, employer, or health care [...]
Oklahoma Passes Health Care Freedom Act, Heads to Governor
OKLAHOMA CITY – In a move Sen. Randy Brogdon said was designed to protect the sovereignty of Oklahoma, the full Senate gave its approval Tuesday to House Joint Resolution 1054. The “Freedom of Healthcare Choice Act” is authored by Sen. Randy Brogdon R-Owasso, Rep. Mike Ritze, R-Broken Arrow, and Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City. “This [...]
Sovereignty of the State
The just closed session of the Florida Legislature struck a resounding blow for state sovereignty with the passage of the Florida Health Care Freedom Act. ( You can read the text HERE) The challenge to all of us now is to work to make sure when this initiative appears on the ballot, 60% of the [...]
Arizona Has Spoken: Cease and Desist!
On April 22, 2010 the people of Arizona re-asserted their sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment. Even though they have already passed legislation to nullify a number of unconstitutional federal laws, the legislature of Arizona felt that it was necessary and proper to serve notice and demand to the federal government to immediately cease and desist [...]
Nine and Counting: Oklahoma Legislature Passes the Firearms Freedom Act
The Oklahoma legislature has passed Senate Bill 1685 (SB1685) the Firearms Freedom Act. It first passed the State Senate in March by a vote of 39-3 and the House concurred yesterday by a vote of 81-14. Upon an expected signature from the Governor, Oklahoma will become the 9th state to pass the act into law, [...]
Pushing Back the Monster of Federal Government
Rep. Susan Lynn addressed the assembled crowd at Legislative Plaza for the Tax Day rally in Nashville on April 15. She spoke on the progress of sovereignty legislation moving through the Tennessee General Assembly and what we as Tennesseans can do to help.
8 and Counting: Alaska Passes Firearms Freedom Act
The Alaska legislature has concurred in passing House Bill 186 (HB186), the Firearms Freedom Act. It first passed the State house in 2009 by a vote of 32-7, and the Senate approved this past week by a vote of 18-1. (h/t Tom Mortensen) Upon an expected signature from the Governor, Alaska will become the 8th [...]
Nebraska Legislature Affirms 10th Amendment
This week, the Nebraska legislature voted to approve LR539, a memorial in support of the “principles of federalism in accord with the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.” Nebraska is now the 13th state – joining Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Idaho, Louisiana, Kansas, Utah, Wyoming, South Carolina and Tennessee – [...]
MD Senate: “Don’t Bogart that Joint, My Friend!”
On April 10, the Maryland Senate voted 35-12 to allow marijuana use by prescription. The bill now moves to the House. Fourteen other states currently allow medical marijuana use. California is taking a step further and will allow its voters to choose to legalize marijuana use for all adults on this November’s ballot. Alcohol was [...]
10th Amendment at Work: Will Ohio Legalize Medical Marijuana?
The Tenth Amendment codifies in law that “We the People” of the several states created the federal government to be our agent for certain enumerated purposes only – those powers delegated to the federal government in the Constitution. An honest reading of the Constitution with an original understanding of the Founders and Ratifiers makes it [...]
Idaho Governor Signs Firearms Freedom Act into Law
Today, Idaho Governor “Butch” Otter signed House Bill 589 (HB589), the Firearms Freedom Act. The Senate voted 27-7 and the House passed it by a vote of 53-15. Idaho is now the 7th state to pass the act into law, joining Montana, Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Arizona. The bill makes law that guns [...]
The Arizona Firearms Freedom Act Becomes Law
On Monday Arizona made a bold move to check unlimited federal power. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed the Arizona Firearms Freedom Act (HB 2307) into law, making Arizona the sixth state to pass this type of historic Tenth Amendment legislation. However, this was hardly Arizona’s first act of defiance against federal overreach. Last year, the [...]
ObamaCare or Federalism: There Can Be Only One
Being the statists that they are, it’s only natural Congress and the president should think simply passing and signing a bill makes it reality. But, in reality, a law with implications as vast as ObamaCare requires wholehearted state cooperation to implement. Cooperation unlikely to be soon forthcoming. Upwards of 30 states currently have plans to oppose [...]
Utah Governor Signs Law Nullifying Real ID
In 2005, the Republican-controlled Congress passed the “Real-ID Act” – which created national standards for driver’s license and identification cards. Opponents across the political spectrum have been resisting it for various reasons – it’s a privacy risk, is yet another unfunded mandate, and most importantly, the exercise of such federal power is not authorized by [...]
Idaho Legislature Passes the Firearms Freedom Act
The Idaho legislature has passed House Bill 589 (HB589), the Firearms Freedom Act. The Senate voted 27-7 and the House passed it by a vote of 53-15. Insiders expect Governor Otter to sign the bill soon, which would make the state the 6th to have pass the act into law – joining Montana, Tennessee, Utah, [...]
Apparent Tug-of-War in Topeka over State Sovereignty
After over a year and two legislative sessions the Kansas Tenth Amendment Resolution (KTAR), SCR1615, was finally passed on March 29th. Some declared “victory” as the resolution was packaged and sent off to Washington D.C. Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook, the resolution’s number one sponsor and champion, said, “SCR1615 was the first step in claiming state sovereignty [...]
California Tenth Amendment Center: 420 Friendly
Here’s a blog post I found, or at least the part that relates to California Tenth Amendment Center: “So, will the Teabaggers who support “State’s Rights” even to the point of secession over health care take to the streets and defend California should it legalize marijuana for recreational use?” I can’t speak for the ‘Teabaggers’, [...]
Utah Governor signs eminent domain to seize federal land
An effort seen as fundamental to funding of public education was taken to the next level by Gov. Gary Herbert. Saturday he signed the legislation authorizing Utah to use eminent domain to seize federal lands. In an update the Wall Street Journal has written a solid article on the action which sets the pace for [...]
Arizona Firearms Freedom Act Passes Both Houses!
HB 2307, The Arizona Firearms Freedom Act, has just passed the senate with a vote of 22-8! The proposed legislation confronts the position taken by most members of Congress that the “Commerce Clause”, found in Article I, Section 8, paragraph 3 of the Constitution, gives them nearly unlimited power to regulate anything which even remotely [...]
