As previously reported here, while the FFA’s title focuses on federal gun regulations, it has far more to do with the 10th Amendment’s limit on the power of the federal government. The bills in state houses contain language such as the following:

“federal laws and regulations do not apply to personal firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition that is manufactured in [this state] and remains in [state]. The limitation on federal law and regulation stated in this bill applies to a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured using basic materials and that can be manufactured without the inclusion of any significant parts imported into this state.”

More from the ABC4 Report:

While Dayton says her bill would impact three Utah weapons makers, this Orem state senator admits this bill isn’t just about guns, it’s also about states rights.

“This is just one of several issues that will be coming before the Utah legislature that reasserts our state sovereignty and tries to get back to the original intent of the Constitution.”

Click here to track the status of FFA’s around the country

UPDATE from Gary Marbut: “The Utah Firearms Freedom Act has been pre-filed with, and has passed, an interim committee of the Utah Legislature. Until it gets an official bill number on December 1st, it is known as File # 0032. Because the bill has been adopted as a committee bill of a joint House/Senate interim committee, it will come to both the House and Senate with definite legs when the full Utah Legislature convenes in January.”

See the full bill online here (.pdf)

• Communicate the resolution to the legislatures of the several states,
• Assure them that this State continues in the same esteem of their friendship,
• Call for a joint working group between the states to enumerate the abuses of authority by the federal government, and
• Seek repeal of the assumption of powers and the imposed mandates.

According to a report this week in the Commercial Appeal, the committee approved the letter, and it “will be mailed soon from the Tennessee legislature to all 49 other state legislatures declaring the federal government is abusing its constitutional authority.”

“The ultimate goal of this effort is hopefully to turn back the tide here. We’re heading headlong into nationalism,” said Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt. Juliet, chairman of the committee.

Well-said, Rep Lynn!  

In the past week, he’s signed the 10-4 Pledge for the Constitution, in which he affirms that “All just political authority is derived from the People, and government may only be established and maintained with their consent,” and where he promises that his “votes will always be in favor of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this State.  Every issue.  Every time.  No exceptions.  No excuses.” (thanks to Lesley Swann and the TN 10th Amendment group in presenting Ron the pledge!)

Also this week, Ramsey  joined efforts to uphold the Firearms Freedom Act, which was overwhelmingly approved by the General Assembly this year.  Lt. Governor Ramsey is supplying a letter in support of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed on almost identical legislation in Montana to validate the principles and terms of the Act.  The lawsuit was filed after federal officials claimed that both the Tennessee and Montana Firearms Freedom Acts were null and void. (h/t Jeff Matthews)

Visit his website at http://teamronramsey.com/

Central banking is one of the most evil systems mankind has ever created.  Giving a monopoly the power to print money and control the economy puts us all at financial risk and makes us indentured servants to the money masters (central bankers).  It also is the source of the uncontrolled spending of the federal government.  You would not have a welfare/warfare/police state if you did not have an unlimited supply of money the government could borrow.

Central banks throughout history have always destroyed the countries they inhabit.  They destroy them from the inside out.  They are nothing more than a parasite that feeds off people and the economy until there is nothing left.  They need a constant supply of new hosts or the system is forced to contract.  The Federal Reserve Bank is the world’s largest, and most dangerous central bank in history.  This bank is solely responsible for keeping our government in foreign conflict since its creation in 1913.  Every dollar lent to the government to fund these wars, just makes the central bankers that much more wealthier.  Every war that is won also opens new territory for the banks to force its currency upon the defeated.

Having this type of economic control means the cost of all transactions are subject the policies of the central bank.  When money is created out of thin air and then lent out, the first ones in line benefit the most.  As that money trickles down into society the poor receive this money last.  By the time they get it, the value has already decreased substantially because of inflation.  In the same way Americans receive dollars first, by the time a person in another country trades with it, the value has already decreased.

This type of pyramid scheme can never last forever.  Eventually people catch on to the scam and use other means as barter.  The time has come again that Americans should find other means to store wealth.  The Federal Reserve dollar is nothing more than a piece of paper.  It’s value is solely based on faith.  More dangerously, it is also being printed to no end.  Last year alone the money supply has doubled.  The new money is only now starting to make it’s way into the economy.  Currently, it is being pumped into wall street.  The rise in the stock market is proof of this.  Unemployment is still extremely high and the economy is still in recession, yet the stock market has risen for no apparent reason.  Anyone should be able to figure this is just another artificial bubble, like the housing boom.

How can you help put an end to all this corruption and end the parasite called the Federal Reserve Bank.  Very easy, STOP USING THE DOLLAR! If you run a business don’t accept dollars from your customers.  If you want to protect your assets then I suggest that you store your wealth in something more tangible like gold or silver bullion.

Once Americans reject central banking and restore sound competitive currencies, the free market will once again out compete the government.  By ending this insidious institution you will also be removing the means for the elite to control you.  The government would once again be restricted in its actions.  It is important to note that liberty does not exist without a sound economic system.

November 22nd is the national ‘End The Fed’ day.  Please join others in your state to protest the Federal Reserve.

Problem is, Governor Tim has no problem making the people of the other 49 states pay for the enforcement of his beliefs. That’s the position he took when he vetoed a medical marijuana law for MN earlier this year.

By using the veto, he kept enforcement primarily in the hands of the federal DEA – thus, requiring everyone else around the country to pay for it. The proper way to handle it is this – if the people of Minnesota want to arrest and jail people for marijuana, then they should pay for it.

According to the Minnesota Daily, another bill is expected in 2010:

After passing the Legislature last year only to have it vetoed by the governor, supporters of a medical marijuana bill in Minnesota plan to resubmit a similar bill this year.

If it passes the legislature again, this will be another chance for Pawlenty to prove his “states’ rights” cred. Question is – will Pawlenty recognize that marijuana laws are not authorized to the federal government by the Constitution? If so, he’ll sign the bill. If not, just put him in the ranks of yet another 10th Amendment hypocrite on the national republican scene.

The report was done in 1994, so I am quite sure a lot more tyranny has taken place since then. The excuse used by these murders is ‘National Security’.

The number of people impacted by these actions will never be known.

During World War II and the Cold War era, DOD and other national security agencies conducted or sponsored extensive radiological, chemical, and biological research programs. Precise information on the number of tests, experiments, and participants is not available, and the exact numbers may never be known. However, we have identified hundreds of radiological, chemical, and biological tests and experiments in which hundreds of thousands of people were used as test subjects. These tests and experiments often involved hazardous substances such as radiation, blister and nerve agents, biological agents, and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). In some cases, basic safeguards to protect people were either not in place or not followed. For example, some tests and experiments were conducted in secret; others involved the use of people without their knowledge or consent or their full knowledge of the risks involved.

The effects of the tests and experiments are often difficult to determine. Although some participants suffered immediate acute injuries, and some died, in other cases adverse health problems were not discovered until many years later—often 20 to 30 years longer.

read the full report: Human Experimentation: An Overview On Cold War Era Programs

How can Americans just let this happen and not demand justice? No human being should ever be treated like a test subject, much less be used by their own government who is supposed to protect them.

The real question remains. What are they doing now?

FYI: the new design and coding has reduced our load time by over 50% – even after the hardware upgrade from yesterday.

Also: We’re considering an open invitation for logo designs. While we consider what’s there to be good – we realize that there’s likely many good designers who support the site and would be willing to help.

Over the weekend, we started having some significant site downtime for short periods. We immediately reported these issues to Dreamhost, our hosting provider, and they worked to get things up and running relatively quickly.

But, problems persisted – the site would keep timing out or run slowly. Obviously there was a bigger issue. It was running pretty solid Sunday evening, but crashed altogether on Monday AM. We heard very little from Dreamhost on Monday, which is quite unusual for them, but they did keep customers updated on their status page.

By Monday evening, they gave notice that the server that TenthAmendmentCenter.com was hosted on was “toast” and would need all new hardware.

5 Hours later, our data was fully transferred to the new hardware and we’ve been nice and stable since then. We’ve boosted our VPS resources, just in case, but expect things to run like normal this way forward.

Thanks to everyone for your emails and inquiries about what was going on!

The truth is, the current two-party system always leaves one half of a country ticked off and feeling oppressed.  This begs the question; is this really what the Founders intended 233 years ago when they signed a document that started the country?  Did they really intend Congress to manipulate 3 Clauses in Article 1 Section 8 so as to rack up a $105 trillion dollar debt?  Did they intend to have the 10^th Amendment ridiculed like it was by David Shuster on MSNBC?  Did they really want one-half of the country perpetually angry at the other?

So, when I was covered on CNN and Fox & Friends for an interview as an average citizen, I never mentioned the word democrat, or liberal, or leftist or republican or right-winger.  Instead, I pointed at Congress and properly identified them (all 535) as the real problem, the real elitists.  They’re the ones in cooperation with big corporations, who have saddled our country with a debt we can never pay. 

Perhaps a more productive exercise by our “Old Media” would be to help advance the ultimate argument that we confront as a country.  Simply put, are we or are we not a country that is still governed by the fundamental principles described in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?  If we are not, only bad outcomes are achieved on this course and no one will be satisfied.

So, if the chasm is just too large between the ideologies, and it appears to be, perhaps our country’s leaders should gather in good faith to openly discuss 1776 and 1787 afresh.  For just as there are Hamilton’s legions today advocating a larger and larger central government, there are also Jefferson’s legions wanting to eviscerate the size and reach of the federal government.  I suggest that before lines get too dramatically drawn, perhaps cooler heads should prevail just as they did back in 1787.