Oklahoma Declares Sovereignty.
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 51st Legislature (2008)
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1089
By: Key
AS INTRODUCED
A Joint Resolution claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States over certain powers; serving notice to
The federal government to cease and desist certain mandates; and
Directing distribution.
WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Reads as follows:
"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."; and
WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as
Being that specifically granted by the Constitution of the United States
And no more; and
WHEREAS, the scope of power defined by the Tenth Amendment means that
The federal government was created by the states specifically to be an
Agent of the states; and
WHEREAS, today, in 2008, the states are demonstrably treated as agents
Of the federal government; and
WHEREAS, many federal mandates are directly in violation of the Tenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has ruled in New York v. United
States, 112 S. Ct. 2408 (1992), that Congress may not simply commandeer
The legislative and regulatory processes of the states; and
WHEREAS, a number of proposals from previous administrations and some
Now pending from the present administration and from Congress may
Further violate the Constitution of the United States.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE
SENATE OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 51ST OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
THAT the State of Oklahoma hereby claims sovereignty 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.
THAT this serves as Notice and Demand to the federal government, as our
Agent, to cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are
Beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers.
THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to the President of the
United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of
The United States House of Representatives, the Speaker of the House and
The President of the Senate of each state's legislature of the United
States of America, and each member of the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation.
http://www.ok-safe.com/files/documenJR1089_int.pdfhttp://www.okhouse.gov/51LEG/Leg_Vote=okh01983.txtPublished in: a.. Revolution on June 14, 2008 at 8:42 am
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