I have the audacity to hope that a strong coalition of States can reverse the growth of the federal government and return the power to the people and to the States. The foundational documents of our nation, the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and supporting documents, The Federalist Papers, have been tossed aside for too long.
Many States have introduced sovereignty resolutions citing the 9th and 10th Amendments. These resolutions are not a call for secession, but a call for the federal government to understand its constitutional limitations. The members of the federal Legislature and Executive branches must be humbled. We must reverse the arrogance, which those in Washington must possess, to believe that central planning will finally be a successful experiment. The States are the strongest check on federal power and I am pleased to see the embracing of history and our intended political system by the many States introducing and passing these resolutions.
This debate is healthy. It is wonderful that it is being driven at the State level. I hope it makes its way into the mainstream media so that both sides can be discussed (intended government’s pros and cons versus today’s government pros and cons). We have seen spendthrifts turn to frugal bargain hunters in this economic correction. Maybe…just maybe, with a reasoned argument for a limited central government, the people will fall on our side.
A good start to our argument may be a continuous loop of Barney Frank stating:
"Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing."
Do you want people like that deciding how to spend trillions of dollars?
The Republicans in Washington better get on board. Maybe they can read up on Jefferson and Madison and challenge the Democrats stance as “the party of Jefferson”. The sooner they learn their role is not to regain power to increase their power and influence, but to regain power so that it can be given back to the people, the better.
The following link is a good resource for monitoring the State sovereignty resolutions:
http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/02/23/state-sovereignty-resolutions