FIRST REGULAR SESSION
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Whereas, the Tenth Amendment of 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 founders of this nation rejected the principles of socialism, communism and other forms of tyrannical governments that allow for redistribution of the wealth, preferring instead to set up a constitutional republic form of government, based upon Judeo-Christian beliefs, that encourages personal responsibility; and
Whereas, the Declaration of Independence was written for the purpose of freeing these United States from the tyranny of a government that would not listen to its citizens, as set forth in the following language: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness---That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed…”; and
Whereas, the Tenth Amendment assures that we, the people of the United States of America and each sovereign state in the Union of States, now have, and have always had, rights the federal government may not usurp; and
Whereas, among these rights, the State of Missouri affirms and declares in our state statutes, Section 1.205, RSMo, that:
(1) The life of each human being begins at conception;
(2) Unborn children have protectable interests in life, health, and well-being;
(3) The natural parents of unborn children have protectable interests in the life, health, and well-being of their unborn child; and
Whereas, today, in 2009, the states are treated as little more than administrative agents of bailouts, government schools, healthcare, and welfare programs, none of which are constitutionally authorized functions of the federal government; and
Whereas, the federal government is escalating the national debt at an unprecedented rate, squandering billions of taxpayer dollars outside the proper scope of national duties; and
Whereas, our nation's future prosperity is diminished by the wanton disregard for protecting us and our posterity from insurmountable debt, which in large part originates from spending beyond the legitimate authority derived from the United States Constitution; and
Whereas, the economic principles that allowed our country to flourish and prosper were based upon our trust in God, hard work, high moral standards, and private charity, all which are suppressed in the socialist model; and
Whereas, federal judges are charged with the duty of interpreting the Constitution while being fair and impartial and are not charged with crafting new legislation through their court decisions; and
Whereas, some of the most egregious usurpations of legislative power have come from appointed federal judges who craft rulings that strip our citizens of their constitutional right to religious speech, such as ruling to remove all references to God Almighty and suppressing our right to display the Ten Commandments in a public arena, declaring prayers in public places illegal, and forcing an atheistic culture upon our citizens; and
Whereas, the Tenth Amendment assures that we, the people of the United States of America and each sovereign state in the Union of States, now have, and have always had, rights the federal government may not usurp, which allow state standards specifically tailored to the values of our own citizens and the right of Missourians to determine legislative priorities in our unique state laws; and
Whereas, the State of Missouri affirms and declares that it is the natural and fundamental right of parents to direct the care, education and upbringing of their children:
Now, therefore, be it resolved that we, the members of the Missouri House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth General Assembly, hereby declare our 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; and
Be it further resolved that this resolution shall serve as Notice and Demand that federal judicial appointments be based upon the appointee’s ability to base decisions upon a strict interpretation of language written in the United States Constitution, not personal philosophy, political patronage or usurpation of the proper role of the legislative branch of our government; and
Be it further resolved that the state of Missouri will be under no obligation to comply with any international treaties that undermine our God given rights to direct our families and our children in a manner consistent with our religious beliefs and heritage; and
Be it further resolved that this resolution shall serve as Notice and Demand to the federal government that we will not tolerate our tax dollars being spent on abortion drugs or procedures that destroy unborn human life either here or in any foreign country; and
Be it further resolved that this resolution serve as Notice and Decree to the federal government, to cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of its constitutionally delegated powers, especially those based upon unproven science such as a global warming crisis as well as mandates that show no regard for free market solutions to motor vehicle manufacturing and operation and energy generation options; and
Be it further resolved that all compulsory federal legislation which directs states to comply under threat of penalties, sanctions, or financial manipulations or which requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding be prohibited or repealed as long as such federal funds are collected in any part from the tax paying citizens or businesses of the sovereign State of Missouri; and
Be it further resolved that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare properly inscribed copies of this resolution for Governor Jay Nixon; Barack Obama, President of the United States; the President of the United States Senate; the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; and each member of the Missouri Congressional delegation.
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