Check out HR 45 in congress now

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Permalink Reply by Keith W on October 28, 2009 at 5:25pm

Yes, HR45 is in Congress. Has been there since 2/9/09. ALL sponsors have removed their names. My Senator and I are watching this bill. It hasn't moved anywhere since 2/9/09. If you doubt me, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/ and look at its current status.

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Permalink Reply by John Suggs on October 29, 2009 at 12:13pm

Please keep us informed if there is any further action, will be much appreciated !

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Permalink Reply by Jeanne-TN STATE DIRECTOR on October 29, 2009 at 12:39pm

http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1180-The-Vast-Majority-of...

This is an excellent explanation about fringe bills, why most of them go nowhere, and why we needn't panic over every bizarre bill we see. In my local government, a few years ago, some nutty councilman filed a bill to build a landing pad for UFO's. I kid you not. It was a real bill and, as I call, the guy refused to withdraw it, so it languished in the system forever and a day.

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Permalink Reply by Keith W on October 31, 2009 at 2:28am

Diana, sorry for just getting around to this (been out of town). Don't worry. This has been tried by every President since Eisenhower. Reagan tried it twice. But this is an amendment. It would have to be voted on by the people, not the House or Senate. It would have to be done like prohibition.

And like I said, HR45 is being watched REAL closely. I really don't know who is putting it out that it is moving. But like "Thomas" said, it hasn't moved since 2/9/09, and has lost all it's sponsors.

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Permalink Reply by James g coloma on December 31, 2009 at 12:42am

In perhaps the most recent and powerful Tenth Amendment decision in modern history, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mack/Printz v U.S. that "States are not subject to federal direction." But today's federal Tories argue that the "supremecy clause" of the U.S. Constitution says that the federal government is supreme and thus, trumps the States in all matters. Wrong! The supremacy clause is dealt with in Mack/Printz, in which the Supreme Court stated once and for all that the only thing "supreme" is the constitution itself. Our constitutional system of checks and balances certainly did not make the federal government king over the states, counties, and cities. Justice Scalia opined for the majority in Mack/Printz, that "Our citizens would have two political capacities, one state and one federal, each protected from incursion by the other." So yes, it is the duty of the State to stop the Obamacare, gun ban, what have you, "incursion." To emphasize this principle Scalia quotes James Madison, "The local or municipal authorities form distinct and independent portions of the Supremacy, no more subject within their respective spheres, to the general authority than the general authority is subject to them, within its own sphere." The point to remember here is; where do we define the "sphere" of the federal government? That's right; in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution and anything not found within this section belongs to the States or to the People. So where does health care belong, or gun restrictions belong, or any of the regulatory mandates belong? The last place it belongs is with the President or Congress. It is NOT their responsibility and the States need to make sure that Obama, or the FED does not overstep his authority.

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