State Sovereignty

We need to encourage our legislators to reintroduce HJR1003 after the 2010 election. This should help get back to limited government. Check out New Hampshire's Sovereignty bill. The introduced version of HJR1003 resolves that: The State of Oklahoma claims sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; the joint resolution serves Notice and Demand to the federal government to stop all mandates that are beyond the scope of constitutionally delegated powers; all federal legislation that requires states to comply due to threat of penalties or requires states to pass legislation otherwise suffer loss of federal funding be prohibited or repealed; and copies of the joint resolution be sent to the President of the U.S., the President of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Speakers and Presidents of each state's legislature in the U.S., and each member of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation members.

HJR 1003, as introduced, serves notice to the federal government that the State of Oklahoma claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, and demands that the federal government cease and desist mandates to states that are beyond the scope of its constitutionally delegated powers.

Vetoed by the Governor.