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Tenth Amendment: Texas Gov. Rick Perry Expresses ?Unwavering Support? for Movement

By Phil

Per the Dallas Business Journal:

Texas Governor Rick Perry issued a statement Thursday saying he has joined other state leaders in supporting House Concurrent Resolution 50 [status page].

The resolution aims to reaffirm state rights guaranteed under the 10th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and to serve as a notice to the federal government that it should desist measures that go beyond its constitutionally protected powers.

?I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,? Gov. Perry said. ?That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states? rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union.?

Perry said Resolution 50 re-asserts Texas? sovereignty over all powers not under the federal government?s mandated authority.

To date, Gov. Perry is the first Governor known to be so open in his support of nationwide Tenth Amendment resolutions. The obvious next step will be to see if future legislation in Texas — much less other States — will in fact “take back” any right, power or authority not specifically enumerated in the Constitution for the federal government.

See Texas’ State page here and a current listing of State-based initiatives here.

-Phil

Full post as published by The Right Side of Life on April 10, 2009 (boomark / email).