State sovereignty resolution continues forward

[Guest 2HOW]

The Tennessee General Assembly

House of Representatives

Weekly Legislative Update from Representative Mike Harrison

A weekly wrap-up of legislative news

State sovereignty resolution continues forward

Joins 8 other states in reclaiming state sovereignty

Tennessee joined eight other states this year in filing resolutions to declare sovereignty under the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. This week, House Joint Resolution 108 cleared the committee system, and will now be scheduled for a vote on the House floor.

The Ninth Amendment reads, "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." The Tenth Amendment specifically provides, "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."

The resolutions have been filed in response to what many state lawmakers believe is an increased level of fiscal irresponsibility on the federal level, and over-reaching by the federal government. Lawmakers in Tennessee argued that the federal government has handed down a series of unfounded mandates and directives that are dangerously close to violating the Ninth and Tenth Amendments of the Constitution.

The House is expected to take up House Joint Resolution 108 sometime next week.

[Guest SUNTZU]

Thanks for the update, 2HOW. I hope this comes to fruition.

[Good_Steward]

Thanks for the heads up. I e-mailed my representative, Richard Floyd (a co-sponsor of the bill) , and told him to keep up the good work.

[Guest FroggyOne2]

Yes!

[K191145]

My Rep. Phillip Johnson is also a co-sponser of this bill. I need to e-mail him and thank him for his support of this and all the gun bills passed.

Here's the link of the co-sponsers.

Tennessee General Assembly Legislation

click on "co prime sponsers" upper left of page.

[K191145]

e-mail sent.