SOVEREIGNTY OR SECESSION - THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE THE AUGUST 29 MEETING IN AUSTIN
By Darrel Mulloy
?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.?
Tenth amendment in the Bill of Rights
Now, here?s the problem. I am part of ?the people? and as a part of the people I should be able to tell the federal government that I am not going to pay attention to those mandates that they pass on to us that are not their authority under the Constitution. The only problem with that, well make it a couple of problems, is that if the federal government passes Cap and Trade, for example, I will have to pay the same increases as someone who agrees with it, whether I want to or not. I won?t be able to heat or air condition my home, fuel my car or pickup, or pay for the everyday things we all need, without paying as well for those increases that will be brought on by Cap and Trade.
Suppose I don?t want the proposed mandatory health care that Obama and his gang of thugs are trying to force on us? I am on Social Security, being over seventy, but quite healthy and don?t feel the need for insurance. My Social Security check, for as long as the system lasts, will have the necessary amount deducted in order to pay my share of a program that I don?t want anything to do with. When Social Security is finally insolvent enough that I, and those others now on the plan, no longer can contribute, we will probably be forced into ?end of life counseling?. Soylent Green anyone?
I want to exercise my right under the tenth amendment, but as an individual I can?t. You and I are part of the people that are mentioned in that amendment, but we have no choice but to go along with the unconstitutional mandates that Washington DC is forcing on us. The state governments can, and some have, tell Washington DC that they will no longer accept any legislation that is passed by them that is not authorized by the Constitution; which is just about every bit of legislation they have passed in my lifetime.
We can either tell our state officials that we want them to uphold the tenth amendment, or if they refuse, to call for the people to throw out the existing government and form a new one through a secession process. I prefer secession, but would be happy with enforcement of the tenth amendment.
The only problem I have with the tenth amendment enforcement, well, again make that more than one problem, is that in time, Washington would find some way to circumvent it, and even if we did enforce it and the majority of the other states didn?t, we would still feel the effects of something like Cap and Trade. It would be almost impossible not to have to use some of the services and products from other states that would be affected by Cap and Trade or forced medical insurance.
Secession would at least allow us to keep the premise of the tenth amendment from being rescinded, although we would still have the problem of dealing to some degree with the other states. I don?t think it is the first choice of the majority of Texas voters, but I could be wrong. I know I would be wrong if and when we see the passage of Cap and Trade and Obamacare. By then, it may be too late.
Darrel is currently a resident of Oregon in the process of moving back to Texas. He is married to his wife of forty-two years, Marilyn. They have raised seven children have 23 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
By Darrel Mulloy
?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.?
Tenth amendment in the Bill of Rights
Now, here?s the problem. I am part of ?the people? and as a part of the people I should be able to tell the federal government that I am not going to pay attention to those mandates that they pass on to us that are not their authority under the Constitution. The only problem with that, well make it a couple of problems, is that if the federal government passes Cap and Trade, for example, I will have to pay the same increases as someone who agrees with it, whether I want to or not. I won?t be able to heat or air condition my home, fuel my car or pickup, or pay for the everyday things we all need, without paying as well for those increases that will be brought on by Cap and Trade.
Suppose I don?t want the proposed mandatory health care that Obama and his gang of thugs are trying to force on us? I am on Social Security, being over seventy, but quite healthy and don?t feel the need for insurance. My Social Security check, for as long as the system lasts, will have the necessary amount deducted in order to pay my share of a program that I don?t want anything to do with. When Social Security is finally insolvent enough that I, and those others now on the plan, no longer can contribute, we will probably be forced into ?end of life counseling?. Soylent Green anyone?
I want to exercise my right under the tenth amendment, but as an individual I can?t. You and I are part of the people that are mentioned in that amendment, but we have no choice but to go along with the unconstitutional mandates that Washington DC is forcing on us. The state governments can, and some have, tell Washington DC that they will no longer accept any legislation that is passed by them that is not authorized by the Constitution; which is just about every bit of legislation they have passed in my lifetime.
We can either tell our state officials that we want them to uphold the tenth amendment, or if they refuse, to call for the people to throw out the existing government and form a new one through a secession process. I prefer secession, but would be happy with enforcement of the tenth amendment.
The only problem I have with the tenth amendment enforcement, well, again make that more than one problem, is that in time, Washington would find some way to circumvent it, and even if we did enforce it and the majority of the other states didn?t, we would still feel the effects of something like Cap and Trade. It would be almost impossible not to have to use some of the services and products from other states that would be affected by Cap and Trade or forced medical insurance.
Secession would at least allow us to keep the premise of the tenth amendment from being rescinded, although we would still have the problem of dealing to some degree with the other states. I don?t think it is the first choice of the majority of Texas voters, but I could be wrong. I know I would be wrong if and when we see the passage of Cap and Trade and Obamacare. By then, it may be too late.
Darrel is currently a resident of Oregon in the process of moving back to Texas. He is married to his wife of forty-two years, Marilyn. They have raised seven children have 23 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
