Gov. Perry Backs Resolution Affirming Texas’ Sovereignty Under 10th Amendment
Office of the Governor
April 14, 2009
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
“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.”
A number of recent federal proposals are not within the scope of the federal government’s constitutionally designated powers and impede the states’ right to govern themselves. HCR 50 affirms that Texas claims sovereignty under the 10th Amendment over all powers not otherwise granted to the federal government.
It also designates that all compulsory federal legislation that requires states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties, or that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding, be prohibited or repealed.
HCR 50 is authored by Representatives Brandon Creighton, Leo Berman, Bryan Hughes, Dan Gattis and Ryan Guillen.
To view the full text of the resolution, please visit:
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/html/HC00050I.htm.
April 16th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Dear Governor Backs:
I will vote for you if you run for President. HCR is a mater piece. If Obama sends any physical force to Texas, I’ll be down there with you. If you do run for President, you will need a General Attorney with balls. I’m 76, and if you can’t find any, I will be happy to fill the spot.
Have you contacted the other 49 States in hopes they will do the same(HCR 50)?
I forward a copy of the HCR 50 to the Washington government; my politicians, however I have sent hundreds of letters and emails with no results. I’m sure I’m on the Home Land Security as for rightwing terrorist.
The last two emails I sent is as follows:
1.
Be it known that the book “The Christian Life and Character of The Civil Institutions of The United States” by Benjamin F. Morris, now back in print after some 150 years, affirmed that the Christian faith and character, personal and political, of most of the men who originated and constructed our civil institutions, and Constitution, affirming the presiding genius and power of the Christian religion.
“Our ancestors,” said Webster, “established their system of government on morality and religious sentiment. Moral habits, they believed, cannot be safely trusted on any other foundation than religious principles, nor any government be secure which is not supported by moral habits”. Thus we had Bibles, The Ten Commandments (displayed in plane sight) and prayers in all our Civil Institutions including our Schools and Courts. The revolution for liberty, independence, and constitutional government had its source in religion, and was the cause of it’s energy and final victory.
But time has passed and now George Soros, the ACLU and our government have rewrote the meaning of the First Article of our Constitution plus:
1 Remove God and all mention of Him, and the Ten Commandments;
2. End Christianity and all morality and religious principles;
3. End the sacred meaning of marriage between a man and a woman and God;
4. End ALL gun ownership of the People to allow enslavement by government;
5. Destroy our Constitution, and our Bill of Rights In which is now non functional;
6. End our Heritage, and our Freedom and all history there of;
7. End parental control over their children;
8. Control all school education and indoctrinate all children;
9. All civilian property now owned by the U.N., Federal Reserve, and World Bank;
10. Set up a Socialist-Communist society in which the Communist Manifesto that is already in practice in America (Local, State and Federal) per UN Agenda 21;
11. Allow Islam to destroy Christian and Jews.
12. Take over every aspect of the American peoples life.
And now the above mentioned, are turning “Free Speech” into “Hate Speech” to hide and prevent any mention of their evil doings and shady actions to enslave and execute genocide upon the American People. We are now at the doorway of Hitler and Stalin before they each murdered twenty million Christians and Jews. And now we have the new dictator Obama following after Castro and Chavez. Obama threw civil liberties to the wind when he proposed “a civilian national security force” that only he controls “ that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded” as the regular military, the same as Hitler and Stalin had. This civilian national security force is now in the making.
Be assured, with the Second Coming due any time, all of you who have caused this travesty will burn in HELL unless you repent and hold up our Constitution to the world and abide by it.
2.
Be it known that the book “The Christian Life and Character of The Civil Institutions of The United States” by Benjamin F. Morris, now back in print after some 150 years, affirmed that the Christian faith and character, personal and political, of most of the men who originated and constructed our civil institutions, and Constitution, affirming the presiding genius and power of the Christian religion.
Indicating the Christian character of the Constitution is, that no person can hold an executive or judicial office under it, or derived from any State, who dose not take an Oath to support it.
An Oath is defined to be “a solemn appeal to the Supreme Being for the truth of what is said, by a person who believes in the existence of a Supreme Being, and in a future state of rewards and punishments, according to that form which will bind his conscience most.” Can it with propriety be said that a government which forbids the exercise of its functions by any one who cannot make and has not made such an appeal to a Supreme Being, in whom he or she believes, does not recognize the authority of God? It includes other sovereignties, and provides that even there no man or woman shall be intrusted with any power that concerns the whole people, who fails to furnish this testimony of his or hers religious character.
A great prophet said “Evil triumphs when good men do nothing”.
There for, if this nation does not rise up against government tinny that has forsook their Constitution and God, it will be crushed.
Phillip Lee
550 Olson Rd.
Longview, WA 98632
[email protected]
April 18th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Dear Mr Phillip Lee, I’m proud that you are a citizen of the United States. You have said what I am sure millions of Americans think but are too afraid to say. It is a crying shame that there are so many good men who are doing nothing. As Gov Perry stated in is speech, we are like the frogs and I’ve felt that for many years. People sit by and think someone else will take care of it, someone else will call the Senators and Congressmen and complain, I don’t think I can say anything they will listen to. Well I hope they were listing on Wednesday April 15. We are fed up and we aren’t going to take it anymore. Our country was founded on Christian principles and it is a sad state of affairs to see what this country has allowed. Liberal judges allowing the killing of innocent lives. Light sentences for criminals who hurt children. It is just criminal that the Gov. is trying to crush the states by forcing them to accept there lousy leading. Listen up America, if you do not stand up you may not be able to much longer. Do your research, are your journalist doing there jobs or are they merely stating there opinions on the 6:00 news. Ms Pelosi thinks that GRASS ROOTS didn’t start the TEA PARTY of last Wednesday, She was quoted as saying, “..the Anti-Tax Tea Parties are not a grassroots movement, rather an “astroturf” movement funded by the wealthiest Americans in protest of having to pay more taxes.”
Unfortunately she is misinformed. It was not just taxes we were protesting, and I’m not rich, I probably make in ONE MONTH what she makes a day or so. I’m tired of them raming things through a vote when they do not read them, check with their constituents for approval and are not budget minded. I have felt we have not been represented for YEARS. People need to do their homework before election day, and we need to clean house in 2010 and 2012!
Great reply Mr. Lee. Keep up the good work!
Indiana