Palin pulls a Perry on State soveriegnty

[Perky]

Palin signs state sovereignty resolution

If Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin does decide to run for president in 2012, and then ends up winning, things are going to get mighty awkward once she's in office. Earlier this month, Palin signed a resolution passed by her state's legislature that aligns her with the "state sovereignty" movement, a growing force on the right-wing fringe.

In short, the resolution refers to the Constitution's 10th Amendment -- that's the one that reserves any powers not expressly given to the federal government to the people or the states -- and says that the feds have been encroaching on Alaska's rights.

"The Alaska State Legislature hereby claims sovereignty for the state under the 10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government," the resolution says. "This resolution serves as Notice and Demand to the federal government to cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers."

As I wrote when Texas Gov. Rick Perry endorsed a similar resolution in his own state, resolutions like this one are on shaky legal ground: Supporters of the movement are often wrong about the law and what Congress is allowed to do under the Constitution. Plus, the resolution is completely toothless -- all the legislature is doing is demanding something.

Well, that's not completely true -- they're probably also being a little annoying. The resolution specifically provides that a copy should be sent to President Obama, Vice President Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, every member of Congress, the presiding officer of all other state legislatures and all 49 other governors.

― Alex Koppelma

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/21/palin_tenth/index.html

[merh]

1. The feds controls the states via the checkbook

If states don't adopt the 55 mph law, they don't get federal highway money.

If states don't changed the BAC limit to .08, not federal highway money.

If states don't pass mandtory seatbelt laws, not federal highway money.

If states don't comply with education regulations and/or laws, they don't get federal eduction funds.

States can be as sovereign as they like if they just give up the money from the feds.

[Betsy Ross]

2. Can we get them for littering? n/t

[Puzzler]

3. You'll note that the states rights/sovereignty issues only seem to arise when...

... a Democratic president is in power. We heard lots of states' rights BS during the Clinton years, then (for some strange reason) not a peep out of them for the 8 Bush years. Now, of course under Obama, we're back to the whole state sovereignty talk. You'd think that these ardent states-rights folks would be true to their cause all the time, eh?

[jberryhill]

4. Good Old Secessionist Sarah

[Historic NY]

5. Hey didn't we (Federal government) buy them, lock, stock & barrel...

lets try that tact.

[LiberalFighter]

6. Palin and Perry must have forgotten about the Louisiana Purchase

and Alaska were paid for with taxpayer money. I don't recall any Alaskans buying the land under their name and then giving it to the USA. Or the same for the Louisiana Purchase.

[LiberalFighter]

7. Can you imagine what would happen if Texas or Alaska did secede from the Union?

What would Russia or some other country do to Alaska?

Would Mexico try to take back Texas?

[zulchzulu]

8. Palin is not only a dumb ass quitter... she is also a traitor...

Treason in the backwoods involves a nicely tied noose and a tree. Let's see how that works out for ya, Sarah.