Thomas Jefferson described the Tenth Amendment as “the foundation of the
Constitution”
and added, “to take a single step beyond the boundaries thus
specially drawn
… is to take possession of a boundless field of power,
no longer susceptible
of any definition.”
Pursuant to the Tenth Amendment, the government of the United States has
the power to regulate only matters delegated to it by the Constitution.
Yet, the Constitution says nothing about saving corrupt businesses “in the event they are too big to
fail.”
Nowhere does it say, government should pay for mortgages “if too
many people are irresponsible.”
And nowhere in the Constitution,
can it be read,
that private banks can use the American people as
collateral.
ENOUGH!
In honor of the 10th Amendment, we Americans can send our representatives in
every level of government a simple reminder on March 10th by simply
sending
the
following e-mail:
Dear Representative [NAME]
This is a friendly reminder that I still believe in the 10th Amendment. Please represent me.
Thank you,
[NAME]
Or, if you have really had ENOUGH, personalize your message.
Please pledge support for the 10th amendment at Reteaparty.com. and Join us at http://sovereigntyalliance.org
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 10th Amendment to the Constitution
Contact your own representative to tell him to OPPOSE the anti-Second Amendment Omnibus Land Act. The bill, S. 22, is now scheduled
to be voted on this week.
S.22 is a mammoth bill comprised of over 190 separate pieces of legislation and will come to the floor with a rule that will
not allow pro-gun representatives to offer amendments.
There are serious Second Amendment concerns with this legislation. S. 22 will greatly expand
the amount of land controlled by the National Park Service (NPS).
Because the rights of lawful gun owners are restricted on NPS land, the bill
will create even more "anti-Second Amendment" zones.
----- Prewritten Letter -----
Dear Representative:
I urge you to oppose S. 22. Among the many problems with this 1,294-page bill are the
following concerns gun owners have:
* Section 2002 codifies the National Landscape Conservation System, which groups together 26 million acres of federal
land and places it under one umbrella agency. The NLCS was created during the
Clinton administration and run administratively since that time. S. 22 will make
the system permanent, raising concerns for hunters and sportsmen. Much of this
land is consolidated from the BLM and the Forest Service, which have always
allowed hunting and recreational shooting. It is unclear what rules will be
promulgated by the new agency and if gun owners' rights will be protected at
all.
* Section 5204 of the bill establishes the Washington-Rochambeau Route as a Historic Trail. This dual trail begins in Rhode Island and
travels 650 miles to Yorktown, Virginia. The trail includes parts of major
thoroughfares on the east coast such as Interstate 95 and US Route 1, meaning
the gun ban could effect hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting gun owners each
day.
* Section 5301 authorizes the federal government to buy private land adjacent to national parks and trails. Such land would be controlled by the NPS,
and thus be subject to the agencies' anti-gun regulations.
Since it appears that amendments will not be allowed to this bill -- thus prohibiting any
attempt to remove these troubling provisions -- I would urge you to vote against
S. 22.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
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