Franklin County NC GOP Convention - Speech to support State Sovereignty Resolution

The speech herein was delivered at the Franklin County GOP Convention in Louisburg, NC on March 20th 2009, in support of the following Resolution. The resolution passed by acclimation of unanimous consent. ie - the highest endorsement a convention can give to a resolution.

WHEREAS, the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibits the federal government from abusing those rights of American people which have not been enumerated in the Constitution or Bill of Rights; and

WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being specifically that granted by the Constitution of the United States and no more; and

WHEREAS, the scope of power defined by the Ninth and Tenth Amendments means that the federal government was created by the states specifically to be an agent of the states, and of the people respectively; and

WHEREAS, today, in 2009, the states and the people are demonstrably treated as agents of the federal government; and

WHEREAS, many powers assumed by the federal government and federal mandates are directly in violation of the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States; and

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has ruled in New York v. United States, 112 S. Ct. 2408 (1992), that Congress may not simply commandeer the legislative and regulatory processes of the states; and

WHEREAS, a number of proposals from previous administrations and some now pending from the present administration and from Congress may further violate the Constitution of the United States; now, therefore,

SO BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE FRANKLIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,

IN ACCORD, that we hereby affirm North Carolina and her citizen's sovereignty under the Ninth and the Tenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution of the United States. We also demand that the federal government halt and reverse its practice of assuming powers and of imposing mandates upon the states for purposes not enumerated by the Constitution of the United States.

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[psalmsmith]

Thank you everybody! At this point, I am running for NC State House in District 49. Campaign to kick off in earnest on 17 September, Constitution Day. District 49 covers Franklin County NC, and hits Nash and Halifax counties. If you would like to help volunteer or donate, message me via YouTube and I'll give you all the required contact data.

and Thanks!

Glen Bradley

[noyritus]

Get this guy to run for the Senate. I got $200 waiting for you.

[psalmsmith]

LOL, well as of 17 September 2009, I am running for NC State House in 2010. 8-D

[darbydefiance]

Great job Glen!

[CatawbaConvertiCoop]

Ooh rah!

[jackr2777]

Nice to know you're running for Chairman. I hope you win!

[OneTokeOver]

Very well said. If honest men such as this guy walked the halls of congress, our country would be safe again.

[Arthirias]

Kick ass Gunny!

[andreaw2112]

Yay, Glen!!!!

[qh4dotcom]

Well said Gunny