Take The Tenth Amendment Challenge

Are you or anyone in your state willing to stand up and take the Tenth Amendment Challenge? Here’s the challenge I am implementing today. The Tenth Amendment says, “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 Tenth Amendment clearly states that the United States Federal Government only has power over the several states as what is granted it in the U.S. Constitution. The challenge is to make a stand that will head us in the right direction to win back state’s sovereignty and give the power back to the people. You could even begin by reading Laura Ingraham‘s book, “Power to the People”.

Here’s the deal though. Since forever it seems, the Federal Government has been stealing our rights and in particular our state’s rights and we have sat by and let them do it. Never before in all of history has this effort become more accelerated than since President Barack Hussein Obama took office. Now, some of us are ready to fight and take back our rights and our Constitution.

Tea Parties have formed. These are grass roots efforts to assemble American citizens who have had enough of government intrusion into their lives. They think Government is out of control.

We also know that at least 10 states either have passed or introduced bills similar to the Firearms Freedom Act in Montana and another 18 states are intending to introduce similar bills. The Montana Firearms Freedom Act challenges the authority of the United States Government to force its will on the citizens of that great state.

We now are beginning to hear of American citizens who have taken up the challenge to run for public office and are brave enough to run on the principles that made this country the greatest on earth. Among those principles is the desire to take back the sovereignty of the states, return the power to “we the people”.

Dr. Rex Rammell, a controversial figure in the state of Idaho, is running for governor. In 2008 he ran for the United States Senate and lost but he used that time to realize people want so much for a real leader. Rammell believes that he can win this race if he is himself and tells people what he thinks and what he wants to do for the people.

In a brief memo he sent out to his supporters yesterday, it looks as though Dr. Rammell is ready to take the Tenth Amendment Challenge.

I have pledged to sign an executive order to stand down all Idaho enforcement officers on protecting the wolves should I become the governor as my first act to reclaim state sovereignty.

This is a big piece of pie to chew and swallow and the odds are should he do such a thing, all hell would break loose. We might, however, have some court precedence before Rammell could have a chance to carry out his promise.

The Montana Firearms Freedom Act is schedule to take effect on October 1, 2009. That bill was essentially the brainchild of Gary Marbut, et. al. of the Montana Shooting Sports Association. They don’t intend to sit back and wait to see what happens. They have requested a court hearing in order to get a ruling. This will begin the process, one I am sure that will be long and arduous.

Is Gary Marbut nuts? Is Rammell crazy? Some would think so but having spoke to Dr. Rammell in the past, I can assure you he is sincere in his wishes to shrink the Federal Government and return the power and control back to his fellow citizens in Idaho.

Are there others out there who feel the same way and are ready to take up the Tenth Amendment Challenge? Let’s hope so. What would happen if Governor Schwarzenegger defied the Federal Government and turned the water back on so that California residents could get back to work and save the farms and businesses that are suffering because the water has to be saved to protect a small fish? That would be a worthy action that would qualify as a Tenth Amendment Challenge.

It took many decades to steal away your rights and render the Tenth Amendment a powerless decree for the states and we won’t get it back in one day. Incrementalism stole it away and incrementalism will win it back. But first we need brave people, people with a passion and a strong belief that our Constitution is a document to guide us through life, not a list of suggestions to ignore in a progressive lifestyle.

I was scanning through channels the other night on the television and I caught a glimpse of Lou Holtz, former college football coach and a great motivator and currently an ESPN college football anchor. Holtz was on the Sean Hannity Show as part of Hannity’s Great American Panel. The discussion was about who would step up and be a leader for the Republican Party.

When it became Lou’s turn to speak, this is what he said (my words not his). The people are crying for a real leader. They are tired of hollow and empty promises. They want someone who believes in what they say and will do what they say. They need someone with passion who isn’t afraid or ashamed to speak the truth. If someone will do that, then you will have a new leader.

Isn’t that what we really need? When was the last time a politician spoke the truth and you knew they really believed in what they were saying?

So who wants to be the next brave individual or maybe a group who wants to step forward and take the Tenth Amendment Challenge? Maybe it’s you. Think about it.

Tom Remington