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TenthAmendmentCenter — April 16, 2010 — a speech on the 10th Amendment and nullification given on April 15, 2010 in Palm Desert, CA
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There are a few core beliefs that guide me in everything I do as the founder of the Tenth Amendment Center
1. Rights are not granted to us by the government they are ours by our very nature, by our birthright.
2. ALL just political authority is derived from the people and government exists solely with our consent!
3. We the people of the several states created the federal government not the other way around!
4. The Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being that which has been delegated by the people to the federal government in the Constitution and nothing more.
5. The People of each State have the sole and exclusive right and power to govern themselves in all areas not delegated to their government.
6. A Government without limits is a tyranny!
7. When Congress enacts laws and regulations that are not made in Pursuance of the powers enumerated in the Constitution, the People are not bound to obey them.

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by Steve Palmer

When in doubt, don’t.  These timeless words of wisdom were passed to my wife from her Grandmother and they are

by Steve Palmer

When in doubt, don’t.  These timeless words of wisdom were passed to my wife from her Grandmother and they are now being passed along to our son.

This is a concept with many real life applications, even for those of us who are no longer eight years old.  When I build a fence around my house with a gate in the front, this says to the potential guest that he may enter my property through the gate, but not elsewhere.  Someone found crossing the fence at a different location would be considered a trespasser.  When we want to make the same point with a bit more emphasis, we might put barbed wire atop the fence.  Come in through the gate, or don’t come in.

In the world of Internet networking, this concept is known as “Default Deny”.  Individual rules are created to allow everything that is needed for the people who use the network.  The last (or first) rule in the firewall says that anything which is not allowed should be prevented.

If only our federal government could be counted on to follow rules as well as my eight year old son does, all would be good.  In order to secure our Liberty the way a homeowner might secure his home, the founders put the Tenth Amendment into the constitution to act as our fence.

“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“.

Using those words, the founders said to the federal government, “When in doubt, don’t”.  The main body of the Constitution establishes the front gate by which Congress was invited to act on our behalf.  Most of the delegated powers are listed in Article I, section 8.  When the Congress establishes laws on these matters, it is acting as an invited guest.   However, when the Congress establishes laws on matters which have not been delegated to it, it is climbing over the Tenth Amendment fence, erected to secure our Liberties.  At those times, the Congress is trespassing against the states and against the people.

Unfortunately, our representatives in Congress seem less able to accept their proper limits than my eight year old.  This leaves us with a dilemma.  When Congress authorizes the executive branch to issue self-written search warrants, what do we do?  When Congress determines that smoking marijuana that was legally grown, sold and used in the state of California is a federal matter, what do we do?  When an 82 year old farmer in Worcestor, Pennsylvania becomes a federal target for growing wheat on his own farm to feed his own hens, what do we do?  Seat belt laws, speed limits, the size of our toilets and the type of our lightbulbs… the list is endless.

We have tried, repeatedly to remind them through the voting booth, “When in doubt, don’t”.  They tell us they’re listening; they heard us this time and they’re going to change, but they never do.  How long do we keep repeating the same actions and expecting different results?  If “vote the bums out” was an effective strategy, it would have worked by now.  It is time for a new strategy centered around the people and the states, the partners inside the long neglected Tenth Amendment fence.

We need to work with our neighbors and our state and local representatives to speak with one voice… Dear Uncle Sam, When you visit, please come in through the front gate and under the welcome sign.  If the baggage you are carrying doesn’t fit through that Constitutional entryway, then I and my state are sorry to inform you that you’ll just have to stay the hell out.  Oh, and if you’re not sure, then just remember “When in doubt, don’t”.

Steve Palmer is the State Chapter Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Tenth Amendment Center.

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9/11 is on the ballot this spring in 12 towns in New Hampshire. People throughout the region are encouraging their neighbors to “vote for answers.” They want the federal government to launch a new inquiry into what happened on that day now nearly 9 years ago.

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A new movement to re-investigate the 9/11 attacks, is gaining pace in the U.S. With major public support, 12 towns are set to decide whether to ask the federal government for a new independent probe. RT’s Marina Portnaya spoke to some of the activists, to find out why they want the case re-visited.

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Global Research, November 3, 2009

CBS – 2009-11-02

Employees are being told they have to receive the Swine Flu vaccine or lose their jobs.

Schools are giving children the vaccine against their parents wishes.

Now it has been revealed in this CBS report that the federal government is withholding data that shows a large percentage of people who have been reported as having the Swine Flu did not in fact have it. http://www.brasschecktv.com/

Thanks to BrassCheckstv.com

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