The Nebraska Sovereignty Resolution has been introduced and is before the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Here is the language of the Resolution. ONE HUNDRED FIRST LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 292 Introduced by Fulton, 29. Read first time January 13, 2010 Committee: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs WHEREAS, the Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people;" and WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution declares that "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;" and WHEREAS, the framers of the United States Constitution envisioned a federal government with "few and defined" delegated powers, whereby state governments retained "numerous and indefinite" powers extending "to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State;" and WHEREAS, the United States Government has historically and continues to expand its enumerated powers in a manner inconsistent with the Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution; and WHEREAS, the United States Government has historically and continues to assert powers not enumerated under Article I, section 8, of the United States Constitution in a manner inconsistent with the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; and WHEREAS, a balanced federalism is necessary to preserve the inherent rights of the people, from whose consent the just powers of both state and federal governments are derived. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION: 1. That the Legislature memorializes the Congress of the United States to adhere to the principles of federalism in accord with the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. 2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to all the members of the Nebraska congressional delegation with the request that this resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of America. 3. That a copy of this resolution be sent to each state legislature within these United States of America. Here are the names of the committee members. Please contact them and let them Know you support LR-292! Sen. Robert Giese Sen. Charlie Janssen Sen. Russ Karpisek Sen. Bob Krist Sen. Rich Pahls Sen. Scott Price Sen. Kate Sullivan Thank you to all the participants that made The National Sovereignty Symposium a resounding success! Check back for pictures and the DVD will be available to purchase soon. DECLARATION OF NEBRASKA STATE SOVEREIGNTY BY THE PEOPLE OF NEBRASKA
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for a people to rectify the political wrongs of a government, and to reassume among the powers of the earth, the separate and superior station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of humankind requires that the People declare the causes which compel them to the resurrection of their God-given Rights, long eschewed by the Government’s leaders, and summarily executed by the Government’s wrongs.
As such, We, the People of Nebraska, hold these truths to be self-evident: that all Men and Women are created equal, equal in opportunity but not result; that the People are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights; that among these Rights are Life, Liberty, Property, and the Pursuit of Happiness; that to secure these Rights, Governments are constituted of elected and appointed officials, but constrained by the Constitution, which derives its power solely from the Consent of the People; that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, through congressional legislation, executive action, judicial decision, or administrative regulation, it is the Right of the People to not only declare these means a nullity, but also declare the superior Sovereignty of their respective States to better effect and protect these ends. Therefore, We, the People of Nebraska, do solemnly declare that Nebraska is a Sovereign State, equal among the Several States of the Union, but eminent to the Federal Government thereof, which is limited to the enumerated powers of the Constitution, as expressly provided therein, and as directly recognized thereby, in the Tenth Amendment thereto, such that, “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.” Because the People of Nebraska have the Right not to suffer the Federal Government’s wrongs, they also have the Right to prevent said wrongs by enacting legislation, either by popular referendum or legislative action, through the superior Sovereignty of the State of Nebraska. In order to serve as a rampart against the Federal Government’s past, present, and promised wrongs, the People of Nebraska call upon the Legislature of the Sovereign State of Nebraska to pass, with due haste, and without delay, the Nebraska State Sovereignty Resolution. Although only a beginning, this action by the Legislature will sound the bell of Liberty, and notify the Federal Government that, despite its long train of abuses and usurpations, the Sovereignty of the great State of Nebraska, and the Freedom of Her People, are not at an end: they are resurrected; they are reasserted; and they will not be arrogated by the Federal Government any longer. Signed this day, January 16, 2010, in Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America. Sen. Beau McCoy of Omaha introduced LR-289CA a proposed amendment to the Nebraska Constitution to the Legislature on Wednesday January, 13th. The amendment would bar the state from forcing people to buy insurance or fine people for not obtaining insurance. Call or email your representatives to support this legislation. State Senator Scott Price is moving in the right direction with LB 693 That would open Nebraska to outside sources of insurance. This would increase competition and lower costs.
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